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ArduSimple integrates Sapcorda in multiband RTK GNSS receiver

June 25, 2020 - By

ArduSimple has integrated Sapcorda’s SAPA Premium Service into its new simpleRTK2B+SSR GNSS receiver. The user-friendly integration based on SSR technology allows plug-and-play real-time kinematic (RTK) without the need for a base station. Users can connect the receiver to their PC or tablet to achieve centimeter-level accuracy. Based in Berlin, ArduSimple develops user-friendly, affordable RTK receivers and tools for evaluation of... read more

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Institute of Navigation celebrates 75th anniversary

June 25, 2020 - By

The Institute of Navigation (ION) celebrated its 75th anniversary on June 25. On June 25, 1945, ION held its first organizational meeting on the Los Angeles Campus of the University of California. According to ION, 55 people attended this meeting, where a “temporary” organization was established until a general meeting could take place in the fall when articles of incorporation... read more

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GNSS helps fight coronavirus while companies adapt

June 25, 2020 - By

As part of the effort to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, UAV company Draganfly has partnered with Australia’s Department of Defense (DOD), the University of South Australia (UniSA) and Vital Intelligence, a company that collects and analyzes healthcare data, to remotely detect and monitor people with infectious and respiratory conditions. Draganfly’s UAVs will be fitted with... read more

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Using location data in the fight against COVID-19

June 25, 2020 - By

In 1854, English physician John Snow mapped the London cholera epidemic to determine the exact location of a contaminated water pump on Broad Street, pioneering the use of location mapping and data to manage public health crises. Today, governments and public health officials are utilizing location data to help fight the COVID-19 global pandemic. Location data and maps are at... read more

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TopXGun Robotics uses drones to fight COVID-19 from above

June 25, 2020 - By

In early February, TopXGun Robotics — based in Shanghai, China — started to use 10L drones for spraying disinfectant to help fight COVID-19. Six volunteers provided free disinfectant spraying service to more than 10 large companies, factories and universities, covering about 800,000 square meters in the Shanghai area. TopXGun outlined the advantage drones have over manual spraying. Safety. Using a UAV... read more

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Taking to the field during the coronavirus pandemic

June 25, 2020 - By

City officials in Sarasota, Florida, kept their staff actively working during COVID-19 social distancing mandates by training and tasking them with mapping utility data in the field. The city’s plan to rebuild its GIS database had an estimated five-year timeline. GIS Coordinator William Rockwell suggested to city manager Tom Barwin that those unable to work from home be trained to... read more

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Keeping interference at bay for critical infrastructure

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An international survey and analysis on GNSS interference detection and localization systems reveal the path forward for transportation and other critical infrastructure. By José Luis Madrid-Cobos and Ana Bodero-Alonso, ENAIRE Ignacio Fernández-Hernández and Eric Châtre, EC Andriy Konovaltsev, DLR, and Christopher Hegarty, MITRE The received power of GPS and Galileo navigation signals at the antenna output of a user receiver... read more

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Orolia Coffee Talk covers vulnerability testing for PNT Executive Order

June 24, 2020 - By

Orolia will host a second industry discussion on the positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) Executive Order, a federal initiative to protect critical infrastructure from GPS/GNSS jamming and spoofing threats, and other PNT service disruptions. Speakers include: John Pottle, Director, Royal Institute of Navigation Greg Gerten, Director of PNT Operations, Centauri Corp. Tyler Hohman, Director of Products, Orolia Defense and Security... read more

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