Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
OpenStreetMap (OSM), the free geographic database, celebrated its 20th anniversary in August 2024. Updated and maintained by a community of volunteers, via open collaboration, OSM has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two decades, playing a role in the changing geospatial data landscape.
By Peter Gutierrez
UAVOS partnered with its client to test UAVOS’ autopilot system using computer vision. UAVOS’ Engineering Service supported this testing with its advanced avionics system integrated into its unmanned helicopter.
By Inside GNSS
Carnegie Robotics, an advanced robotics systems and sensors company, announced that it has acquired the Duro product line from Swift Navigation, a provider of precise positioning technologies for automotive, industrial, and mobile applications. The acquisition expands Carnegie Robotics’ IP portfolio of smart machinery across heavy industry such as rail, intermodal, agriculture, construction, mining, marine and more.
By Inside GNSS
u-blox, a provider of positioning and wireless communication technology and services, and Nordian, a precision location technology company providing GNSS hardware solutions and services for the South American market, have announced the further expansion of the PointPerfect Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) correction service in Brazil by enabling L-band satellite delivery.
By Inside GNSS
The facility will provide a key capability to develop UK assets that can perform in the harshest electromagnetic environments on operations. Under the new £20 million contract, QinetiQ will build a radio frequency, anti-jamming test facility at the Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down site in Wiltshire, UK.
By Inside GNSS
TrustPoint to mature critical GPS-independent constellation operations and advanced security technologies under dual demonstration contracts.
By Inside GNSS
After an in-depth assessment and test campaign, Jan De Nul, the offshore energy, dredging and construction firm, has selected Navsight-Apogee by SBG Systems for integration into its unmanned bathometric survey vessel.
By Peter Gutierrez
Next phase of USAF contract will explore additional configurations for deployment on a wider range of aircraft platforms, including unmanned aerial systems.
By Inside GNSS
A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) aims to provide Earth-based position and navigation. Spaceborne GNSS receivers have become universal sensors for spacecraft navigation, especially in low Earth orbits (LEOs), often also supporting science endeavors or acting as dedicated science payloads.
By Inside GNSS
Switzerland-based firm onocoy has debuted its RTK service, designed to enhance operational efficiency, cost effectiveness, and GNSS reliability in multiple applications and industries.
By Inside GNSS
The European Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) recently marked the one year anniversary of its take-over of EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) Front Desk operations.
By Peter Gutierrez
uAvionix has announced that the ping200XR Mode S ADS-B transponder with integral aviation GPS, has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
By Inside GNSS
A look at lunar in-situ PNT GNSS-like frequencies and how we can open the “radio window” into the universe.
By Inside GNSS
