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February 11, 2025

VIAVI Expands SecurePNT Portfolio with Edge Grandmaster Clock, 25G Precision Time Protocol and Multi-Orbit altGNSS Resiliency

VIAVI Solutions Inc. has launched EdgeGM 7000, a highly resilient Edge Grandmaster Clock building on the SecurePNT portfolio. EdgeGM 7000 offers up to 25G Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and multi-orbit SecureTime altGNSS for assurance of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services used in critical infrastructure operations worldwide.

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February 10, 2025

Topcon and Pix4D Collaborate to Advance Photogrammetry Solutions

Topcon Positioning Systems and Pix4D have announced a strategic agreement that combines their expertise in geopositioning and photogrammetry solutions. The collaboration includes Topcon becoming an authorized distributor of Pix4D’s photogrammetry software portfolio, which offers their customers even greater access to high-precision positioning and 3D mapping technologies.

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February 10, 2025

Europe’s JRC Makes Resilient Timing a Priority

The European Commission wants to establish a ‘timing backbone’, based on a sturdy blend of GNSS capabilities and terrestrial services, designed to bolster resilience when satellite signals fail. A recent market consultation report from the EC’s Joint Research Center (JRC) underscores the urgent need for such a system, calling it essential for EU autonomy, economic resilience, and global standing.

By Peter Gutierrez

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February 7, 2025

Topcon Introduces the New HiPer XR GNSS Receiver for Increased Accuracy and Reliability

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the launch of the HiPer XR, its latest GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver for surveying, mapping, and construction applications. The new receiver is designed to benefit a wide variety of users.

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February 7, 2025

Xairos is Awarded Direct-to-Phase II SBIR by SpaceWERX to Develop a Fusion PNT of Quantum and Optical Synchronization of Clock Ensembles

Xairos Systems, Inc. has been selected by SpaceWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract, in the amount of $1.9M, focused on demonstrating a fusion PNT (position, navigation and timing) of quantum and optical synchronization of clock ensembles to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

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February 6, 2025

Northrop Grumman Advances Airborne Navigation Capabilities for the US Navy

Northrop Grumman Corporation is advancing the U.S. Navy’s airborne navigation capabilities with implementation of the LN-251M, the next-generation upgrade of the LN-251 Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS).

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February 4, 2025

EUSPA Launches GNSS and Secure SATCOM User Technology Report

The first edition of the report looks at the latest developments and trends in GNSS and secure satellite communications, with an emphasis on user technology and on potential and existing synergies.

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February 3, 2025

Achieving CAT I Service with KASS

Leveraging Galileo and introducing new GNSS measurements to the current network enables Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) availability below the vertical limit.

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February 3, 2025

The Case for LEO GNSS at C-Band

This follow-up to a 2007 Inside GNSS article looking at the potential future role for C-band in navigation details how, nearly 20 years later, it’s moved from an interesting idea to critical for resilient position, navigation and timing (PNT).

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January 31, 2025

Microchip Technology Launches Next Generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

Microchip Technology has announced its second generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LN-CSAC), model SA65-LN, in a lower profile height and designed to operate in a wider temperature range, enabling low phase noise and atomic clock stability in demanding conditions.

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January 30, 2025

ION 2024 Annual Awards Announced at ITM/PTTI 2025

The Institute of Navigation (ION) proudly presented its 2024 Annual Awards during the co-located International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Systems and Applications Meeting in Long Beach, California, from January 27-30, 2025.

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January 30, 2025

Adtran Launches Optical Cesium Clock Upgrade for Precision Timing Applications

Adtranhas launched its Enhanced Short-Term Unit (ESTU) precision timing module, a new addition to its OSA 3300 High-Performance (OSA 3300 HP) and OSA 3300 Super High-Performance (OSA 3300 SHP) optical cesium clocks.

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January 29, 2025

Topcon Provides GNSS Correction Services for Emergency Response and Infrastructure Recovery in Southern California

Topcon Positioning Systems is supporting recovery efforts in Southern California following the recent wildfires by providing emergency Topnet Live subscriptions for access to the company’s global navigation satellite system (GNSS) correction services network.

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January 28, 2025

GMV Developing a New Version of the Galileo HAS High Accuracy Data Generator

The multinational technology company GMV has been selected by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to develop a new version of the High Accuracy Data Generator (HADG) as part of Phase 2 of the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) development.

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January 27, 2025

Locata: Time Flies…Breakthrough Timing, Over the Air

Locata’s radio based ranging and enhanced time synchronization algorithms are significantly enhancing timing stability—providing a resilient solution that complements GNSS and offers fiber-levels of performance without requiring the fiber.

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January 27, 2025

CRPAs to be Removed from ITAR List, Opening Market for U.S. Manufacturers

Beginning in September, Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPA), a highly effective anti-jam technique, will no longer fall under stringent International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)—finally opening the market to U.S. manufacturers and expanding use of the technology.

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January 24, 2025

US Navy Awards ANELLO Photonics Contract Phase I SBIR for GPS-Degraded and GPS-Denied Navigation

ANELLO was selected for a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I due to its innovative optical gyroscope technology and its unique sensor fusion engine following their selection as an “Alternative Navigation System for Hypersonic Vehicles in Global Positioning System (GPS)-Degraded and GPS-Denied Environment”.

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January 23, 2025

Sierra Space’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) Satellite Program Reaches Key Milestone

Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense-tech prime announced a key development milestone for the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program, marked by the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review (SRR).

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January 23, 2025

GPS III SV-07 Receives Operational Acceptance

The U.S. Space Force transferred Satellite Control Authority of the Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Vehicle 07, to the 2nd Navigation Warfare Squadron, Mission Delta 31, operating at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., on Jan. 8, 2025.

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February 7, 2025

Topcon Introduces the New HiPer XR GNSS Receiver for Increased Accuracy and Reliability

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the launch of the HiPer XR, its latest GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver for surveying, mapping, and construction applications. The new receiver is designed to benefit a wide variety of users.

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January 31, 2025

Microchip Technology Launches Next Generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

Microchip Technology has announced its second generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LN-CSAC), model SA65-LN, in a lower profile height and designed to operate in a wider temperature range, enabling low phase noise and atomic clock stability in demanding conditions.

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January 30, 2025

Adtran Launches Optical Cesium Clock Upgrade for Precision Timing Applications

Adtranhas launched its Enhanced Short-Term Unit (ESTU) precision timing module, a new addition to its OSA 3300 High-Performance (OSA 3300 HP) and OSA 3300 Super High-Performance (OSA 3300 SHP) optical cesium clocks.

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January 22, 2025

Topcon Announces Landmark Expansion of Topnet Live Network Across USA

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced a significant expansion of its Topnet Live reference station network, introducing 200 new geodetic stations strategically positioned across the United States. This comprehensive network upgrade expands the availability of advanced centimeter-level accuracy for precision-critical industries, including engineering, surveying, construction, and agricultural sectors.

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January 22, 2025

Septentrio Extends Mosaic Family with New Modules for Size-Constrained Applications

The mosaic-G5 range of GNSS modules will extend the established mosaic family, recognized for its positioning performance and reliability, focusing on new use cases within UAVs, robotics and other applications that require an even smaller module.

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January 21, 2025

U.S. Army and TRX Systems Developing DAPS GEN III

TRX Systems is developing the next generation of its Dismounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing System (DAPS GEN III) for the U.S. Army, ensuring soldiers can maintain reliable PNT, even in contested environments where GNSS signals are compromised.

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January 20, 2025

GNSS Reflectometry Project HydroGNSS to Launch in 2025

Partners in the European Space Agency (ESA)-funded HydroGNSS project, led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), will use GNSS reflectometry to provide measurements of key hydrological climate variables, including soil moisture, freeze–thaw state over permafrost, inundation and wetlands, and above-ground biomass.

By Peter Gutierrez

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December 18, 2024

Silizium Circuits to Provide LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC to Indian Centre for Development of Telematics

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India has signed an agreement with Silizium Circuits Pvt Ltd a fabless Semiconductor IP & SoC Startup under FABCI (Fabless Chip Design Incubator) for the “Design and Development of LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC”.

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December 16, 2024

u-blox Introduces New GNSS Chip for Wearable Applications

The UBX-M10150-CC combines efficient performance and upgradable firmware in a chip measuring 2.39 x 2.39 x 0.55 mm, enabling the creation of more compact and slimmer wearable technologies that are easily updated and last longer.

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December 12, 2024

Hexagon | NovAtel Launches GAJT-310, Providing Jamming Protection for Small Platforms

Hexagon | NovAtel has announced its lowest SWaP (size, weight and power) GNSS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) with the launch of the GAJT-310. The GAJT line is a battle-proven solution for assured positioning, navigation and timing (A-PNT) that protects against hostile radio frequency interference on land, at sea and in the air.

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December 9, 2024

Novel Photonic Platform for PNT Applications

With support from the European Space Agency (ESA), Switzerland-based Luxtelligence has demonstrated prototyping capabilities in a novel photonic platform. The platform is based on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN), suited for the development of high-speed electro-optic modulators. Such modulators could, in turn, be used in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies.

By Peter Gutierrez

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November 13, 2024

Silicon Sensing Systems to Provide Gyro Sensors for Mars Rover

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd has been contracted by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to supply 2 miniature Pinpoint (CRM200) gyros for use in the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which will travel to Mars and survey the two moons orbiting Mars.

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November 12, 2024

NaviMoon New Earth-Moon GNSS Spaceborne Receiver

Partners SpacePNT and European Engineering and Consultancy (EECL) have delivered the final presentation of the European Space Agency (ESA)-funded ‘Earth Moon GNSS Spaceborne Receiver For In-Orbit Demonstration’ project, the aim of which was to develop and qualify a GNSS spaceborne receiver called NaviMoon for lunar applications.

By Peter Gutierrez

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November 6, 2024

Aerodata AG Receives Certification from EASA for GNSS Anti-Jamming & Spoofing Solution

Aerodata AG has announced that it has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its advanced GPS Anti-Jamming and Anti-Spoofing solution. This certification applies to installations integrated with Garmin 5000 avionics in a Cessna Citation Latitude jet.

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October 30, 2024

Ireland National Metrology Laboratory Launches Verified GNSS Data Stream Service

The National Standards Authority of Ireland’s National Metrology Laboratory (NSAI NML) has announced the launch of a verified GPS/GNSS Data Stream (VGDS) service, an extension to the National Timing Grid of Ireland.

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October 15, 2024

BitPath Introduces NavPath Broadcast RTK at ION GNSS+

BitPath is putting Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) base stations in high-power TV broadcast centers—giving users access to accurate, continuous RTK corrections data without a mobile data connection.

By Renee Knight

Tronics’ Pierre Gazull at InterGEO 2024; Photo by Peter Gutierrez

October 10, 2024

Tronics Developing New North-Seeking MEMS Gyro

Knowing precisely which way is north can be crucial in the mining industry, in oil and gas surveying, and for a variety of autonomous vehicle applications. “We have a new, north-seeking MEMS [micro-electromechanical system] gyro, with a completely revised MEMS design,” said Tronics Product Marketing Manager Pierre Gazull, speaking at InterGEO 2024 in Stuttgart.

By Peter Gutierrez

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October 1, 2024

Surveying Just Got Easier – Again

Juniper Systems has introduced a simple but ingenious device, the Geode Grip. It is basically a mounting bracket to which users can attach a GNSS receiver and a smartphone or tablet data collection device, ergonomically designed to be held easily in one hand.

By Peter Gutierrez

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September 24, 2024

RX Networks Introduces TruePoint | REACH: Enabling Centimeter Location Accuracy Globally

GNSS data services provider, Rx Networks has announced the launch of TruePoint | REACH, a hardware-agnostic, cloud-based correction service designed to deliver centimeter-level location accuracy across the globe for various professional applications.

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October 22, 2024

Human Engineering: Love at First Sight

The impact Ignacio Fernández Hernández, Galileo Authentication and High Accuracy Manager for the European Commission, has had on the EGNOS and Galileo programs, as he does his part to advance GNSS.

By Peter Gutierrez

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September 24, 2024

Dr. John Raquet Receives Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation recognizes Dr. John Raquet with prestigious Johannes Kepler Award at the ION GNSS+ 2024 Conference.

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August 28, 2024

Human Engineering: Making the Magic Happen

Steve Woolven’s early experience running his family’s resort coupled with his ambitious academic pursuits helped lay the groundwork for a successful career in the PNT industry and his current role as President of Trimble Applanix.

By Peter Gutierrez

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August 23, 2024

Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that Ray O’Connor, president and chief executive officer, will retire in September 2025 after over three decades of exceptional leadership. O’Connor will transition to the role of Chairman of the Topcon Positioning Systems Board of Directors effective September 1, 2024, providing guidance and support to the executive leadership team during this important year of transition.

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June 3, 2024

Silicon Sensing Establishes US Office, Appoints Head of Americas Sales

Silicon Sensing is to open its first US office, with a dedicated in-country team lead by the new head of sales – Americas, Kevin Swain. This new facility will help ensure the company efficiently supports the growing demand for their rugged, high performance inertial products across North and South America.

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May 14, 2024

Inertial Labs Tackles GNSS Vulnerability with Advanced Navigation Solutions: Interview with CEO Jamie Marraccini at Xponential 2024

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside GNSS sat down with Jamie Marraccini, CEO of Inertial Labs, to discuss the company’s advanced solutions for GNSS vulnerability and their role in enhancing navigation for UAS operations in GNSS-denied environments.

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January 2, 2024

Trimble executive: GNSS still core of PNT

Speaking to Inside GNSS at the recent InterGEO conference in Berlin, Olivier Casabianca, Vice President of Trimble Positioning Services, said “If you look at the way we work today, GNSS is still the key component, serving all of what we would consider the central geospatial industries, meaning construction, agriculture, transportation, etcetera. People talk about making a digital version of the world, and we understand that starts with knowing where you are, before, during and after, whatever job you’re doing. Precise positioning is fundamental.”

By Peter Gutierrez

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November 30, 2023

NextNav Announces Mariam Sorond as New CEO

Industry veteran Mariam Sorond has taken over as the CEO of NextNav.

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March 13, 2023

Silicon Sensing Appoints New Chief Engineer

Dr Mark Marshall takes on role as emerging inertial sensing technologies open new market opportunities.

Dr Mark Marshall has been appointed as Chief Engineer of Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. Dr Marshall joined Silicon Sensing in 2017 as the lead engineer on numerous inertial programmes. Immediately prior to commencing as Chief Engineer he was the company’s Consultant Engineer and Electronics Discipline Manager. In this role he was responsible for the electronics and mechanical design of the company’s latest generation, tactical grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) – the DMU41.

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December 6, 2022

Human Engineering: Cheryl Gramling, Carrying Through on a Dream

Cheryl Gramling knew early on what she wanted to do in life. Today, she is assistant chief for technology, mission engineering and systems analysis division, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and she’s playing a key role in getting us back to the Moon.

By Peter Gutierrez

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October 26, 2022

Helix Geospace appoints Tom Beese as Chairman

Helix is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Beese as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

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October 19, 2022

John Carley to Succeed Michael Longinotti as Rx Networks Chief Executive Officer

Rx Networks announced today that Michael Longinotti, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the company at the end of 2022, then continue to serve as a board member. John Carley, VP of Sales and Marketing, has been appointed by the Board of Directors to succeed Longinotti as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023.

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September 27, 2022

Dr. Boris Pervan Receives Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Boris Pervan with its Johannes Kepler Award September 23, 2022 during the ION GNSS+ Conference held September 19-23, at the Hyatt Regency Denver At Colorado Convention Center.

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January 28, 2022

ION 2022 Fellow Memberships Announced

The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2022 Fellow membership during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting held January 25- 27, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

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January 27, 2022

Human Engineering: Faragher Ascendant

FocalPoint Positioning, founded in 2015, is, as they say, very happening. Its Supercorrelation is a chipset-level software product for mobiles, wearables and vehicles that is changing the positioning game in urban environments. Interesting and energetic, FocalPoint founder Ramsey Faragher came out of the defense industry and has a risen rapidly in the GNSS firmament.

By Peter Gutierrez

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January 21, 2022

Orolia CEO Courtois on Acquisition by Safran

As CEO Jean-Yves Courtois puts it, Orolia is focused on solving the hard problems. To do that, the France-based company, a global provider of resilient positioning, navigation and timing (RPNT) solutions, has become a technology integrator.

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January 12, 2022

JAVAD GNSS hires Head of Product Development

Industry veteran Simon Baksh is joining JAVAD GNSS as Head of Product Development. Baksh trained as a chartered surveyor and first applied his land and hydrographic survey expertise to optimize oil exploration working for Schlumberger internationally.

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December 16, 2021

Kassas Receives Air Force Young Investigator Award and Research Fundin

Zak Kassas, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California-Irvine, has receuved the Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Kassas was one of 36 scientists and engineers from 30 institutions in the country to earn the recognition for 2022.

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October 21, 2021

Javier Benedicto Promoted to ESA Director of Navigation

Javier Benedicto, for nearly 14 years the Head of the Galileo Programme Department within the Directorate of Navigation at the European Space Agency (ESA), has been appointed Director of Navigation at the agency.

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February 11, 2025

VIAVI Expands SecurePNT Portfolio with Edge Grandmaster Clock, 25G Precision Time Protocol and Multi-Orbit altGNSS Resiliency

VIAVI Solutions Inc. has launched EdgeGM 7000, a highly resilient Edge Grandmaster Clock building on the SecurePNT portfolio. EdgeGM 7000 offers up to 25G Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and multi-orbit SecureTime altGNSS for assurance of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services used in critical infrastructure operations worldwide.

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February 10, 2025

Topcon and Pix4D Collaborate to Advance Photogrammetry Solutions

Topcon Positioning Systems and Pix4D have announced a strategic agreement that combines their expertise in geopositioning and photogrammetry solutions. The collaboration includes Topcon becoming an authorized distributor of Pix4D’s photogrammetry software portfolio, which offers their customers even greater access to high-precision positioning and 3D mapping technologies.

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February 7, 2025

Topcon Introduces the New HiPer XR GNSS Receiver for Increased Accuracy and Reliability

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the launch of the HiPer XR, its latest GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver for surveying, mapping, and construction applications. The new receiver is designed to benefit a wide variety of users.

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February 7, 2025

Xairos is Awarded Direct-to-Phase II SBIR by SpaceWERX to Develop a Fusion PNT of Quantum and Optical Synchronization of Clock Ensembles

Xairos Systems, Inc. has been selected by SpaceWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract, in the amount of $1.9M, focused on demonstrating a fusion PNT (position, navigation and timing) of quantum and optical synchronization of clock ensembles to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

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February 6, 2025

Northrop Grumman Advances Airborne Navigation Capabilities for the US Navy

Northrop Grumman Corporation is advancing the U.S. Navy’s airborne navigation capabilities with implementation of the LN-251M, the next-generation upgrade of the LN-251 Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS).

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January 31, 2025

Microchip Technology Launches Next Generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

Microchip Technology has announced its second generation Low-Noise Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LN-CSAC), model SA65-LN, in a lower profile height and designed to operate in a wider temperature range, enabling low phase noise and atomic clock stability in demanding conditions.

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January 29, 2025

Topcon Provides GNSS Correction Services for Emergency Response and Infrastructure Recovery in Southern California

Topcon Positioning Systems is supporting recovery efforts in Southern California following the recent wildfires by providing emergency Topnet Live subscriptions for access to the company’s global navigation satellite system (GNSS) correction services network.

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January 28, 2025

GMV Developing a New Version of the Galileo HAS High Accuracy Data Generator

The multinational technology company GMV has been selected by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to develop a new version of the High Accuracy Data Generator (HADG) as part of Phase 2 of the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) development.

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January 23, 2025

Sierra Space’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) Satellite Program Reaches Key Milestone

Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense-tech prime announced a key development milestone for the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program, marked by the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review (SRR).

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January 22, 2025

FrontierSI Releases LEO PNT State of the Market Report

FrontierSI has released its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) 2024 State of the Market Report. This report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the emerging LEO PNT market, showcasing its transformative potential in satellite navigation, the challenges it addresses, and the key players shaping its evolution.

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January 22, 2025

Topcon Announces Landmark Expansion of Topnet Live Network Across USA

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced a significant expansion of its Topnet Live reference station network, introducing 200 new geodetic stations strategically positioned across the United States. This comprehensive network upgrade expands the availability of advanced centimeter-level accuracy for precision-critical industries, including engineering, surveying, construction, and agricultural sectors.

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January 22, 2025

Septentrio Extends Mosaic Family with New Modules for Size-Constrained Applications

The mosaic-G5 range of GNSS modules will extend the established mosaic family, recognized for its positioning performance and reliability, focusing on new use cases within UAVs, robotics and other applications that require an even smaller module.

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January 17, 2025

FGI Develops Multi-Sensor Agricultural Positioning Solution

Finnish researchers have presented an affordable, multi-sensor solution to enable high-precision positioning and alignment of agricultural equipment. It is being developed under the ESA-funded PAALI project (‘Precision agriculture – high precision coordinate and alignments transfer’).

By Peter Gutierrez

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January 16, 2025

Slingshot Aerospace Selected to Provide GPS Jamming and Spoofing Detection Technology to US Space Force

Slingshot Aerospace, a provider of AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, has announced it has been awarded $1.9 million from the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop GPS jamming and spoofing detection, as well as more precisely geolocate the sources and predict patterns of interference.

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January 15, 2025

Inside Unmanned Systems Innovation Vanguard Awards – Entries Open

The debut Innovation Vanguard Awards from Inside GNSS sister publication Inside Unmanned Systems highlights cutting-edge innovations, technological advancements, product design and breakthroughs across multiple categories of specific unmanned and autonomy application segments.

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January 10, 2025

Bad Elf Launches Exclusive 5-Year RTK Service for its Line of Flex and Flex Mini GPS Receivers Using GEODNET

Bad Elf, a provider of high-accuracy GPS receivers, and GEODNET, the world’s largest RTK network, have announced the launch of an exclusive 5-year RTK service tailored specifically for Bad Elf GPS receivers.

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January 6, 2025

Swift Navigation and Quectel Form Partnership to Develop Location-Based Products

Combining Skylark Precise Positioning Service with Quectel’s GNSS modules, this partnership aims to deliver cost-effective, centimeter-level accuracy for diverse applications.

Rajesh Tiwari, Senior Scientist at QinetiQ; Photo by Peter Gutierrez

January 3, 2025

Getting Government and Industry Onboard with GNSS

At the recent SAE conference in Brussels, during a roundtable discussion moderated by Christina Anagnostopoulou of the National Technical University of Athens, talk turned to the role of GNSS and other positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies in urban drone operations.

By Peter Gutierrez

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December 31, 2024

Viasat and GMV Demonstrate SBAS for UK

A European Space Agency (ESA), NAVISP-funded project, led by satellite firm Viasat, has demonstrated provision of satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) services in the UK, using current, in-orbit, geostationary (GEO) satellite assets.

By Peter Gutierrez

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December 19, 2023

Lunar PNT Panel Session at the Multi-GNSS Asia Conference 2024

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February 3, 2025

Achieving CAT I Service with KASS

Leveraging Galileo and introducing new GNSS measurements to the current network enables Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) availability below the vertical limit.

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February 3, 2025

The Case for LEO GNSS at C-Band

This follow-up to a 2007 Inside GNSS article looking at the potential future role for C-band in navigation details how, nearly 20 years later, it’s moved from an interesting idea to critical for resilient position, navigation and timing (PNT).

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November 22, 2024

Q: What has been learned recently about GNSS RF jamming and spoofing events? What tools are available online to track and investigate these events?

A: Radio frequency interference (RFI) events have grown in frequency and scope to become a paramount concern for commercial, military and (especially) safety-of-life critical applications of GNSS since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.

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