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Geneq launches new website for GNSS products and services

May 10, 2019 - By

Geneq Inc., a manufacturer and provider of GNSS receivers and positioning solutions to GIS professionals and surveyors, has launched its newly designed website. The website features new functionalities, better product viewing options, and improved product support options. The completely redesigned website to support the company’s product and service improvement program, the company said. The new website will be regularly updated... read more

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Honeywell emphasizes ruggedized feature of IMU at Xponential 2019

May 10, 2019 - By

Honeywell displayed its HG4930 MEMS-based inertial measurement unit (IMU) at Xponential 2019, which took place April 29-May 2 in Chicago. The company emphasized the IMU’s rugged design, which the company says allows the IMU to meet the needs of the most demanding users. The HG4930 also features gyroscopes, accelerometers and an internal environmental isolation system. Check out the video below,... read more

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AgJunction, Swift Navigation partner on small tractor autonomy

May 9, 2019 - By

AgJunction Inc. is partnering with Swift Navigation to develop near-autonomous small tractor solutions for agricultural applications with high accuracy. The partnership will combine autosteering technology pioneered by AgJunction and the Duro RTK GNSS receiver from Swift Navigation. The research resulting from this partnership will ultimately lead to lower cost autosteering products with high accuracy, the company said. “Duro, and the... read more

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Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: Wireless in surveying

May 8, 2019 - By

How will wireless technologies most significantly drive change and innovation in the surveying industry? “GNSS by design, by physics, will always be challenged in urban settings. 5G and GNSS will provide a step to ubiquitous positioning in built-up areas — a blend of relative and absolute positioning, terrestrial and satellite-based measurements.” Miguel Amor Hexagon Positioning Intelligence “The improvements in bandwidth... read more

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GPS plays role in black hole image

May 8, 2019 - By

On April 10, the world looked in awe at the first image of a black hole. The image was captured by a world-spanning network of radio telescopes that together, using Orolia atomic-clock technology, create the Event Horizon Telescope. It zeroed in on the supermassive monster — 6.5 billion times the mass of the sun — in Galaxy M87 to create the image.... read more

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Quantum magnetometer senses its place

May 8, 2019 - By

Scientists continue to search for new technologies to serve the PNT mission. One novel way to augment GPS comes from a newly developed technology involving a quantum magnetometer. Researchers at Lockheed Martin call it Dark Ice; it uses magnetic sensing as an alternative means of determining location without use of satellite signals. Mike DiMario and his team have developed a... read more

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The story of GIS at DHS: From Manhattan to Katrina

May 8, 2019 - By and

Part 1 In a rare historic moment, Congress understood geospatial technology’s important role would be key to support the new Department of Homeland Security. Written by Nate Smith; edited and co-written by William Tewelow, GISP If it doesn’t kill you it makes you stronger, but therein is the rub: You first have to avoid dying. Nothing sharpens the mind like... read more

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U.S. Navy, Raytheon test precision-guided munitions

May 7, 2019 - By

Guided projectiles can provide sailors with precision fires Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur N5 munition test firings at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The precision-guided projectiles demonstrated various short-, mid- and long-range capabilities. Besides satellite navigation, Raytheon’s precision weapon systems incorporate laser guidance, high-definition radars, advanced seekers and other technologies. Designed to... read more

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