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GPS World report: Survey sector favors multi-GNSS

September 5, 2018 - By

Health compares favorably with rest of industry 2018 State of the GNSS Industry survey respondents who identified themselves as from the survey sector constituted 30% of the total, corresponding to the percentage of the magazine’s readership. Higher Accuracy. Regarding the most promising technology to get the increased accuracy that surveying continues to demand, the outright choice was “dual-frequency, dual- or... read more

J-Mate combines GNSS/terrestrial for accuracy

September 5, 2018 - By

Javad GNSS has taken the power of its Triumph system and expanded to ground-based measurement technologies (versus satellite-based positioning) with the J-Mate. The J-Mate is a new measurement module that combines conventional measurement via laser scanning and photographic imagery with the multi-constellation location accuracy of the Triumph-LS receiver. Unlike most conventional total stations, J-Mate does not contain optics for manual... read more

SimActive updates Correlator3D for mining

September 5, 2018 - By

SimActive has updated its Correlator3D end-to-end photogrammetry software to include tools for users to generate precise statistics on mining activities, with improved volumetric calculation. The integrated tools allow users to generate precise statistics on mining activities. The Correlator3D software performs aerial triangulation and produces dense digital surface models, digital terrain models, point clouds, orthomosaics and vectorized 3D features. Applications like mineral... read more

The surveyor’s role when natural disaster strikes

September 5, 2018 - By

No, this is not a drill or a major motion picture event. During my lifetime, many natural disasters that have taken place around the globe. These unfortunate events have created mass destruction and caused many deaths by a variety of environmental elements, ranging from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to hurricanes and snowstorms. Once Mother Nature decides to unleash her wrath,... read more

First European Drone Summit to highlight UAS applications

September 5, 2018 - By

The inaugural European Drone Summit will be taking place Oct. 15 in Frankfurt, Germany. According to event sponsor UAV DACH e.V., the conference will give operators, manufacturers and public authority representatives the chance to gather and discuss the potential modes of operation and applications that are opening up for professional drone service providers and companies in light of the unmanned... read more

EGNOS sparks quiet revolution in aircraft landings

September 5, 2018 - By

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) If you’ve taken a flight in Europe recently, then the chances are growing that you’ve been a pioneer EGNOS user. Satellites in orbit would have guided your airliner’s descent, rather than signals beamed from the ground. You wouldn’t have felt any difference — except for possibly a smoother ride. More than 180 European... read more

Hemisphere GNSS completes acquisition of Outback Guidance business from AgJunction

September 4, 2018 - By

Hemisphere GNSS has closed its definitive agreement to purchase all of the assets of the Outback Guidance business from AgJunction Inc., along with a new technology licensing agreement. The acquisition aligns well with Hemisphere’s continued push into the global agriculture market, the company said. In addition to the included IP (intellectual property) licenses for business into the dealer channel, a second... read more

Get ready for 5G wireless networks with webinar Thursday

September 4, 2018 - By

The next generation of mobile network architectures promises increasing speeds and lower latency for the ever-expanding base of users and the constantly growing data volumes transmitted. In order to deploy this next generation (5G), the network must be densified. Densification implies more cell sites in more locations and getting the signal closer to the users. This in turn places more... read more