Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, CO has updated its Geomagnetic Storm Warning for the weekend of May 10 – May 12, 2024. “Significant geomagnetic storming to persist this weekend”, the warning states. “There have been reports of power grid irregularities and degradation to high-frequency communications and GPS”. Aurora effects in the sky were observed as far south as Alabama and Florida.
By Inside GNSS
Mark your calendars for an enlightening journey into the future of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies with the upcoming webinar, “Beyond GNSS: An Introduction to Alternative PNT Solutions.” Scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2024, this event is a must-attend for professionals across multiple sectors, including defense, transportation, logistics, agriculture, and more.
By Inside GNSS
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced a solicitation under the Transition of Quantum Sensors (TQS) Program, aiming to enhance the capabilities of U.S. forces through advanced quantum technology.
By Inside GNSS
Xona Space Systems announced an oversubscribed $19 million Series A funding round to accelerate development of its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite navigation service.
By Inside GNSS
Accelerometer will measure microgravity inside satellite. First satellites designed and built in Wales, UK. Following a programme of testing and development within satellite vehicles, Space Forge is to launch their in-orbit manufacturing demonstration satellite, ForgeStar-1, equipped with Silicon Sensing’s CAS291 accelerometer.
By Inside GNSS
VIAVI Solutions Inc. has launched SecurePNT 6200 with SecureTime services, enhancing the resilience and precision of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) critical for infrastructure operations globally. This new solution integrates the Fugro AtomiChron timing service, expanding VIAVI’s robust PNT solutions to ensure greater security against emerging threats to global infrastructures such as 5G networks, transportation systems, and financial services.
By Inside GNSS
In April 2024, Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced the launch of its new iCON 120 Machine Smart Antenna, designed to deliver highly scalable and flexible machine control solutions for construction professionals.
By Peter Gutierrez
This year’s Space Symposium, established by the Space Foundation as the preeminent gathering of the international space community, united over 12,000 space professionals, corporate leaders and key decision-makers from more than 40 countries to inform, engage, and foster connections.
By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)
A recent post on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency blog describes the importance of the World Magnetic Model to modern precision navigation and how the MagQuest Prize Challenge supports the advancement of these efforts.
By Inside GNSS
Adtran has announced that a leading Canadian hydropower producer is using its Oscilloquartz grandmaster device combined with its optical cesium atomic clock to achieve new levels of precision, reliability and resilience in its power grid synchronization network.
By Inside GNSS
In April 2024, Safran Electronics and Defense demonstrated the latest version of Skydel GNSS simulation software, at the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The software now includes, among other things, enhanced support for low Earth orbit (LEO) positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) applications, and it introduces full support for the soon-to-be-launched Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) service.
By Peter Gutierrez
Finnair, the sole international airline operating flights to Tartu, Estonia, has announced a temporary suspension of its daily service to the city from April 29 to May 31. This decision is in response to ongoing GNSS interference issues that have recently caused disruptions, including two instances last week where flights had to return to Helsinki.
By Inside GNSS
Spirent Communications plc has unveiled PNT X, a sophisticated positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) simulation system. This next-generation platform is designed to meet the escalating demands of testing complex PNT systems which are critical for applications in autonomy, safety, efficiency, and precision.
By Inside GNSS
