Photo: Trimble

The year 2020 and the surveyor: What we learned

January 6, 2021

If there were ever a time to sit back and reflect on things that have happened in the […]

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This article is tagged with COVID-19, GNSS receiver, GNSS technology, Leica, Ligado, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, survey, Tim Burch, Topcon, Trimble and posted in Opinions, Survey

ION seeks abstracts for ION GNSS+ 2021

December 8, 2020

The Institute of Navigation (ION) is seeking abstracts for ION GNSS+ 2021: GNSS + Other Sensors in Today’s […]

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This article is tagged with abstract, GNSS positioning, GNSS technology, Institute of Navigation, ION, ION GNSS+ 2021, St. Louis and posted in GNSS, Latest News

GIS Manager Kenny Ratliff, Oldham County Water District, collects utility data. (Photo: Eos Positioning)

Water utilities reduce expenses with mobile GIS

November 3, 2020

Across North America, the use of high-accuracy GNSS technology has proliferated among water and wastewater service providers. Water […]

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This article is tagged with Eos Positioning Systems, GNSS technology, Kenny Ratliff, mobile GIS, Oldham County Water District, water utility and posted in From the Magazine, Mobile, Survey

Charlie Trimble provides the 4000A GPS Locator to the Smithsonian Museum. Introduced in 1984, the Trimble 4000A was the first commercial GPS positioning product. (Photo: Smithsonian)

GPS/GNSS industry recollections and predictions from the GPS World Editorial Advisory Board

October 16, 2020

Members of the GPS World Editorial Advisory Board share their memories and thoughts about the GPS industry over […]

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This article is tagged with GNSS, GNSS industry, GNSS technology, GPS industry, GPS positioning, GPS technology, GPS World Editorial Advisory Board, Navsys, PNT, WAAS and posted in Featured Stories, Opinions

GAJT-710ML anti-jam antenna. (Photo: Hexagon)

Four decades of leadership

September 30, 2020

GPS World celebrates its 30th anniversary, and together we’ve seen huge leaps of innovation over the years. Reflecting […]

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This article is tagged with GAJT, GNSS, GNSS technology, GPS, GPS Anti-Jam Technology, GPS technology, Hexagon, inertial navigation system, INS, Miguel Amor, NovAtel and posted in Opinions

A Malaysian tribe and the Trimble 4000SLD, the first kinematic “backpack” GPS receiver. Weighing 44 lbs. without batteries, the receiver was introduced in 1988. (Photo: Trimble)

GPS: Obscurity to ubiquity

September 18, 2020

Over the past 30 years, GPS World has been at the forefront of the transition of GPS from […]

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This article is tagged with GNSS technology, GPS Block-I satellite, GPS technology, Operation Desert Storm, Stuart Riley, Trimble and posted in Opinions

Photo: Ed Koziarski for GPS World

30 years of GNSS and the surveyor

September 11, 2020

Depending on your age, 30 years represents a varying opinion of time. For some, it may seem like […]

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This article is tagged with Global Positioning System, GLONASS, GNSS, GNSS receiver, GNSS technology, GPS, real-time kinematic, satellite navigation, survey, Tim Burch and posted in Opinions, Survey

Graphic: China Satellite Navigation System Management Office Test Evaluation Research Center

U-blox technology platforms support BeiDou-3

August 26, 2020

Current u-blox GNSS platforms — from u-blox M8 and beyond — support the recently completed BeiDou navigation satellite […]

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This article is tagged with BeiDou-3, China, GNSS modules, GNSS receivers, GNSS technology, M8, u-blox and posted in Latest News, OEM