March 2020 - GPS World

David Plus GNSS receiver applied in intelligent forklift

March 5, 2020 - By Tracy Cozzens

With the development of intelligent shipping ports, many port-related tools — gantry cranes, loaders and forklifts — can be made autonomous and controlled automatically. These applications use GNSS to obtain positioning and orientation data for machine operators. In traditional container-intensive terminals, forklift drivers spend a lot of time locating the designated goods; operating the forklift itself requires highly experienced drivers.... read more

This article is tagged with BeiDou, David Plus, forklift, GLONASS, GNSS dual antenna, GNSS receiver, Tersus GNSS and posted in From the Magazine

AI helps create street maps from satellite imagery

March 5, 2020 - By Matteo Luccio

Creating detailed street maps and keeping them updated is an expensive and time-consuming task performed mostly by large companies. They ignore the many parts of the world where this task is not profitable, even though the need is high due to rapid growth and change in the street network, such as in Thailand. To automate the process and make accurate... read more

This article is tagged with artificial intelligence, Google, mapping, MIT, neural network, OpenStreetMap, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Research Roundup, RoadTagger, satellite imagery, street maps and posted in From the Magazine, Latest News, Mapping

Seen & Heard: Drones and robots fight coronavirus

March 5, 2020 - By Tracy Cozzens

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Drones and robots fight Coronavirus China’s efforts to contain the coronavirus include drones and robots, according to news reports. Drones are being used to spray disinfectant and enforce instructions to wear face masks. Some reports say drones... read more

This article is tagged with coronavirus, drones, illegal fishing, Indonesia, road tolling and posted in COVID-19, From the Magazine, Latest News

MGISS launches web app for visualization of buried assets

March 4, 2020 - By Tracy Cozzens

MGISS, a U.K. geospatial specialist, has released a new version of its web app TopoGrafi that allows for the display of 3D data in real-world models. With enhanced 3D data processing capabilities, TopoGrafi is an end-to-end platform for capturing buried asset data and processing it for augmented reality visualizations. Aimed at the utility and infrastructure sectors, TopoGrafi is helping organizations... read more

This article is tagged with GNSS data, highway, mapping, MGISS, mobile app, TopoGrafi, water and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Mobile, Product Showcase

GNSS to assist construction on tunnel from Germany and Denmark

March 4, 2020 - By Tracy Cozzens

A European megaproject is relying on GNSS to guide supportive earthworks during construction. The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link is a planned underwater tunnel that would allow travelers to go by car or train between Germany and Denmark in only seven to 10 minutes. Once completed, the 18-kilometer-long tunnel will be the world’s largest of its kind and is expected to... read more

This article is tagged with construction, Denmark, Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, Flemming Ove Nielsen, Germany, GNSS, Holbøll A/S, Leica Geosystems and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine

Site contractor gains productivity edge with grade control platform

March 4, 2020 - By Tracy Cozzens

Based in Vandalia, Ohio, R.B. Jergens has long been an early adopter of technology. The company purchased its first GPS-based surveying equipment, a Trimble base station and rover, in 1999 and has never looked back. The company has relied heavily on the Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System with automatic blade control for years, and recently put the new Trimble Earthworks... read more

This article is tagged with David Reynolds, GCS9000, grade control platform, R.B. Jergens, surveying equipment, Trimble, Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine

New Ubihere technology fills in for GPS indoors

March 4, 2020 - By Tracy Cozzens

Ubihere has introduced a new 2D and 3D tracking technology for indoor and outdoor positioning. Ubihere’s patented technology provides real-time asset location and information without GPS, making it an alternative for GPS-denied environments. From Space Walks to Retail Stores The inventor of the technology is geoinformatics professor Alper Yilmaz of The Ohio State University (OSU), who researched how to geolocate... read more

This article is tagged with hospital, indoor location, PNT Roundup, retail stores, Rev1 Ventures, The Ohio State University, Ubihere and posted in From the Magazine, Latest News, Mobile

Autonomous track construction saves time, improves profitability

March 4, 2020 - By Tracy Cozzens

The most often cited reason for a company’s reluctance to move toward a GNSS-based capital equipment purchase is cost. Not so for the Redland Company, which embraced GNSS long ago and employs it in almost every facet of its operation. On a unique 475-acre Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) project, Redland used millimeter-grade GNSS on a Gomaco 9500 trimmer to... read more

This article is tagged with FC-5000 controller, Florida Department of Transportation, Gomaco 9500, Redland, Redland Company, SunTrax, Topcon GNSS solution, Topcon Positioning Systems and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine