Inertial 2019, the sixth annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Symposium on Inertial Sensors and Systems, took place in Florida earlier this month. Events of particular note included two keynote talks from experts at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), and a technical paper on the “Design... read more
Trimble has awarded a significant in-kind gift to the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University (CSU) that will expand the university’s leadership in training and research for 3D building design, construction management, digital fabrication, civil infrastructure, geomatics and the sustainable built environment. The gift will enable CSU to integrate across its curricula Trimble solutions that are rapidly transforming... read more
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Airbus have signed a contract for SSC ground segment support services to the new Pléiades Neo constellation of high resolution Earth Observation satellites. The contract marks an important step in the long-term partnership between SSC and Airbus, and extends the capabilities of both companies. The first two very high-resolution Pléiades Neo satellites will be launched... read more
Komatsu Australia and Skycatch Inc. are partnering to boost the efficiency of construction, mining and quarry sites across Oceana with the High Precision Package. The High Precision Package is also known as Komatsu’s Everyday Drone Solution, a key component to the Smart Construction workflow. The Everyday Drone contains the Explore1 high-precision UAV, the Edge1 integrated GNSS base station and edge... read more
Emlid, the creators of Reach, centimeter-accurate RTK GNSS receiver, is now taking pre-orders for its multi-band GNSS receiver Reach RS2. The new receiver features a built-in LoRa radio, a 3.5G modem, and a survey app for iOS and Android. L1/L2/L5 RTK GNSS receiver with centimeter precision. Reach RS2 determines a fixed solution in seconds and provides positional accuracy down to several... read more
Using Wavelets for a Robust Vector-Tracking-Based GPS Software Receiver ALFRÉD HAAR. Who is he, you might ask? Alfréd Haar was a Hungarian mathematician who introduced the concept of wavelets during his Ph.D. work on orthogonal functional systems under David Hilbert of Hilbert transform fame. And what is a wavelet? Generally speaking, a wavelet, as its name suggests, is a brief... read more
That was then. This is now. When managed by a new ground control system, GPS III satellites will offer triple the accuracy and eight times the anti-jamming capabilities of the satellites currently comprising the U.S. Air Force’s GPS constellation. Users military and civilian will reap ample benefits. Everything changed for space-based positioning, navigation and timing around the world on Dec.... read more
Since 1990, the urban population of Africa has doubled, with more than 80 percent of its denizens living in urban areas. Urbanization can contribute to sustainable growth, if managed well. However, its speed and scale bring challenges, including meeting accelerated demand for affordable housing, transport systems, infrastructure, basic services and jobs. Population data such as shown above is only a... read more
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