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November 20, 2014
ING Robotic Aviation Opens New Facility

Officials at opening of ING Robotic Aviation’s new facility in Ottawa included Hon. James Moore (center), Canadian Minister of Industry, and Ian Glenn…

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November 20, 2014
Brian Wynne Tapped to Lead AUVSI

Brian Wynne, new AUVSI leader The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the world’s largest professional and industry group for those in the…

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November 20, 2014
Insitu Launches ScanEagle 2

ScanEagle2. InSitu image The next generation of Insitu’s ScanEagle platform is here. Insitu officially launched the ScanEagle 2, ong-endurance UAS system, at the…

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November 20, 2014
New Technology Could Enable UAVs to Fly Vertically

UT-Corpus Christi students Ian Gates (left) and Christoph Hintz review the characteristics of the 3-dimensional computer-aided design prototype. The experimental prototype should look…

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November 20, 2014
Using Unmanned Systems to Fight Wildfires

Image captured by an onboard Infra-red camera during the West Virginia demonstration Large wildfires can create their own weather and a dynamic, uncertain…

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November 20, 2014
Unmanned Exemptions Requests Pile Up, NTSB Backs Commercial UAS Restrictions

The number of special requests to fly unmanned aircraft commercially has surpassed 130 as firms search for a way around a federal ban…

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November 20, 2014
Unmanned Innovations Top DoD Wish List

The U.S. Defense Department (DoD) is launching a search for innovative technologies to help U.S. forces to maintain their advantage in the face…

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November 17, 2014
Europe Prepares Its Part of GNSS-Enhanced Search & Rescue Service

Cospas–Sarsat’s extension to MEOSAR (Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue) will extend its search and rescue coverage (the area outlined in red). On…

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November 17, 2014
Reliable GPS-Based Timing for Power Systems

Efficient power transmission and distribution would benefit from synchronized near–real-time measurements of voltage and current phasors at widely dispersed locations in an electric…

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November 17, 2014
Evaluating the Performance of Navigation Payloads

As a navigation satellite transmits multiple signals on single frequency (e.g., Open Service and Restricted Service over L5 Band), these are combined on…

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November 17, 2014
Tracking IRNSS Satellites

Figure 2: Sky plot showing position of IRNSS and GPS satellites over Helsinki Finland on November 6, 2014 at 16:10 local time. The…

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November 17, 2014
What are the actual performances of GNSS positioning using smartphone technology?

Tables 1, 2, 3 & 4 Q: What are the actual performances of GNSS positioning using smartphone technology? A: “Where I am?” is…

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November 17, 2014
Multi-GNSS Precise Positioning

Dennis Odijk, Curtin University The availability of carrier phase tracking — counting the cycles of GNSS signals between satellites and a receiver —…

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November 17, 2014
MEOSAR: New GNSS Role in Search & Rescue

Working Papers explore the technical and scientific themes that underpin GNSS programs and applications. This regular column is coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter…

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November 15, 2014
TRANSNAV 2015: Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation

TRANSNAV 2013 Participants The 11th International Conference on "Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation” TRANSNAV 2015 symposium will be held June 17-19,…

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