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Hexagon and Dayou partner to bring high-accuracy GNSS corrections to China

January 5, 2022 - By

TerraStar X corrections technology enables lane-level accuracy with under one-minute convergence for consumer and automotive-grade GNSS receivers Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division has partnered with Chinese positioning company Dayou to bring TerraStar X technology to the Chinese market. TerraStar X provides fast precise point positioning (PPP) corrections for autonomous vehicles and has mass-market use such as in smartphones. The partnership... read more

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GPS World contributor Tim Burch appointed executive director of NSPS

January 5, 2022 - By

The board of directors of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) has appointed Timothy W. Burch to be its new executive director. Burch took up the position on Jan. 3. Tim Burch is a contributing editor to GPS World’s Survey Scene newsletter, authoring columns six times a year. Burch is a professional land surveyor (PLS) licensed in Illinois and... read more

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A look back at 2021, a look ahead at 2022

January 5, 2022 - By

Another year has come and gone. The global pandemic of COVID-19 is still upon us, and while we have experienced peaks and valleys of controlling the virus, it has radically changed our lives in many ways. The surveying and geospatial professions have not been immune to the effects of the pandemic. It has forced many practitioners to modernize the means... read more

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NSC director: GPS ‘Still a Single Point of Failure’

January 4, 2022 - By

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is “still a significant single point of failure in our country,” said Caitlin Durkovich, National Security Council director for Response and Resilience. Her remarks were made at the Dec. 9 meeting of the president’s National Space-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board. The meeting was held shortly after Russia’s successful anti-satellite test and threat... read more

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Helix Geospace secures £3m for mass production of GNSS antennas

January 3, 2022 - By

Helix Geospace, an innovator in antenna and RF technology, has raised £3 million seed funding in a round led by Bloc Ventures and supported by the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S). Helix builds precision GNSS antennas that enable product designers to create small, accurate positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) synchronization products that defend against vulnerabilities and threats. Helix... read more

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Boeing awarded contract to support GPS Block IIF operations

January 3, 2022 - By

Boeing has secured a 10-year, $329.3 million contract to help the U.S. Space Force engineer operational GPS Block IIF satellites, the Department of Defense announced Dec. 20. The company will perform engineering work to support on-orbit operations of the Block IIF satellites, which were manufactured by Boeing. Space Systems Command issued the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to address GPS IIF mission requirements... read more

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Kudan 3D-Lidar SLAM demonstrated without external GNSS or IMU

January 3, 2022 - By

Tokyo-based Kudan Inc. demonstrated the use of a 3D-lidar simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) device to create a sharp point cloud without using an external GNSS receiver or inertial measurement unit (IMU). Kudan is a research and development company specializing in algorithms for artificial perception. For the demonstration, Kudan used its localization and mapping software Kudan 3D-Lidar SLAM, or KdLidar.... read more

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Should you build your own GNSS/INS?

January 3, 2022 - By

Column provided by Septentrio For navigation and control of any robotic or autonomous outdoor system, GNSS and inertial navigation systems (INS) are key components. Inevitably, the question arises: Should you build your own custom solution or integrate an available GNSS/INS combined solution? What would give you the best performance, while keeping the total cost of ownership (TCO) to a minimum?... read more

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