Collins Aerospace has joined the GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA). Collins Aerospace is one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, and joins founding-member companies John Deere, Garmin and Trimble as well as 11 national organizations who make up GPSIA’s affiliates program. Collins will further bolster the Alliance’s goal of enhancing GPS innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. “We are... read more
A new Glonass-M navigation satellite is now aloft, preparing to join Russia’s GLONASS constellation. The satellite launched Dec. 11 at 11:54 Moscow time aboard a Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the Russian Ministry of Defense’s Information and Communications Department said. The launch was initially scheduled for December 10, but was postponed for a day for technical reasons. Glonass-M... read more
A study by Future Market Insights (FMI) said the global geospatial solution market will witness growth at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 15% from 2019 to 2029. According to the study, this strong growth outlook of the global geospatial solution market has been attributed to the advancements in computing capacity for geospatial solution-based research and applications. The study... read more
J-Shield is a robust filter on Javad GNSS antennas that blocks out-of-band interference (Figure 1). In particular, J-Shield blocks signals that are near the GNSS bands, including the proposed Ligado Networks (formerly LightSquared) broadband signals, explained Javad Ashjaee, founder and CEO of Javad GNSS. The anti-jam digital filters protect against in-band interference such as the harmonics of nearby TV and... read more
GPS signals are by far the single most widely used and most accurate source of navigation, positioning and timing (PNT), and this capability is deeply integrated into every aspect of our society. In particular, the timing service provided by GPS, while virtually unknown to the general public, is essential for a variety of digital operations — from performing financial transactions... read more
By Tony Murfin GPS World Professional OEM Contributing Editor In today’s world where local conflicts can spill over into many other places, it’s become common to encounter GPS signal jamming. Even in locations that defense forces might have considered “backwater” in terms of technology, enemies can apparently launch attack drones, jam adjacent countries, and generally render GPS, if not GNSS,... read more
Centauri, a provider of high-end space, intelligence, directed energy and cyber solutions, has acquired The Design Knowledge Co. (TDKC) and PreTalen Ltd. TDKC has proven capabilities in microelectronics trust and assurance, space domain awareness, and advanced visualization for enhanced situational awareness. PreTalen’s core competencies are the related practices of cyber warfare, navigational warfare, and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) techniques... read more
The precision farming market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $4 billion to more than $12 billion by 2025, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. The market growth is attributed to the rising adoption of smart agricultural practices to increase productivity. The use of Big Data along with information... read more
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