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Robots emerge from stealth: Locata’s PNT orbs provide port guidance

January 5, 2021 - By

Positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) orbs guide 50-ton robots carrying containers at the Ports of Auckland. In a world-exclusive report, GPS World visited with officials at the Ports of Auckland, New Zealand, and the Australian company Locata to reveal a revolutionary port automation system. Locata’s navigation system could change the way containers are handled around the globe, and open the floodgates... read more

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The drive to autonomy: Companies gear up with sensors, strategies

January 5, 2021 - By

For the past decade, widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles (AV) has been just over the horizon — that imaginary line that recedes as you approach it. It has been delayed mainly by technical issues, which will eventually be followed by legal and regulatory ones, mainly regarding liability, and by a struggle to gain public acceptance. When they finally reach the... read more

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LDACS-NAV could guide global aviation

January 4, 2021 - By

GNSS is a critical single point of failure for navigation in the aviation industry. A new white paper published by Egis says it’s time for the industry to get rid of legacy navigation aids (NavAids) and catch up technologically with the rest of the communications industry. The following is summarized from “Is This the Time and Place to Finally Back... read more

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Tallysman’s new antennas designed for Iridium STL signals

January 4, 2021 - By

Tallysman Wireless has introduced two lightweight and compact active Iridium helical antennas designed to receive Iridium Satellite Time and Location (STL) signals. The signals are used by STL terminals to provide worldwide position, navigation and timing independent of GPS/GNSS via an encrypted satellite broadcast signal that is strong and secure and can also be received indoors. Because GNSS signals may... read more

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Launchpad: Inertial sensors, ground control targets

January 4, 2021 - By

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the December 2020 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Inertial system Ready for UAVs, robotics The INS-DU is a high-performance strapdown inertial navigation system (INS) that determines position, velocity and absolute orientation of a platform it is mounted to. Its dual-antenna u-blox receiver provides 1-cm real-time kinematic (RTK)... read more

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Autonomous lawn mower hits the market this year

January 4, 2021 - By

A new start-up has introduced an autonomous lawn mower to bring intelligence, automation and sustainable solutions to commercial landscaping. The first autonomous lawn mower by Graze is set to hit the market this year. The electric lawn mower is designed to increase efficiency and maintenance speed for mid- to large-sized commercial lawns, enhance cutting blades to perfect trim precision, add new... read more

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