Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The Ministerial Council of the European Space Agency (ESA), meeting last fall (2022), agreed to extend the Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP), the agency’s funding mechanism for new navigation solutions that go beyond the use of GNSS signals and data. That means 2023 will see the launch of new NAVISP activities.
By Peter Gutierrez
Movella and Fixposition are working together to create GNSS inertial navigation systems (INS) that leverage visual inertial odometry, with the goal of accelerating their development and commercialization.
By Renee Knight
A newly launched project, BUILDSPACE, funded under the European Union’s Horizon research framework program will merge thermal data from drones and ground-based monitoring systems to improve energy-efficiency in city environments.
By Peter Gutierrez
CAMBRIDGE, UK—FocalPoint, the UK software company which provides next generation positioning solutions for mobiles, wearables and vehicles, has announced a strategic investment from GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Motors, and a collaboration with GM to explore the application of next generation GPS technologies to the automotive market.
By Inside GNSS
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) and the European Commission recently published two new documents outlining Galileo receiver guidelines: the Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) Signal-in-Space (SIS) Interface Control Document (ICD) and the Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) Receiver Guidelines.
By Inside GNSS
TerraStar-X Enterprise PPP corrections enable lane-level accuracy with convergence in under a minute.
By Inside GNSS
2022 saw the launch of a raft of new projects funded by the European Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA), applying space technologies in support of the European Union’s Green Deal. One of these projects, Space4Green, will develop a new software solution integrating Galileo OSNMA signals and Blockchain, to support trusted exchanges among users in agriculture and other sectors.
By Peter Gutierrez
As interest in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites grows, so has the need for accurate modeling of the environment for precise, realistic GNSS/PNT testing. This, however, is a difficult task. LEO satellites are much closer to the Earth than MEO satellites, and that means they must endure different gravitational and atmospheric impacts that are difficult to replicate in a lab.
By Renee Knight
GMV and Lockheed Martin have plans to develop a global satellite based augmentation system (SBAS), changing the model for how navigation and precise point positioning (PPP) services are received.
By Renee Knight
Proceq GS8000 by Screening Eagle is a subsurface mapping system that combines the most advanced ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology with state-of-the-art GNSS positioning by u-blox, to produce real-time, easy-to-understand, 3D results.
By Peter Gutierrez
A 4D extension of complex numbers, bicomplex numbers allow for a compact representation of GNSS meta-signals with components from two different frequencies. Acquisition and tracking algorithms are obtained from the bicomplex signal representation, giving it potential for effective dual-frequency GNSS signal processing.
DANIELE BORIO, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE (JRC)
By Inside GNSS
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
With the new SimORBIT high-accuracy orbital modeling software from Spirent, developers can now calculate LEO orbits and their characteristics for more precise GNSS/PNT testing.
By Inside GNSS
