October 2022 - GPS World

ESA plans for low-orbiting navigation satellites

October 31, 2022 - By Tracy Cozzens

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) Satellite navigation is headed closer to users. ESA’s Navigation Directorate is planning an in-orbit demonstration with new navigation satellites that will orbit just a few hundred kilometers in space, supplementing Europe’s 23,222-km-distant Galileo satellites. Operating added-value signals, these novel low-Earth-orbit (LEO) positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellites will investigate a new multi-layer satnav... read more

This article is tagged with ESA, European Space Agency, FutureNAV, LEO, low Earth orbit, Navigation Directorate, PNT, satellite navigation, satnav signals and posted in GNSS, Latest News

Exclusive: YellowScan discusses market, use cases at INTERGEO 2022

October 28, 2022 - By Marie Emerick and Matteo Luccio

Editor-in-Chief Matteo Luccio met with two representatives from YellowScan to discuss its global market and a recent end-user success story out of Antarctica. read more

This article is tagged with Intergeo 2022, YellowScan and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mapping, Videos

RX Networks collaborates with Qualcomm to provide smartphone location accuracy

October 27, 2022 - By Marie Emerick

Rx Networks’ TruePoint.io announced its high-precision solution can be integrated with Snapdragon mobile platforms to enable precise positioning on smartphones. read more

This article is tagged with GNSS chipsets, GNSS corrections, GNSS receivers, high-precision accuracy, location accuracy, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Rx Networks, TruePoint.io and posted in Latest News, Mobile

Leica wins Wichmann Innovations Award at Intergeo 2022

October 27, 2022 - By Marie Emerick

Leica Geosystems, a part of Hexagon, received the prestigious Wichmann Innovations Award at this year’s INTERGEO in Essen, Germany for its Leica AP20 AutoPole. read more

This article is tagged with Hexagon, Intergeo 2022, Leica Geosystems, tilt compensation and posted in Latest News, Survey

Geometer International debuts lightweight, compact RTK device

October 27, 2022 - By Marie Emerick

Geometer International, a Ukrainian developer of GNSS/RTK instruments and applications for satellite positioning, has introduced the Walker RTK, a dual-frequency L1, L2 RTK receiver in the compact form factor of a portable RTK device. The Walker RTK is a lightweight, small-sized, affordable and full-featured device for collecting, storing and processing geo-referenced data on the survey site. According to the developer,... read more

This article is tagged with centimeter-level accuracy, GNSS receiver, GNSS signals, IP67, NMEA compatible, positioning, RTK, Ukraine, Walker RTK and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Survey

Atmos appoints Volatus Aerospace as official distributor in Canada

October 27, 2022 - By Marie Emerick

Volatus will be responsible for the distribution of Marlyn Cobalt drones in Canada and will provide assistance and maintenance services to local UAV operators. read more

This article is tagged with Atmos, drones, fixed-wing drone, Marlyn Cobalt, UAV technology, Volatus Aerospace, VTOL drone and posted in Latest News, UAV/UGV

Septentrio expands AsteRX SB3 line with base station receiver

October 27, 2022 - By Marie Emerick

Septentrio introduced the AsteRx SB3 ProBase, the latest generation of GPS/GNSS base station receivers, designed for the creation of top-quality measurements for RTK and differential corrections. read more

This article is tagged with GNSS base station, GNSS technology, IP68, ruggedized receiver, Septentrio and posted in Latest News, OEM, Survey

UAV Navigation defines operational envelope for VECTOR-600 autopilot

October 27, 2022 - By Marie Emerick

An independent study conducted by UAV Navigation has defined the operational envelope of the VECTOR-600 autopilot based on the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology. read more

This article is tagged with Autopilot, EUROCAE, Fault Tree Analysis, FMECA study, SORA, UAS, UAV navigation, Vector-600 and posted in Latest News, UAV/UGV