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FAA approves airworthiness criteria for Wingcopter delivery drone

May 12, 2022 - By

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 U.S. unmanned aircraft. This approval marks a critical milestone in the certification process of Wingcopter’s flagship delivery drone in the United States. Wingcopter is a German manufacturer of  fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and provider of drone delivery services, focused on optimizing medical... read more

Advanced Navigation acquires Vai Photonics for precision navigation

May 12, 2022 - By

Advanced Navigation has acquired Vai Photonics, a spin-out from Australian National University (ANU) developing patented photonic sensors for precision navigation. Vai Photonics’ vision, to provide technology to drive the autonomy revolution, is similar to Advanced Navigation’s. It will join Advanced Navigation in commercializing its research into autonomous and robotic applications across land, air, sea and space. “The technology Vai Photonics... read more

DJI introduces Mini 3 Pro camera drone

May 12, 2022 - By

The DJI Mini 3 Pro is the high-end product of the DJI Mini series DJI has introduced the DJI Mini 3 Pro, its most powerful lightweight and portable camera drone. Weighing less than 249 grams — making it policy-friendly in many regions and countries — it delivers advanced features such as 4K/60 fps video, ActiveTrack, tri-directional obstacle sensing, and 90°... read more

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Tallysman adds eXtended Filtering (XF) to dual-band GNSS antennas

May 12, 2022 - By

Tallysman Wireless has added eXtended Filtering (XF) to the housed and embedded lightweight HC977XF (triple-band + L-band), HC882XF (dual band + L-band) and HC872XF (dual-band (GPS and GLONASS) + L-band) precision helical GNSS antennas. Tallysman has designed the XF feature to mitigate interference from all near-band signals and ensure that the antenna provides the purest GNSS signals. The radio-frequency spectrum... read more

Leica Pegasus TRK mobile mapper guided by AI

May 10, 2022 - By

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, has introduced Leica Pegasus TRK, a reality-capture mobile-mapping system that features artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous workflows and intuitive interfaces. The Pegasus TRK features an AI-enhanced camera and automatic camera calibration. To comply with privacy regulations, its AI can identify and blur identifiers, such as people and vehicles, in real time. Features include advanced dynamic laser... read more

PassTime launches Encore 3 for long-life asset tracking

May 10, 2022 - By

PassTime asset-tracking company has launched Encore 3, the third-generation of its wireless GNSS tracking platform. Encore 3 builds upon the device platform introduced in 2019. It’s low power consumption results in extensive battery life, as much as several years. It can select and switch among four power modes so that customers can choose the features and reporting frequency they desire... read more

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Semtech extends LoRa Edge for seamless worldwide asset tracking

May 10, 2022 - By

The new LoRa Edge LR1120 enables satellite-based networks and simplifies terrestrial network interoperability Semtech Corp. has added multi-band capabilities to its LoRa Edge device-to-cloud geolocation platform. The LoRa Edge LR1120 allows for direct satellite-connected internet of things (IoT) applications in supply-chain management and logistics with seamless low-power geolocation on a global scale, the company said. “Semtech’s LoRa is targeting track... read more

Xona’s private GNSS satellite passes pre-launch testing

May 10, 2022 - By

Xona has completed environmental testing for its upcoming demo mission, a significant step towards realizing its high-performance commercial navigation system Xona Space Systems announced that their first in-space demonstrator has been delivered to Spaceflight Inc. for final integration after successfully completing testing and is scheduled for launch on SpaceX’s Transporter 5 in May. Xona is an aerospace startup developing a... read more