April 2021 - GPS World

Nearmap partners with GTG to help local governments

April 23, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

Aerial imagery company Nearmap is partnering with Geographic Technologies Group (GTG), which helps local government agencies throughout the United States and Canada with geographic information systems (GIS). GTG offers local governments with GIS services including strategic planning, consulting, comprehensive data services, mapping services, software development, training and on-call support. GTG also provides ongoing GIS maintenance for villages, towns, cities, counties,... read more

This article is tagged with aerial imagery, geographic information systems, Geographic Technologies Group, GIS, GTG, local government, Nearmap and posted in Latest News, Mapping

ESA-backed autonomous driving lab coming to Italy

April 23, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

Central Italy — already home to an ambitious national autonomous driving research initiative — will be the site of the P-CARS laboratory, intended to certify positioning devices for use within driverless cars. The new P-CARS laboratory is financed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) through the Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP) of the European Space Agency. The lab will... read more

This article is tagged with autonomous vehicles, connected cars, EMERGE, European Space Agency, Francesco Rispoli, Hitachi Rail, Italian Space Agency, NAVISP, P-CARS, RadioLabs, University of L’Aquila and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Transportation

PointMan software integrated with Vivax Metrotech GNSS RTK for utilities

April 23, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

Precision-mapping company ProStar Holdings Inc. has integrated its PointMan software into the Vivax Metrotech vLoc3 with a GNSS real-time kinematic (RTK) receiver to create a utility-locate device. Using the RTK-Pro internal cellular module with 4G LTE capabilities, the operator can connect to the NTRIP RTK caster that provides RTCM 3 corrections. With the integration of PointMan with the vLoc3 RTK-Pro,... read more

This article is tagged with GNSS RTK, NTRIP RTK caster, PointMan, PointMan app, ProStar, utility mapping, Vivax Metrotech vLoc3 and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Product Showcase, Survey

Industry veteran Tom Hunter rejoins Javad GNSS, strengthens J-CORE team

April 22, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

Javad GNSS announces that, after a short retirement, Tom Hunter has rejoined the company as chief sales officer. Hunter will draw on more than three decades of GNSS industry experience, most recently with Javad GNSS and previously with Ashtech/Magellan as vice president. “Tom is key to our operations,” said Nedda Ashjaee, CEO. “I am looking forward to reigniting this group... read more

This article is tagged with high-precision GNSS, Javad Ashjaee, JAVAD GNSS, surveying, Tom Hunter and posted in Latest News, Survey

President Biden, Congress urged to void Ligado go-ahead order

April 22, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

In letters sent today to the White House and U.S. Congress, more than 90 organizations representing a broad range of industries urged President Biden and members of Congress to set aside the Ligado Order approved during the previous administration. The industries urged the president and lawmakers to work with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to “stay and ultimately set aside... read more

This article is tagged with FCC, Federal Communications Commission, GPS interference, Keep GPS Working Coalition, Ligado, Ligado decision, President Biden, White House and posted in GNSS, Latest News

GPS III SV05 arrives in Florida for June launch

April 22, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fifth GPS III satellite to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on April 6. GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 05 was transported from the Lockheed Martin facility in Waterton, Colorado, to the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, by a C-17 Globemaster III crew from Joint Base... read more

This article is tagged with Cape Canaveral, GPS III SV05, Lockheed Martin, M-code, satellite launch, satellite transport, Space and Missile Systems Center, SpaceX Falcon 9 and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

Topcon Agriculture launches guidance receivers and correction services for farming

April 22, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

Topcon Agriculture is offering new manual guidance and autosteering receivers — the AGM-1 and AGS-2. Topcon also launched Topnet Live, a real-time GNSS correction service. Under Topnet Live, the Realpoint service provides greater accuracy and a quick start-up time. Starpoint and Starpoint Pro provide service anywhere on the planet, independent of local networks. Skybridge allows subscribers to combine RTK and... read more

This article is tagged with GNSS receivers, Realpoint, Skybridge, Starpoint, Topcon, Topcon Agriculture, Topnet Live cellular and posted in Latest News, Machine Control/Ag, Product Showcase

Honeywell launches ultra-rugged IMUs for commercial, defense use

April 22, 2021 - By Tracy Cozzens

Honeywell has launched a new series of miniature inertial measurement units (IMUs) ruggedized to offer high accuracy along with the durability to survive high-shock environments. Roughly the size of a water-bottle cap, the new HG1125 and HG1126 IMUs are low cost and serve both commercial and military applications. The new family of IMUs can survive shocks up to 40,000 G-force,... read more

This article is tagged with HG1125, HG1126, high-precision, high-shock environments, Honeywell, IMU, inertial measurement units, MEMS, micro-electromechanical systems, military, sensor fusion, unmanned aerial systems and posted in Latest News, Product Showcase