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Smart agriculture market estimated to reach $29M by 2027

October 15, 2020 - By

The global smart agriculture market size was valued at $16,747.7 million in 2019 and is estimated to reach $29,234.6 million by 2027, with a CAGR of 9.7% from 2021 to 2027, according to Valuates Reports. The market is expected to rise as a result of rising population, increasing strain on the food supply system, the growing use of new technology... read more

DJI unveils integrated lidar drone solution, camera payload

October 15, 2020 - By

DJI has debuted two payload solutions for its flagship commercial drone platform Matrice 300 RTK: the DJI Zenmuse L1 and DJI Zenmuse P1. The solutions were unveiled at Intergeo 2020. DJI Zenmuse L1 The Zenmuse L1 is DJI’s first lidar solution for aerial surveying. DJI Zenmuse P1 integrates a Livox lidar module with a 70-degree FOV, a high-accuracy IMU, and a... read more

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GNSS simulator companies help pilots find their way

October 15, 2020 - By

Flight simulators range in price from free to tens of millions of dollars and in purpose from pure entertainment to serious business — such as learning to fly multi-million-dollar aircraft without crashing them in real life and getting anyone killed. Military and commercial pilots spend thousands of hours in simulators learning both routine operations and how to deal with emergency... read more

New Topcon robotic total station system built for survey and construction workflows

October 14, 2020 - By

Topcon Positioning Group has debuted a new series of robotic total stations for survey, construction and machine control applications. The GT-1200 and GT-600 total stations are available in multiple accuracy levels. The new the GT series of total stations are part of a full workflow solution, including a new field computer, a full-version update to Topcon field and office software... read more

What it means to be a Gold Standard

October 14, 2020 - By

Recently there have been conversations within the world’s position, navigation and timing communities regarding the use of the term “Gold Standard.” Many systems aspire to be a Gold Standard, but what does this mean and how should one rightfully claim this meritorious distinction? For me, to be called a Gold Standard, a system must meet a number of hard and... read more

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Tallysman debuts mini embedded VeroStar GNSS antennas

October 13, 2020 - By

Tallysman Wireless Inc. has added four new embedded VeroStar Mini products to its line of antennas. The ultra-compact and lightweight embedded VeroStar Mini models offer the same key features as the full-size VeroStar models but in a smaller, lighter package, with either a 90-mm (58 g) or 106-mm (69 g) integrated ground plane, both 32.4 mm in height. Innovation: Design... read more

Rohde & Schwarz provides testing for 5G LBS

October 13, 2020 - By

Rohde & Schwarz supports 5G LBS with assisted GPS and 5G NR FR2 mmW performance testing Simulator and test company Rohde & Schwarz has verified assisted GPS (AGPS) performance in a commercial mobile device, while simultaneously transferring data using 5G millimeter wave (mmW). This capability is now available with the Rohde & Schwarz TS-LBS (location-based services) test system. As wireless... read more

China expanding Loran as GNSS backup

October 12, 2020 - By

An August 2020 paper published by the journal Sensors revealed China’s plans to expand coverage of its terrestrial Loran positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system with three new transmitter sites in the western part of the country. The article indicates that this is a part of providing a backup system for GNSS. According to the paper, “…the vulnerability of GNSS... read more