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Septentrio offers GNSS/INS single-antenna receiver

July 17, 2019 - By

High-precision GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option for faster integration, lighter weight and lower power consumption. Septentrio’s GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option. The single-antenna receiver brings the possibility of robust centimeter positioning and 3D attitude (heading, roll, pitch), while keeping weight and power consumption to a minimum. For Septentrio customers, this means simplified... read more

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Sanctions, security and drones that fight

July 17, 2019 - By

With tariffs, trade wars and sanctions ruling the day, how is a self-respecting UAS manufacturer supposed to make a buck? And to whom are the manufacturers of defense UAS able to sell their wares? To NATO and other friendly countries, comes the ready answer, but there may still be a problem selling drones with armaments and offensive capabilities. Another layer... read more

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Trimble showcases SiteVision augmented reality system at Esri UC 2019

July 17, 2019 - By

Trimble’s Stephanie Michaud discusses the company’s SiteVision augmented reality system at the 2019 Esri User Conference in San Diego. According to the company, SiteVision uses Trimble’s Catalyst softGNSS receiver, combined with Google ARCore technology, to produce a handheld high accuracy outdoor augmented reality system. read more

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Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: Autonomous safety

July 16, 2019 - By

What is the biggest safety challenge for autonomous vehicles? “Sharing the road with human drivers.  Optimized safe driving algorithms are compromised to mesh with the human’s natural level of risk taking. But this reduces safety, delaying acceptance — a real conundrum. Now, if we could just eliminate the humans…” John Fischer Orolia “When AI systems can deal with 99.9% of... read more

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Are we ready for autonomous planes?

July 16, 2019 - By

Our cover story this issue is all about autonomous vehicles. Retirees — not usually considered early adopters of technology — are trusting autonomous vehicles to ferry them from point to point using the technology our industry can offer. We have also used a lot of magazine space to discuss unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, and shown how they are taking on... read more

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Autonomous street sweeper relies on Unicore precision

July 16, 2019 - By

Fall is a beautiful time of year. But when the leaves drop, it means a lot of sweeping for most of us. Not so for the 200 campuses and parks in China using IdriverPlus’ WO series of unmanned sweepers. High-precision GNSS positioning plays an important role in making the autonomous units possible, providing real-time high-precision position, speed and time information.... read more

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Age of acceptance: Retirement communities embrace driverless shuttles

July 16, 2019 - By

Two companies have integrated GPS/PNT tech into a growing autonomous vehicle market: driverless shuttles for retirement communities. Powering the service, a cloud-based GNSS corrections system delivers centimeter-level accuracy without deploying and maintaining a GNSS network. This leading-edge application targets autonomy at scale and enables high-precision positioning for mass-market automotive and autonomous vehicle applications. For many seniors, retirement communities offer the... read more

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Nearmap unveils 3D imagery streaming technology

July 16, 2019 - By

At the 2019 Esri User Conference in San Diego, Nearmap’s Tony Agresta discusses Nearmap 3D, which allows customers to stream and export 3D imagery on demand at massive scale, through its proprietary MapBrowser web application. Read more about Nearmap 3D here. read more

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