Calendar pages allows seem to fly by quickly, and 2018 was no different. While many of the items discussed in last year’s review continued to be topics of advancement, there are several new sources of technology, data collection and potential issues for surveyors going into the new year. Let’s look back at the stories that affected the surveyor and their... read more
After several launch delays, the first GPS III satellite successfully deployed from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, rising from Cape Canaveral on Dec. 23. By Jan. 2, the satellite had circularized its orbit at an altitude of 12,550 miles to begin a period of checkout and testing that could last up to 18 months, before entering service. The satellite, built by Lockheed Martin,... read more
3D measurement and imaging company Faro has joined with UAV provider Stormbee to offer an integrated airborne 3D scanning solution designed to quickly gather large area data for crash scene documentation, security pre-planning and military applications. The integrated solution includes the Faro Focus laser scanner, the Stormbee S series UAV and the Beeflex software suite. The airborne solution enables wide-area scanning missions,... read more
Due to the extended impasse between U.S. Congressional leaders and the White House that has created a partial U.S. government shutdown, the Institute of Navigation (ION) has decided to postpone the Cognizant Autonomous Systems for Safety Critical Applications (CASSCA) Conference, originally scheduled to take place Jan. 28-29 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia. The government shutdown has impacted... read more
Allystar Technology Co. Ltd., headquartered in Shenzhen, China, is offering new patch antennas: the AGR6302 and AGR6303. Both GNSS antenna models are designed for precision dual-frequency positioning. AGR6302 is capable of receiving L1/L2 bands, and AGR6303 is capable of receiving L1/L5 bands. They are designed for UAVs, precision agriculture, autonomous vehicles and other applications where precision matters. The AGR6302/AGR6303 active antenna... read more
In a unique car accident, a self-driving Tesla Model S hit and destroyed an autonomous Promobot, the robot model v4, on Jan. 6 in Las Vegas. The incident took place at 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. At 7 p.m., the Promobot’s engineers transported robots to the Vegas’s Congress Hall to prepare their booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, being held... read more
Autotalks’ second-generation chipsets have been selected by Harman International to provide the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) chipset for the Harman telematics platform. The platform will be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show, taking place Jan. 8-11 in Las Vegas. With V2X, all vehicles share location, speed and trajectory, giving drivers warnings of on-road dangers. Autotalks’ second-generation chipsets are mass-market ready and support both... read more
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