Survey Merrill Lynch Selects HPDI as Oil and Gas Data Provider Published May 19, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion HPDI LLC, a supplier of historical oil and gas data and decision support tools for the energy industry, has been selected by Merrill Lynch to provide its institutional investors with information and research services. As part of a new service called Merrill Open Minds, Merrill Lynch will offer information from industry-specific research companies to assist trading clients in making investment decisions. Read more » construction maps oil and gas pipeline surveying
Defense GNSS Lockheed Gets the Nod for GPS III Published May 16, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The U.S. Air Force finally made it official and confirmed the rumor mill: Lockheed Martin has beat out rival satellite contractor Boeing for the contract to build the first eight GPS III satellites. Read more » contract award GPS III GPS modernization Lockheed USAF
Opinions Survey Survey Perspectives – Early May 2008 Published May 6, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion A functioning Galileo system may still be some years away - current projections that plan on having a full satellite constellation in orbit within five years may prove wishful thinking. Nevertheless, Galileo can mean nothing but good things for survey and construction, and the sooner it gets here, the better. Read more » Survey Scene
Machine Control / Agriculture Uncategorized Business Outlook – RTK Crops Up in Precision Ag Published May 1, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion Most precision agriculture users have settled for 1-meter accuracy using GPS, made possible with the reliable and convenient corrections provided by WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System). GPS/GNSS is important to key areas in agriculture, including field mapping, yield mapping, and guidance. Read more » John Deere precision agriculture
GNSS Transportation U.S. DOT Plans to Continue Inland NDGPS Ops — for Now Published April 30, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved a decision to continue the inland component of the Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS), based on the results of a user assessment conducted by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). Read more » Department of Transportation nationwide differential GPS NDGPS
Defense Transportation Oxford Technical Releases 6-Axis Inertial+ Published April 30, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) has rolled out its Inertial+, an inertial navigation system that can be used with an existing GPS receiver to improve position measurements, according to the company. Read more » inertial navigation system NMEA OxTS RTK
Uncategorized Orolia, Rapco Announce Strategic Partnership Published April 24, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion European timing and frequency technology players Orolia and Rapco Electronics Ltd. have formed a strategic partnership for technology development and distribution. Read more » Orolia partnership Rapco Electronics timing
Opinions Live Coverage of ENC-GNSS 08 Published April 22, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion Don Blogs from the National Space Symposium Read more » Don Jewell ENC European Navigation Conference Toulouse
Defense Raytheon Scores GPS Modernized User Equipment Contract Published April 17, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion Raytheon Co. has won a $61 million U.S. Air Force contract from the GPS Wing to complete the development and certification of next-generation GPS receivers. Read more » defense contract GNSS receivers MUE Raytheon
Opinions Survey Survey Perspectives – Late April 2008 Published April 15, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion Japan's satellite-based augmentation system has brought meter-level accuracy to that region, which is great news for mapping. But there are even centimeter-level options available that take advantage of Japan's MSAS. Read more » Survey Scene