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Expert Opinions: Integrating inertial tech with GNSS

April 4, 2018 - By

Q: What key aspects should product designers consider when integrating inertial technology with GPS/GNSS? A: The availability and quality of GPS in the application is critical. Industrial-grade MEMS IMUs can provide survey-grade performance when high-quality GPS is continuously available, but even tactical-grade MEMS cannot provide more than a couple of minutes of GPS-denied navigation. The level of integration between the... read more

Research Online: Positioning integrity parameters for vehicle safety

April 4, 2018 - By

By Yanming Feng and Charles Wang, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and Charles Karl, Australia Road Research Board, Australia / Presented at ION International Technical Meeting 2018 Connected vehicle safety and traffic applications depend on communication, position and velocity information to function. However, road users may have different vehicle communicating and positioning capabilities. Further, the performance of communicating and positioning... read more

NGS 2018 GPS on BMs program in support of NAPGD2022 — Part 6

April 4, 2018 - By

The NGS is offering a great opportunity to provide data that will help to improve the hybrid geoid model in your region. read more

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Orolia to acquire Talen-X to enhance Assured PNT offerings

April 3, 2018 - By

Orolia, a resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Talen-X. Talen-X is a U.S. technology innovator with the ability to characterize, enhance and implement advanced techniques and products to solve real-world GNSS vulnerability problems. It has expertise in GPS/GNSS performance, requirements, testing, integration and threat mitigation. Orolia has completed 10 acquisitions since 2007, including... read more

Dubious claim about GLONASS-BeiDou ‘merger’

April 3, 2018 - By

On April 1 — there’s a telling date for you — the Russian news outlet RT published a story headlined, “Russia and China to merge satellite tracking systems into one global navigation giant.” “If successful,” the story elaborated, “the project will divide the entire world into two zones of influence by two united systems: GLONASS-BeiDou and GPS-Galileo, operated by the... read more

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Trimble launches marine positioning GNSS receiver

April 3, 2018 - By

Trimble has debuted the MPS865 marine positioning system multi-frequency and multi-application GNSS receiver. The Trimble MPS865 is a versatile, rugged and reliable GNSS positioning and heading solution for a wide variety of real-time and post-processing applications for marine survey and construction. It features integrated communications options such as Wi-Fi, UHF radio, cellular modem for internet connectivity, Bluetooth and MSS satellite-based... read more

Latest YellowScan lidar system designed for UAV surveys

April 3, 2018 - By

YellowScan has launched a new lidar system, the Surveyor Ultra. It integrates the Velodyne VLP-32C scanner and the Applanix APX-15 GNSS/inertial measurement unit (IMU). With high density (600,000 shots per second), the system is suitable for high-speed UAVs and long-range needs (maximum range: 100 meters). Its light weight (1.7 kg) makes it easy to mount on any drone, including vertical... read more

CEESCOPE echo sounder available with NovAtel OEM7 GNSS

April 3, 2018 - By

The NovAtel OEM6 GNSS receiver card used in the CEESCOPE echo sounder has been replaced with NovAtel’s latest low-power, high-performance OEM729 receiver. With 555 channels, the new GNSS option brings a vast increase in available channels for future-proofing, improved interference rejection and better performance in challenging environments, the company said. The TerraStar L-Band support remains. The OEM729-equipped CEESCOPE is available... read more

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