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December 14, 2023
A Labor of Love: SiTime Corporation Introduces its Endura Epoch MEMS OCXOs for Defense and Aerospace Applications After Years of Development

After releasing their first MEMS-based oscillators in 2007, the team at SiTime knew there was still work to be done.

By Renee Knight


November 20, 2023
Stanford PNT Symposium Marks 50 Years of GPS, Covers Various Emerging Topics

Earlier this month, Standford University hosted its 17th annual PNT Symposium, with two days filled of presentations from student speakers and invited guests.

By Renee Knight


October 16, 2023
Trimble CORS Network Being Installed in Ukraine to Provide Down to 2 cm Accuracy

Trimble recently partnered with Ukraine’s Kyivstar to install a Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network, which will provide the country with GNSS correction…

By Renee Knight


September 28, 2023
Racelogic Announces Updates to LabSat and SatGen

Racelogic has made updates to its LabSat simulator and SatGen software, announcing both at ION GNSS+ in Denver earlier this month.

By Renee Knight


September 28, 2023
StarNav Receiver Produces Positioning and Timing Results Using Simulated Xona PULSAR Signals

In a recent demonstration, a StarNav receiver yielded 20 cm positioning precision from a cold start using simulated Xona PULSAR signals.

By Renee Knight


September 18, 2023
ION GNSS+ 2023 Brings PNT Community Together in Denver

Last week, PNT leaders, researchers and students gathered at the Hyatt Regency Denver for ION GNSS+, where they had the opportunity to sit…

By Renee Knight


September 6, 2023
GEODNET Takes A Different Approach to GNSS Corrections for Drones, Other Applications

The new blockchain-based, decentralized CORS reference network provides low-cost access to triple-frequency full-constellation correction signals for centimeter accuracy, while also allowing users to…

By Renee Knight


August 17, 2023
GEODNET: Taking A Community Approach to GNSS Corrections

When Mike Horton introduced GEODNET at the ION GNSS+ conference in 2021, he recognized it was a bit of a radical idea that…

By Renee Knight


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…

By Renee Knight


June 18, 2023
From the Show Floor: ION’s JNC 2023

ION’s JNC brings industry together to solve PNT challenges Reliable access to PNT is critical for the warfighter, but that’s becoming more difficult…

By Renee Knight


June 14, 2023
BAE Systems Introduces NavGuide GPS Receiver with M-Code Protection at JNC

The new NavGuide GPS receiver from BAE Systems, an assured-positioning, navigation and timing (A-PNT) device, will serve as a field-installable replacement for the…

By Renee Knight


May 25, 2023
Terrestrial Navigation Signal Inspection via Drone

When a plane attempts to land at the airport in poor visibility, signals from the instrument landing system (ISL) will help safely guide…

By Renee Knight


May 15, 2023
PNT at AUVSI

To operate safely and precisely, drones need reliable position, navigation and timing solutions—and there were plenty on display at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL in Denver…

By Renee Knight


May 1, 2023
Combining Positioning with Perception to Enable Autonomy

Positioning is the fundamental prerequisite for autonomy—and both absolute (global) and relative (local) information is required. While a critical piece, GNSS and inertial…

By Renee Knight


April 30, 2023
IEEE/ION PLANS Exhibitors Talk Advanced Solutions, Hot Industry Topics

During the Position Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) in Monterey, Calif., attendees not only had the chance to take in a variety of…

By Renee Knight


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