U.S. and China Satellite Cooperation Designed to Provide Better Protection, Service for Civilian GPS Users

Big news came out of Washington, D.C. earlier this week regarding BeiDou and GPS as he United States and China have negotiated compatible signal characteristics that will both protect and enhance service for users of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and the equivalent Chinese system.

GSA's GNSS Opinion Leaders

“Using multiple GNSS can significantly enhance signal acquisition, satellite visibility, spatial geometry and measurement redundancy,” said Bernhard Richter, Leica Geosystems GNSS business director. “We have always been about multi- GNSS and multi-frequency. Our users are not asking what ‘kind’ of position we give them; they are saying ‘Give us the best possible position’, period.”

We spoke to Richter about his company’s habit of pushing technological boundaries in the service of its very real-world clients.

Location Privacy Challenges and Solutions

Working Papers explore the technical and scientific themes that underpin GNSS programs and applications. This regular column is coordinated by Em. Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h.c. Günter W. Hein.

This is the second article in a series. For Part 1: GNSS localization, see here.

Spoofing-Resistant UAV Application Earns Top Honors at European Satellite Navigation Competition

The SORUS system, designed to enable user receivers to calculate Galileo PRS positions at predefined points in time including robustness against jamming and spoofing, picked up top honors at the 2017 European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC).

SORUS, a novel satellite navigation-based solution, enables Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) navigation for a wide range of users while significantly reducing security requirements and Galileo PRS costs per user device.

Tersus Now Offering BX316D to Extend its GNSS OEM Board Offering

Tersus GNSS Inc., a GNSS RTK manufacturing company based in Shanghai, China, has released BX316D designed to extend its GNSS OEM RTK & PPK board, and offer more compatibility to the market.

Piksi Multi Firmware 1.2 Enhances Swift Navigation’s Centimeter-Accurate GNSS Technology

San Francisco-based Swift Navigation recently announced the second major firmware upgrade to its flagship product Piksi Multi GNSS Module. The upgrade is available at no cost to Piksi Multi users and provides initial support for a new constellation (GLONASS), as well as increased functionality and improved performance, according to the company.