Topcon Positioning Group has upgraded its MAGNET Collage Web, a web-based service enabling the sharing and collaboration of UAV and scanning data sets. MAGNET Collage Web version 1.3 is designed to allow operators to work with more types of data with greater flexibility, including the ability to import BIM models, as well as CAD and GIS data, the company said.... read more
Industry experts share how GNSS can be used for precision agriculture. EUROPEAN SATELLITE SERVICES PROVIDER (ESSP) Juan Vazquez Team Leader, EDAS Service Provision Pass-to-pass accuracy is the key performance indicator to assess the precision of guidance systems, characterizing the short-term dynamic performance determined from off-track errors along the straight segment passes (error with respect to the desired path in the... read more
News from the European GNSS Agency The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is organizing a public consultation on the Integrity & Reliability of Digital Maps for Connected and Automated Driving, in connection with the recently published Commission Communication on Connected and Automated Mobility. This communication addresses the need to investigate the integrity and reliability of digital maps in order to facilitate... read more
The European GNSS Service Centre (GSC) has published “Galileo E6-B/C Codes Technical Note” on the GSC web portal. The GSC is part of the European GNSS Agency (GSA). The document contains the Galileo E6-B and E6-C codes specifications, including primary and secondary codes and their assignment to satellites, which is necessary for manufacturers who are developing Galileo E6-B/C enabled receivers.... read more
By William Roberts, Joshua Critchley-Marrows, Marco Fortunato, Maria Ivanovici, Nottingham scientific Ltd., Karel Callewaert, Thiago Tavares, VVA Brussels, Laurent Arzel and Axelle Pomies, Telespazio France The FLAMINGO initiative is developing the infrastructure, solutions and services to enable use of accurate, precise GNSS in the mass-market, operating predominantly in an urban environment. Whilst mass-market receivers are yet to achieve accuracies below... read more
Fugro has completed a landmark data acquisition campaign over the Turks and Caicos Islands, marking the first commercial success of its new Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System (RAMMS). Working under contract to the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), the company acquired more than 7,400 square kilometers of integrated, high-resolution bathymetric, topographic and image data. The resulting deliverables will support updated... read more
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