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Bentley Systems acquires voice-based field automation provider

June 4, 2020 - By

Bentley Systems has acquired NoteVault, a voice-based field automation provider for construction management. This acquisition expands Bentley’s Synchro digital construction environment with mobile field applications to track and manage labor, materials and equipment. According to Bentley Systems, these comprehensive offerings further extend the value of digital twins across construction management, enabling projects to combine immersive 4D models of the construction... read more

Skyports joins Thales in COVID-19 drone-delivery trial

June 4, 2020 - By

Skyports and Thales are partnering to conduct a drone delivery trial for the National Health Service (NHS) to support the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 response. The trial, being conducted in Scotland, aims to prove the feasibility of delivering urgent medical cargo, such as COVID-19 test kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), between remote medical facilities by delivery drone. The trial is... read more

Trimble Connects 10 million with collaboration platform

June 3, 2020 - By

Driven by COVID-19, the uptick in adoption supports collaboration among remote workers as businesses adapt. The Trimble Connect cloud-based collaboration platform has surpassed 10 million users. In response to COVID-19, distributed working has intensified the need for teams to share information and collaborate remotely, leading 1.2 million users to join Trimble Connect in March and April alone. To date, Trimble... read more

ESA project calls for terrestrial navigation systems to reduce risk

June 3, 2020 - By

Webinar to discuss MarRINav project results In 2018 the first-ever European Radionavigation Plan said “It is recognized that [..] GNSS should not be the sole source of PNT information. Alternative PNT systems, not necessarily using radio frequencies, should thus be put in place where the criticality of the application requires it.” In 2019 the European Space Agency (ESA) published a... read more

ADVA launches ePRC optical cesium clock for network backup

June 3, 2020 - By

ADVA has launched a ePRC optical cesium atomic clock solution to protect synchronization networks during GNSS disruptions. The OSA 3350 ePRC+ offers vital backup for mission-critical infrastructures that depend on satellite-based timing, such as mobile networks and power utilities. The Oscilloquartz OSA 3350 ePRC+ provides high stability and long life, as well as built-in support for Simple Network Management Protocol... read more

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Intergeo 2020 to be held in-person and virtually

June 3, 2020 - By

The 2020 Intergeo trade show will be hosted both in-person and virtually, said Intergeo organizer Christoph Hinte. The theme of the 2020 event will be “Geoinformation for a smarter world.” “The hygiene and social distancing concept is currently being coordinated,” Hinte said. “In addition to the live event, this year is the first time we will also offer a virtual... read more

ION launches online job board for PNT community

June 3, 2020 - By

The Institute of Navigation (ION) has launched an online job board for the PNT community. Through the ION Online Job Board, ION corporate members can post job listings for free. For a limited time, non-ION corporate members can also post job listings for free. The job postings will expire automatically after 14, 30 or 60 days, depending on which expiration... read more

Tersus introduces compact GNSS board with full constellation tracking

June 3, 2020 - By

Tersus GNSS Inc. has released the BX40C RTK board to support its series of GNSS boards and provide highly accurate and fast positioning services. Powered by the company’s new ExtremeRTK GNSS technology, the BX40C board can support multi-constellation and multi-frequency all-in-view satellite tracking. The Tersus BX40C is a compact GNSS real-time kinematic (RTK) board with full constellation tracking for providing... read more