A new system, called WarLoc, makes it possible to locate warfighters and first responders in GPS-denied environments. Created by Robotic Research, a manufacturer of autonomy and robotic technology, the system provides localization and positioning data for teams entering underground facilities and traveling inside buildings and in urban canyons. According to the company, multiple systems — including, besides WarLoc, robotic systems,... read more
“Celebrating this anniversary gives us a moment to recognize how far we’ve come, but also to get pumped about what lies ahead for our program and our role in executing that.” By First Lieutenant Tyler Whiting Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado The Global Positioning System marked its 25th year of operation on April 27. On this date in 1995, the... read more
This insight column from Septentrio explains the role of GNSS corrections in precise positioning. It explores the three most popular correction methods: RTK, PPP and PPP-RTK. Let’s say you need reliable accurate global positioning in your technology. You do some research and decide to get yourself a multi-frequency GPS/GNSS receiver. You order an evaluation kit, but how to get your... read more
One industry important to the world’s fight and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is geospatial analytics. In response, the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) has created an information hub for COVID-19 information. “These are very uniquely challenging times for our industry. At the same time, our industry has stood up to assist the world, especially the key decision-makers and frontline... read more
Vesedia Mobile Technologies is offering to deploy its location platform to help control the COVID-19 pandemic through tracking and dissemination of information about “at risk” infection areas and places, and times when they were known to have infection — a process referred to as contact tracing. Vesedia is a technology startup with a suite of mobile apps for children and... read more
Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd. has successfully demonstrated a fully autonomous suite of multiple drone swarm assets under beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) conditions. The technology enables complex drone operations where multiple assets are able to carry out simultaneous tasks controlled by a single user to create a swarm effect. The five fixed-wing drones clocked up to 15 hours of flying time, over... read more
Optical Zonu has introduced the ZonuSkyShot GPS tester, designed for quick testing during the critical installation phase of an antenna at a new site build or small cell integration. The compact tester is designed for integrating one of Optical Zonu’s GPS solutions, but is equally capable of working as a neutral testing device. The ZonuSkyShot is a compact GPS receiver... read more
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