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Next 10 years of EGNOS to focus on drones

March 30, 2021 - By

Europe’s EGNOS satnav system has been providing safety-of-life services for 10 years. EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, transmits signals from a duo of satellite transponders in geostationary orbit. The satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) gives additional precision to U.S. GPS signals, delivering an average precision of 1.5 meters over European territory, as much as a 10-fold improvement over unaugmented signals.... read more

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ION webinar explores GNSS interference mitigation

March 30, 2021 - By

The Institute of Navigation (ION) is hosting a webinar April 20 on “GNSS interference mitigation: A measurement and position domain assessment.” The webinar takes place at 11 a.m. EDT and is presented by Daniele Borio and Ciro Gioia, authors of a paper on the topic. Summary Modern GNSS receivers have to withstand significant levels of interference in order to operate... read more

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Military GPS user equipment capability heads to allies

March 30, 2021 - By

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has established a three-year multinational Project Arrangement that authorizes the loan of military code (M-code) capable GPS precise positioning service receiver cards to partnering nations for laboratory and field testing. The arrangement — established in close coordination with the Department of Defense, Chief Information Officer and the Deputy Under... read more

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Launchpad: STL receiver, vaccine transport

March 30, 2021 - By

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the April 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM STL receiver For Satellite Timing and Location service The STL-2600 Satellite Timing and Location (STL) commercial receiver was designed in partnership with Satelles Inc., the STL service provider. The STL-2600 provides a GNSS-independent, low-cost capability to generate UTC... read more

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UAVs help solve challenges at an Arizona open-pit mine

March 30, 2021 - By

UAVs provided Synergy Geomatics with the safest and most effective way to survey and map a 2,400-acre open-pit mine, and collect about a gallon of water from the bottom of the pit. The Phoenix, Arizona-based survey, mapping and inspection company took on these two tasks at the Sacaton Mine in Casa Grande, Arizona, which shut down in 1984. With an... read more

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ST joins with OQmented on MEMS mirror-based solution

March 29, 2021 - By

Agreement focuses on increasing development and capacity for ultra-compact, low-power laser-beam scanners to expand the market STMicroelectronics and OQmented, a startup focused on MEMS-mirror technology, have agreed to collaborate on the advancement of the technology for augmented reality and 3D-sensing markets. Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) combine tiny 3D mechanical structures and electrical circuits on a chip to sense and actuate activity. The... read more

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Army approves requirement for Navigation Warfare

March 29, 2021 - By

The U.S. Army’s Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing/Space Cross-Functional Team has approved the Navigation Warfare Situational Awareness Abbreviated Capability Development Document (A-CDD), signed March 25. The A-CDD validates the operational need and enables experimentation and rapid prototyping for NAVWAR-SA capabilities for the warfighter. NAVWAR is deliberate offensive and defensive actions to assure friendly use and prevent adversary use of positioning,... read more

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NASA analyzes navigation needs of Artemis Moon missions

March 29, 2021 - By

Space communications and navigation engineers at NASA are evaluating the navigation needs for the Artemis program, including identifying the precision navigation capabilities needed to establish the first sustained presence on the lunar surface. “Artemis engages us to apply creative navigation solutions, choosing the right combination of capabilities for each mission,” said Cheryl Gramling, associate chief for technology in the Mission... read more

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