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Topcon and DDK Positioning to provide GNSS hardware for maritime market

August 5, 2021 - By

DDK Positioning will provide services and Topcon hardware to Oceaneering International Topcon Positioning Systems has entered into an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) contract with DDK Positioning Ltd. to supply GNSS hardware components. In July, Oceaneering announced an exclusive agreement with DDK Positioning to be the new provider of products and services to the offshore maritime market, delivered through the Iridium... read more

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FIG workshop delves into Great Lakes, highlights GNSS techniques

August 4, 2021 - By

In one of my previous columns, I described the National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS) plans for replacing the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) with the North American-Pacific Geopotential Datum of 2022 (NAPGD2022). As stated in the NOAA Technical Report NOS NGS 64 Blueprint for the Modernized NSRS, Part 2: Geopotential Coordinates and Geopotential Datum, November 2017, recently revised... read more

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GPSIA supports bipartisan RETAIN Act

August 3, 2021 - By

Guided by the leadership of the U.S. Air Force, and now the Space Force, for four decades GPS has supported all aspects of military operations, from precision guided munitions to search and rescue missions. GPS, however, is also ingrained in our economy, enabling a wide range of civil and consumer applications, including aviation, precision agriculture, construction, banking and public safety.... read more

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DroneShield counter-UAS products head to Australia, Brazil

August 3, 2021 - By

Counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) company DroneShield has sold its RfOne MKII long-range sensors to the Australian Army. The capability is being delivered immediately to allow the Australian Army to assess its future counter-drone requirements and options, the company said. “As an Australian company, DroneShield is immensely proud to support the Australian Army with its long-range counter-drone strategy, said DroneShield CEO... read more

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Innovation: Ionospheric corrections for precise point positioning

August 1, 2021 - By , and

How Good Are They?Stanford University and Hexagon are investigating the utility of applying ionospheric corrections to decrease the overall convergence time of precise point positioning (PPP). This article looks at the level of accuracy that can be achieved, the latency of corrections supplied in real-time PPP, as well as the location and coverage of the network of stations required to determine the corrections. read more

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Building a planetary navigation system

August 1, 2021 - By

Soon, global navigation will no longer suffice. Humanity is preparing to return to the Moon after more than half a century. U.S., European, Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Russian governments and companies want a slice of the “eighth continent.” NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to put astronauts on the Moon’s south pole in 2024, will explore more of the lunar surface... read more

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