GPS

NovAtel Releases Firmware Version 7.200 for OEM7
March 23, 2017

NovAtel Releases Firmware Version 7.200 for OEM7

NovaTel’s 7.200 firmware for its next generation of receivers including the OEM729 Multi-Frequency GNSS Receiver.

NovAtel Inc. recently announced the release of the 7.200 firmware for its next generation of receivers, the OEM729, OEM719 and OEM7700, and with the release introduced new positioning functionality including the Interference Toolkit. The 7.200 software interface is backwards compatible with the OEM6 family software with the addition of the following key features:

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By Inside GNSS
GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Workshop VI
March 17, 2017

GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Workshop VI

The goal of the GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment Study is to evaluate the adjacent radio frequency band power levels that can be tolerated by GPS/ GNSS receivers, and advance the Department of Transportation’s understanding of the extent to which such power levels impact devices used for transportation safety purposes, among other GPS/ GNSS applications.

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By Inside GNSS
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Looking on the Bright Side from the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit
March 15, 2017

Looking on the Bright Side from the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit

Pierre Delsaux speaks at the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit. Photo: Peter Gutierrez.

The opening plenary of the annual Satellite Navigation Summit in Munich tends to be a ritzy affair, taking place in the evening in an amazing converted chapel and featuring live musical interludes in between groups of speakers. This year the audience was treated to movie tunes, and the European Commission’s Pierre Delsaux had a suggestion for the play list.

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By Inside GNSS
Location Privacy Poised to Take a Hit

Location Privacy Poised to Take a Hit

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.

The U.S. Congress is prepared to deliver the coup de grace to a new rule aimed at protecting the personal information — including the geolocation — of broadband internet users. The move, one of a number aimed at eliminating Obama-era regulations, would slice through months of debate, and federal regulators’ own backpedaling, to kill the pro-privacy rule in a way that makes resurrecting it extremely difficult.

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By Dee Ann Divis
Spirent Test Solutions Help to Improve Maritime Safety
March 9, 2017

Spirent Test Solutions Help to Improve Maritime Safety

ACR’s ResQLink+ Buoyant Personal Locator Beacon.

Spirent Communications plc this week announced its test solutions have been used to improve maritime safety, and this development came about after much collaborative work designed to ensure that GNSS receivers are performing as needed, especially for rescue operations at sea.

Working with the Radio Technical Committee for Maritime Services (RTCM), Spirent has created test scenarios that simulate realistic satellite reception conditions at sea so that GPS distress beacon performance can be improved, allowing users to be rescued faster by search and rescue organizations.

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By Inside GNSS
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Hemisphere GNSS Introduces IronOne Rugged Display & Computer
March 8, 2017

Hemisphere GNSS Introduces IronOne Rugged Display & Computer

IronOne Rugged Display & Computer. Photo source: Hemisphere GNSS, Inc.

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Hemisphere GNSS, Inc. introduced its IronOne Rugged Display & Computer for machine control applications at this week’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Purpose-built for harsh machine control environments, IronOne meets IP67-standard certification and uses an 8” sunlight-readable LCD display. IronOne adds another system component and empowers heavy equipment manufacturers to deliver their own machine control and guidance solutions to their customers.

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By Inside GNSS
Deadline Nears on GPS Receiver Testing Opportunity Against Live-Sky Spoofing
February 28, 2017

Deadline Nears on GPS Receiver Testing Opportunity Against Live-Sky Spoofing

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.

GPS receiver manufacturers have until March 3 to apply for a rare opportunity to test their equipment against realistic urban spoofing.

The Department of Homeland Security is offering live-sky testing focused on spoofed GPS signals. The testing, to take place in a simulated urban environment, is available to manufacturers of receivers used in critical infrastructure.

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By Dee Ann Divis
Study Proposes Satellite Navigation System for Mars
February 23, 2017

Study Proposes Satellite Navigation System for Mars

Universal and precise positioning services on Mars may not be just science fiction in our future. A proposed theoretical concept of a satellite navigation system for Mars promises a solution for future manned missions and future planetary exploration robotic missions to the red planet, according to new research released this week.

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