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Emcore contracted for navigation for space launch vehicles

May 6, 2022 - By

Initial value of the contracts is expected to be more than $12 million Emcore Corporation has been awarded new contracts for the Booster Rate Gyro (BoRG) and Tri-Axial Inertial Measurement Unit (TAIMU) programs for space launch vehicles resulting from its acquisition of the L3Harris Space and Navigation business. The BoRG program award is a contract valued at more than $12... read more

U-blox and Geespace partner to extend positioning solutions to US, Europe

May 6, 2022 - By

U-blox and Geespace have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their respective augmentation services for high-precision applications. Both partners will be able to extend their service offering to the U.S., European and Chinese markets, primarily in the automotive sector. Geespace is provider of aerospace information and communications (AICT) infrastructure and application solutions. The agreement between u-blox and Geespace seeks... read more

Septentrio expands product portfolio for marine market

May 6, 2022 - By

The housed AsteRx-U3 Marine and the OEM board AsteRx-m3 Fg are the two new GNSS receivers for dredging, marine construction and offshore applications Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, has launched two new GNSS products for marine applications: AsteRx-U3 Marine and AsteRx-m3 Fg. Both products offer accurate positioning near shore and offshore via centimeter-level real-time kinematic (RTK) or... read more

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GNOMES-3 GNSS radio-occultation satellite launched

May 5, 2022 - By

A new GNSS radio-occultation (RO) satellite is now in orbit. The GNOMES-3 — GNSS Navigation and Occultation Measurement Satellite — flew aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-4 rideshare mission on April 1 and was launched into a 646-km circular sun-synchronous orbit. The payload was powered on and operating nominally within four days of launch. The GNOMES-3 was manufactured for PlanetiQ... read more

RedLore launches high-accuracy onsite positioning solution

May 5, 2022 - By

RedLore has launched a high-resolution version of Locus Site, its patented solution for high-accuracy onsite positioning. The real-time location system (RTLS) pinpoints assets down to one-half foot or 15 cm without requiring wiring throughout the facility. Locus Site provides high-accuracy tracking for companies and facilities where installing wires is not possible. A 200,000-square-foot facility can be equipped with positioning capability... read more

US Army Corps of Engineers contracts Aero-Graphics for surveying

May 4, 2022 - By

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, has contracted with Aero-Graphics for photogrammetric and lidar surveying and mapping for the next five years. Aero-Graphics is a 56-year-old geospatial services company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The $16 million contract is an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ), firm-fixed-price contract. The services requested are for photogrammetric mapping and related... read more

Mapping the original stones along the Mason-Dixon line

May 4, 2022 - By

Ask surveyors why they became engaged in the profession and why they had continued with it, most will centralize on one aspect: working outside. read more

Safran develops inertial micro-sensor strategy

May 3, 2022 - By

Safran Electronics & Defense is taking a major step forward in its inertial navigation strategy by grouping two subsidiaries, Safran Colibrys (Switzerland) and the recently acquired Sensonor (Norway,) under a single banner, Safran Sensing Technologies. The similarities in expertise, market position, customers and technologies result in clear synergy between these two companies, which produce accelerometers, gyrometers and inertial measurement units... read more