A new data source to help scientists better understand the ionosphere and its potential impact on communications and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) is now available to the public. The data, which was collected by sensors on GPS satellites in 2018, was released through a collaborative effort by Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).... read more
U‑blox has launched its new GNSS evaluation software, u-center 2. The software, which runs on Microsoft Windows, offers anyone working with 10th-generation (M10) u‑blox GNSS technology a highly intuitive interface to configure GNSS products, evaluate their performance, improve the quality of their software, and experience the performance boost achieved using GNSS-related services. U-center 2 is the successor to the u-center... read more
Thank you for registering for the upcoming webinar, “Tips and Tricks for Leveraging Drone Tech for Optimal Earthworks Project Management” sponsored by Propeller Aero. A link to the live event will be sent to you two hours before the event. Your personalized event URL will be automatically generated by the ON24 system. To ensure receipt of the email, please whitelist... read more
RedTail Lidar RTL-450 integrated onto Teledyne FLIR SkyRaider for tactical operations RedTail Lidar Systems has delivered six lidar systems to the 707th Ordnance Company stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The systems will provide explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians an opportunity to assess how lidar can be used to enhance their operations. The RedTail Lidar Systems RTL-450 was integrated onto the... read more
On Sept. 16, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) released the latest beta version of OPUS, called Beta OPUS Projects 5.0. This version of OPUS now accepts real-time kinematic data and post-processed GNSS vectors from vendor software. See the box titled “Beta OPUS Projects 5.0 Webpage” on the website. As stated in the announcement, NGS has developed a file format for... read more
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the October 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. MOBILE Smartwatch Provides dual-frequency and topo maps The Vertix 2 GPS “adventure watch” is equipped with a dual-frequency GNSS chipset for high accuracy. It communicates with all global navigation satellite systems simultaneously, and has a battery life of 140 hours... read more
Hexagon | NovAtel has updated its GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio with the new GAJT-710 product line, which features several enhancements over the previous generation. The GAJT-710 product line is the next evolution of NovAtel’s battle-proven anti-jam technology for land and marine platforms. The new jammer direction-finding capability of GAJT enables situational awareness and a new silent mode feature reduces... read more
Facebook has open-sourced the design of its time card, which features the ultra-precise u‑blox ZED-F9T timing module, providing easy access to nanosecond-level timing Facebook has chosen the u‑blox ZED-F9T GNSS receiver module for timekeeping, according to u-blox. By improving the synchronization of networked computers, Facebook’s time card can significantly speed up the performance of its data centers and distributed databases.... read more
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