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Autotalks launches vehicle-to-everything chipset

October 28, 2018 - By

Israel-based Autotalks has launched what it calls a global V2X (vehicle-to-everything) chipset. The chipset supports both dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology — both allow vehicles to share their location and speed to help prevent accidents and improve the safety of autonomous driving systems, the company said. The chipset’s processor also could allow customers to switch between... read more

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Eos supports sustainable water initiative in Haiti

October 26, 2018 - By

Eos Positioning Systems has donated an Arrow Gold GNSS receiver to Haiti Outreach, a 21-year-old nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Haiti become a developed country. Haiti Outreach collaborates with individual Haitian communities to create and maintain access to potable water through community outreach, well digging and distribution-network development. The Arrow Gold GNSS receiver helps Haiti Outreach build and improve potable... read more

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FCC to vote on allowing US devices to use Galileo

October 25, 2018 - By

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote in November on whether to allow U.S. devices to access Galileo. The Galileo Order is tentatively on the agenda for the Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 15: Galileo Order – The Commission will consider an Order that addresses waivers of certain satellite licensing requirements for receive-only earth stations operating with the... read more

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TCarta delivers satellite-derived mangrove health assessment to Abu Dhabi

October 25, 2018 - By

TCarta, a global provider of geospatial products and services, was commissioned by the Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD) to carry out a landmark mangrove health assessment covering the entire Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The assessment contained mangrove condition information derived from high-resolution multispectral satellite imagery. According to TCarta, the report showed 80 percent of the Emirate’s mangrove forests were... read more

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For those who served: GNSS helps expand Arizona national cemetery

October 25, 2018 - By

Noel Guevara, president and owner of JAG Construction, considers it an honor to have been involved in a project to expand the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. To get the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible, the fledgling company drew upon GNSS technology for the bulk of its grading and specialized excavation needs. Doing so, it was able... read more

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Farewell to the Golden Age of GPS

October 24, 2018 - By

One remark in particular caught my eye as I read the press release précis of the European GNSS Agency’s 2018 GNSS User Technology Report. In point, “Today only around 30 percent of receivers use GPS only.” “What?!?” methought. Incredulously, I downloaded the 92-page document, so easily done at www.gsa.europa.eu, and scrutinized it closely. Surely the GPS-only installed base out there... read more

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PrecisionHawk joins with DJI to refine airport geofencing

October 24, 2018 - By

New risk-based “bow-tie” zones will help protect aircraft using PrecisionHawk’s Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety (LATAS) platform. DJI is improving its geofencing technology to refine the airspace limitations for drone flights near airports, providing smarter protection for airplanes in critical areas. DJI has updated Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) Version 2.0, and will phase it in starting in November when the... read more

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Research Online: Optimizing performance of dual-frequency mass-market chips

October 24, 2018 - By

By Paolo Crosta, Paolo Zoccarato, Rafael Lucas and Gerarda De Pasquale, European Space Agency Most mass-market manufacturers have already developed a dual-frequency chip or will soon do so. What is still not completely clear is the main benefit of adding the second frequency. Is it beneficial just for correcting ionospheric error? Will it provide an improvement of the ranging error... read more

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