GNSS Lockheed Martin GPS III Team on Schedule in Design Review Stage Published March 9, 2009 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The Lockheed Martin team developing GPS III is progressing on-schedule, achieving key milestones in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase with the U.S. Air Force. Read more » GPS III GPS IIIA GPS modernization Lockheed Martin preliminary design review
Opinions Survey Survey Perspectives: About Alaska Published March 2, 2009 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion I wish I could share with you what I'm seeing right now. I'm on a scenic train in Alaska, traveling from Anchorage to Fairbanks. From someone who usually travels by air, scurrying through airport security at the last minute, this is the way to travel...truly relaxing. The special cars of the Alaska Railroad are built with large picture windows for soaking in the scenery. The train will stop for residents who flag it down and need a ride to the next town. The conductor will even stop the train for picture-taking if the view warrants, which it did when we saw a wolf trying to chase down three sheep on a rock slope along a river. Read more » Alaska Survey Scene
Opinions Survey Survey Perspectives: Follow up on the GPS/GNSS Buyer’s Guide Webinar Published March 2, 2009 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion Thanks to those who attended my webinar last month entitled A Buyer's Guide to GPS/GNSS Survey Equipment. I received many questions during the webinar and answered a few during the event. As with my webinar last October , I'll post the questions and my comments here. Read more » Buyers Guide Survey Scene webinar
Mobile The Business: SiRF, CSR to Merge; Kanwar Chadha’s Perspective Published March 1, 2009 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., of San Jose, California, and CSR plc, formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a new company, which will automatically assume a competitive, leading position in global connectivity and location markets. Plus: Ericsson and STMicro Complete Mobile Merger; Honeywell T-Hawk Micro Vehicle Heads for U.K.; Epson, Infineon Develop Tiny Single-Chip Receiver; more Read more » acquisition Broadcom CSR Kanwar Chadha personal navigation Qualcomm SiRF
Mobile SiRF and CSR to Merge Published February 10, 2009 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., based in San Jose, California, and CSR plc, formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, headquartered in of the UK will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a new company, which will automatically assume a leading position in global connectivity and location markets. The companies expect the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2009. Read more » acquisition Broadcom CSR Global Locate lawsuit mergers and acquisitions patents Qualcomm SiRF
Lidar Opinions Voxels: Not Your Daddy’s GIS Published February 9, 2009 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion Can statistics and GIS build a more accurate geospatial picture? By Art Kalinski, GISP I’m a little late with this month’s column, but it was for a good reason: I had the responsibility (and honor) of swearing in my daughter at her Navy Officer Candidate School graduation in Newport, Rhode Island. It was a bizarre […] Read more » GeoIntelligence Insider GSS
Opinions Survey Survey Perspectives: What’s Your Occupation Time? Published February 3, 2009 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion A reader wrote me about occupation times for RTK work, and it's spurred a conversation I think will be interesting to you and perhaps a little controversial. It seems that most GPS/GNSS users have developed their own opinion based on their own experience. Read more » Survey Scene
Antennas Research & Development Innovation: GNSS antennas Published February 1, 2009 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion An Introduction to Bandwidth, Gain Pattern, Polarization and All ThatHow do you find best antenna for particular GNSS application, taking into account size, cost, and capability? We look at the basics of GNSS antennas, introducing the various properties and trade-offs that affect functionality and performance. Armed with this information, you should be better able to interpret antenna specifications and to select the right antenna for your next job. Read more » gain pattern GNSS antennas OEM polarization
Opinions A Clear Presentation Danger Published January 28, 2009 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion Will Pecha Kucha Rescue Us? By Art Kalinski, GISP Over the past year I’ve attended over a dozen GIS related conferences and sat through over a hundred presentations, most of them PowerPoint. Just like the Dilbert cartoon below I’ve reached my limit of poor PowerPoint presentations and I feel compelled to get on my soap […] Read more » GeoIntelligence Insider GSS
Galileo GNSS GMV Announces New CEO Published January 19, 2009 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion GMV, a supplier of satellite ground system software headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with a significant role in Europe?s Galileo program, has announced the appointment of Jesus Serrano as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Serrano, 48, replaces Luis Mayo in his position as the business group's top executive, reporting directly to the board. Read more » GMV
