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September 21, 2023

Dr. Todd E. Humphreys Honored with ION’s Johannes Kepler Award

Dr. Todd E. Humphreys, known for his fundamental contributions to secure, precise and robust PNT and GNSS software-defined receivers (SDR), received this year’s Johannes Kepler Award. The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division recognized Dr. Humphreys with this prestigious honor, the highest it bestows, during the ION GNSS+ 2023 conference in Denver.

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By Inside GNSS
September 19, 2023

Xona Space Systems Partners with etherWhere

Low-power GNSS chipset solutions provider etherWhere has partnered with Xona Space Systems to develop a receiver that tracks Xona’s multi-frequency PULSAR signal. PULSAR, a next-generation position, navigation, and timing (PNT) service, is provided by a constellation of small, powerful low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that are 20 times closer to Earth than existing GPS.

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By Inside GNSS
September 18, 2023

Safran GNSS Technology Powering Auburn Autonomous Racing

Auburn University Autonomous Tiger Racing, sponsored by Safran Electronics & Defense, recently completed a full lap with its autonomous Indy racecar at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. It was the first time a vehicle participating in the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) completed a lap on a professional track in the United States without any human intervention.

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By Peter Gutierrez
September 18, 2023

GMV Building Galileo Second Generation Ground Segment

GMV is currently developing the ground control segment for the in-orbit validation (IOV) system for Galileo Second Generation satellites (G2G), under a contract signed recently with the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract exceeds €200 million in value, making a total of more than €500 million in contracts signed by GMV for work on the Galileo program since 2018.

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By Peter Gutierrez
September 12, 2023

A Powerful Trio

Sponsored by Topcon

Topcon’s recent strategic investment in DDK Positioning, a PPP corrections service provider that has an exclusive partnership with Iridium Communications, will enable a robust, resilient GNSS positioning service unlike any other.

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By Inside GNSS
September 11, 2023

Washington View: AAM Navigation

NASA is seeking PNT requirements for advanced air mobility when GPS is not available, but the ultimate solution may come in many forms.

At the recent FAA AAM Summit, NASA’s Parimal Kopardekar, one of the main movers in the advanced air mobility field, was asked to name some of the top operational challenges facing AAM in the near term.

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By Brett Davis
September 11, 2023

Brussels View: Bringing New A-PNT Opportunities to Life

The recent spotlighting of alternative positioning, navigation and timing technologies by weighty bodies such as the European Commission and the European Space Agency is causing more than a stir among the concerned communities, with both public and private interests now readying themselves to move beyond conventional GNSS for critical applications.

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By Peter Gutierrez
September 10, 2023

Pinpointing GNSS Interference from Low Earth Orbit

In the past decade, there has been a sharp increase in GNSS outages due to deliberate GNSS jamming. Receivers in LEO are uniquely situated to detect, classify and geolocate terrestrial GNSS jammers. This article explores two-step and direct geolocation of terrestrial GNSS jammers from LEO. 

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By Inside GNSS
September 5, 2023

Hexagon | NovAtel announces Version 9.00 of its Waypoint Post-Processing Software Portfolio

Hexagon | NovAtel is excited to announce the release of version 9.00 of its industry-leading Waypoint post-processing software, including Inertial Explorer, Inertial Explorer Xpress and GrafNav/GrafNav Static. Building on decades of GNSS positioning and algorithm development expertise, Waypoint 9.00 includes BeiDou Phase III support and a refreshed, streamlined GUI for users to import, process and export their data faster and more efficiently.

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By Inside GNSS
August 30, 2023

Galileo Implements I/NAV Improvements

As of August, 2023, operational Galileo GNSS satellites, with some exceptions, have been updated and are now transmitting an improved I/NAV message. Users will see an enhancement in the Galileo E1 Open Service (OS) performance in terms of robustness and a significant reduction in time to first fix in challenging environments, with both unassisted and assisted GNSS. Backward compatibility is assured, with no impact on legacy receivers and low complexity implementation within OS receivers.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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September 14, 2023

EMCORE Introduces New TAC-440 MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit

EMCORE Corporation announced the introduction of the TAC-440 MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), the world’s smallest 1°/hour IMU. Featuring an ultra-compact package of less than 5 cubic inches, the TAC-440 is a higher-performance, form, fit, and function compatible replacement for the Honeywell 1930 and 4930 IMUs.

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By Inside GNSS
September 5, 2023

Hexagon | NovAtel announces Version 9.00 of its Waypoint Post-Processing Software Portfolio

Hexagon | NovAtel is excited to announce the release of version 9.00 of its industry-leading Waypoint post-processing software, including Inertial Explorer, Inertial Explorer Xpress and GrafNav/GrafNav Static. Building on decades of GNSS positioning and algorithm development expertise, Waypoint 9.00 includes BeiDou Phase III support and a refreshed, streamlined GUI for users to import, process and export their data faster and more efficiently.

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By Inside GNSS
August 2, 2023

Anello Reveals GNSS INS System with ‘World-first’ Optical Gyro

Santa Clara, CA-based startup Anello Photonics has announced a GNSS INS module that it says is the world’s smallest optical gyro inertial navigation system for GPS-denied navigation and localization. It is powered by the company’s optical gyroscope technology and AI-based sensor fusion engine, the combination engineered to deliver high-accuracy positioning and orientation for applications in the agriculture, construction, robotics, and autonomous vehicle space.

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By Kevin Jost
December 7, 2022

EMCORE Introduces New TAC-450 IMUs Integrated with PIC Technology, Tactical-grade Gyros, and Inertial-grade Accelerometers

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of advanced mixed-signal products that serve the aerospace & defense, communications, and sensing markets, announced today the introduction of the TAC-450 line of Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), which includes three high-performance IMUs with tactical-grade photonic Fiber Optic Gyros (FOGs), and features EMCORE′s patented Photonic Integrated Chip (PIC) technology.

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By Inside GNSS
November 14, 2022

OxTS Making Inroads in the UAV Mapping Arena

Oxford Technical Solutions Ltd (OxTS) is an established supplier of inertial navigation systems (INS), particularly to the automotive industry. Since 1998, its products have been providing critical data about where a vehicle is, how it’s oriented and how it’s moving. More recently the company has been making a big splash in the airborne mapping sector.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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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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By Inside GNSS
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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By Inside GNSS
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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By Inside GNSS
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.

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By Peter Gutierrez
October 14, 2021

GNSS Expert Mark Psiaki Receives ION Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Mark Psiaki with its Johannes Kepler Award during the Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS+ 2021 Conference. In addition to many other achievements, Psiaki co-authored the Inside GNSS cover story, “TRANSIT on Steroids: Doppler-Based GNSS Meets Large LEO Constellations”

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September 12, 2023

A Powerful Trio

Sponsored by Topcon

Topcon’s recent strategic investment in DDK Positioning, a PPP corrections service provider that has an exclusive partnership with Iridium Communications, will enable a robust, resilient GNSS positioning service unlike any other.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
September 5, 2023

Hexagon | NovAtel announces Version 9.00 of its Waypoint Post-Processing Software Portfolio

Hexagon | NovAtel is excited to announce the release of version 9.00 of its industry-leading Waypoint post-processing software, including Inertial Explorer, Inertial Explorer Xpress and GrafNav/GrafNav Static. Building on decades of GNSS positioning and algorithm development expertise, Waypoint 9.00 includes BeiDou Phase III support and a refreshed, streamlined GUI for users to import, process and export their data faster and more efficiently.

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By Inside GNSS
August 28, 2023

Rivian Sensor Leader Discusses Importance of Better Localization Sensors for Level 3

The latest safety award for Rivian is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for the R1S as a Top Safety Pick+ for 2023. It accomplishes this and other safety advances with its Driver+ ADAS (advanced driving assistance system), which integrates a set of sensors along with driver attention, GNSS, and IMU modules. At AutoSens Detroit 2023, Abdullah Zaidi, Engineering Lead and Senior Manager at Rivian, presented his take on the state and near future of ADAS sensors including the benefits of adding lidar and the importance of better localization sensors for Level 3 systems.

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By Kevin Jost
July 10, 2023

GEODNET Announces $1.5 Million Investment Led by Borderless Capital

GEODNET is taking a different approach to global Earth observation, building a blockchain-based decentralized network of high-precision multi-band GNSS base stations. Since the company’s official launch in 2022, the team has grown its network of web3 GNSS base stations to more than 3,000 globally, providing a reliable solution for Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) applications.

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By Renee Knight
March 31, 2023

CNH Industrial to acquire Hemisphere GNSS

CNH Industrial announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Hemisphere GNSS (Hemisphere), a global leader in high-performance satellite positioning technology, currently owned by Unistrong, a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China.

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By Inside GNSS
March 28, 2023

Sep​​​​​tentrio Launches Agnostic Corrections Partner Program

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announces the start of the Agnostic Corrections Partner Program. This program facilitates the use of Septentrio receivers with various high-accuracy services, which offer varying levels of accuracy, coverage and delivery methods. This also allows integrators and users to select the service which is most suitable for their specific application and business model.

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September 21, 2023

Dr. Todd E. Humphreys Honored with ION’s Johannes Kepler Award

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September 20, 2023

Inertial Labs Introduces MEMS TAG-304 Three-Axis Gyroscope

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September 19, 2023

Localized Distribution, The New PointPerfect Feature That Reduces Bandwidth Up To 70%

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September 18, 2023

ION GNSS+ 2023 Brings PNT Community Together in Denver

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September 14, 2023

Inside GNSS Webinar Series: Precise Positioning for Automation, Autonomy and Robotics

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July 26, 2023

Commercial UAV Expo 2023, September 5 – 7

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