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Trimble Penmap for Android designed for field surveying

July 27, 2017 - By

Trimble has introduced Penmap for Android, a cloud-connected application for field surveying and high-accuracy geographic information system (GIS) data collection that works on mobile handhelds, smartphones and tablets. Trimble Penmap for Android focuses on core survey and mapping tasks such as cadastral and boundary surveys, as well as establishing local control, stake-outs, quality checks and asset management for utilities. It... read more

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Mobile technology to boost pedestrian safety trialed in Australia

July 27, 2017 - By

Australian tech firm Cohda Wireless has trialed its vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) technology on city streets for the first time. The technology was originally designed to allow cars and motorcycles to avoid collisions by talking to each other. In collaboration with Telstra and the South Australian Government, Cohda Wireless has conducted the first test of V2P technology over a mobile network in... read more

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Sharing new thoughts on three GPS segments

July 26, 2017 - By

Possibly during the course of last month’s editorial here, “‘Nearly Perfect’ Not Nearly,” in which I called out the U.S. Air Force for lauding itself a bit much, I veered across the line separating vehemence from over-vehemence. Just possibly. Over-vehemence is a professional hazard of journalism. A gentle reader wrote in to suggest as much. He began, in his polite... read more

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Rohde & Schwarz offers test system for A-BeiDou LBS

July 24, 2017 - By

Rohde & Schwarz and MediaTek have successfully completed the verification of location-based services (LBS) in the U-plane and C-plane for Assisted Beidou (A-BeiDou), China’s GNSS satellite positioning system. The R&S TS-LBS test solution allows mobile manufacturers, chipset manufacturers, test houses and network operators to verify chipsets and mobile devices in order to obtain permission to operate them in a particular... read more

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Australia funds ‘trusted autonomous systems’ for defense

July 24, 2017 - By

The government of Australia has launched the first $50 million Defence Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), announced July 6 by the minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP. The Defence CRC is a collaborative program that brings together academia, publicly funded research agencies and industry (particularly small to medium enterprises) to create an interlocking research and innovation capability focused... read more

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NovAtel’s OEM7 7.03.00 firmware offers new and enhanced features

July 20, 2017 - By

NovAtel’s OEM7 v7.03.00 firmware is now available on all OEM7 receivers. The OEM7700, OEM719 and OEM729 can be updated to the 7.03.00 firmware, which supports new features like the SPAN Land Vehicle technology, direct inertial measurement unit (IMU) connections and tracking of the NavIC Indian regional satellite system on the L5 frequency. The SPAN Land Vehicle feature provides performance benefits specifically... read more

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GIS users come from every field

July 20, 2017 - By

I just returned from the 38th Annual Esri International User Conference (Esri UC), which is the largest gathering of GIS (geographic information systems) professionals in the U.S. No GIS event in the U.S. is close to its scale. Every year for the past 38 years (I presume, as I’ve only attended the last 11), Esri President Jack Dangermond begins by... read more

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Penn State highlights online GIS master’s degree program at Esri UC

July 20, 2017 - By

Pennsylvania State University assistant professor of geography Anthony Robinson discusses the university’s online geospatial program at the 2017 Esri User Conference, which took place July 10-14 in San Diego, California. The university added a graduate certificate in remote sensing and earth observation to its offerings. read more

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