Esri cosponsored HACKtheMACHINE, the United States Navy’s Digital Experience presented by the Naval Sea Systems Command, which took place Sept. 21–23 in Seattle. The Naval Sea Systems Command hosted the event to drive the development of innovative digital capabilities that will help the navy protect the sea, air, space and subsurface domains in the 21st century. The Seattle event connected developers to... read more
U-blox is collaborating with LynQ, which developed a location tracker that doesn’t use cellphones, networks, apps or monthly fees. By syncing up the devices before heading out, group members can find each other within a five-mile radius and link up again. LynQ surpassed its fundraising target on the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform, raising more than $1.5 million, and is now on... read more
SAE International’s PNT Committee, a standards development working group within the Systems Management Council (SMC), has issued three new documents. The documents provide technical descriptions of the signal-in-space eLoran waveform and two accepted data channel techniques that include explanations and recommended practices. SAE9990 − Transmitted Enhanced Loran (eLoran) Signal Standard. This transmitted eLoran signal standard provides technical descriptions of the... read more
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global supplier of internet of things (IoT) modules, has launched the EG18, an LTE Category 18, high-speed module that offers 1.2Gbps downlink and 150Mbps uplink peak rates. The EG18 supports Qualcomm IZat location technology Gen8C Lite (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS). The integrated GNSS greatly simplifies product design, and provides quicker, more accurate and more dependable... read more
New high-precision GNSS solution is designed to support connected navigation, LTE-V2X and autonomous driving capabilities in China. Qualcomm Technologies, Qianxun Spatial Intelligence and Quectel Wireless Solutions have announced a comprehensive high-precision positioning GNSS solution for China’s automotive industry. This announced version of Qualcomm Technologies’ precise positioning framework supports single-frequency GNSS utilizing real-time kinematic (RTK) technology based on the GNSS receiver... read more
EuroTube is Europe’s first testing ground for high-speed vacuum maglev transportation. In May, a WingtraOne drone conducted a topographic survey of a construction site where a EuroTube vacuum high-speed test track will be built. The futuristic project is the European answer to its American counterpart Hyperloop of the SpaceX and Elon Musk fame. The EuroTube project plans to provide a 3-kilometer-long... read more
Europe-based Airbus Defence and Space has entered into a partnership with Orbital Insight, a U.S.-based geospatial analytics company, to build a suite of geospatial analytics services and tools. The agreement will provide Orbital Insight with access to Pleiades and SPOT satellite imagery at scale, and provide Airbus with analytics services, making Orbital Insight the first analytics partner for the Airbus... read more
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