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Tallysman offers embedded triple-band GNSS antenna

December 15, 2021 - By

Tallysman Wireless Inc. has added the low-profile triple-band HC997EXF to its line of embedded helical GNSS antennas, and the TWA928LXF to its AccuAuto line. Both feature the company’s eXtended Filtering (XF). Designed for UAVs and Other Applications The HC997EXF is designed for precise positioning, covering the GPS/QZSS-L1/L2/L5, GLONASS-G1/G2/G3, Galileo-E1/E5a/E5b, BeiDou-B1/B2/B2a, and NavIC-L5 frequency bands. It also covers the satellite-based augmentation... read more

MCP works with NHTSA to assess GIS data sharing for 911

December 15, 2021 - By

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Mission Critical Partners (MCP) will collaborate to assess the status of geographic information systems (GIS) within the 911 community. The goal of the initiative is to define what is required to achieve interoperable GIS data sharing nationwide. NHTSA selected MCP following a full and open solicitation and comprehensive evaluation of all proposals.... read more

Launchpad: Vehicle tracking, camera drones, e-bikes

December 15, 2021 - By

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the December 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Satellite-cell terminal With built-in GPS receiver OQ Technology’s dual-mode satellite-cellular IoT modem and tracker is a plug-and-play, small, low-cost and low-power solution that can collect data from more than 1,000 sensors. It has a built-in GPS receiver and supports... read more

Ireland’s danalto to demonstrate indoor positioning for ESA

December 14, 2021 - By

Dublin-based danalto Ltd., has won a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to demonstrate low-infrastructure indoor location technologies that complement GNSS, particularly Galileo. ESA seeks to improve this European capability in order to enable impactful, societal use cases, thus prompting its call for this investigation, assessment, and demonstration by danalto. Danalto is a internet of things (IoT) software company... read more

ISRO partners with OPPO on NavIC messaging app

December 14, 2021 - By

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and India’s Department of Space have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OPPO India to strengthen the research and development of the NavIC messaging service to provide a convenient and user-friendly platform. The MoU will pave the way for future collaborations between ISRO and OPPO India to develop indigenous solutions by incorporating the... read more

Nestwave geolocation added to Sequans IoT platform

December 14, 2021 - By

Nestwave is collaborating with Sequans to deliver accurate and efficient GNSS positioning for low-power internet of things tracking Nestwave has announced that its technology has been selected by Sequans Communications S.A., provider of 5G/4G cellular internet of things (IoT) connectivity solutions. Specifically, Nestwave’s technology will add GNSS positioning to the Sequans Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT platform. Integrated into the Sequans Monarch... read more

Quectel and Point One bring precise location to robotics and agriculture markets

December 13, 2021 - By

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a supplier of IoT modules and antennas, and Point One Navigation, a provider in precision location technology, have announced the LG69T-AM, the latest addition to the LG69T GNSS Module Series. Point One’s positioning engine powers the LG69T-AM and enables centimeter-level global accuracy by integrating augmented GNSS in a module with open-source API. The LG69T-AM GNSS module features... read more

The trolley problem: What would a self-driving car do?

December 12, 2021 - By

The mass introduction of self-driving cars onto public roads will require overcoming ethical challenges. As a society, we will have to agree on a uniform set of ethical codes. read more