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Trimble RTX Corrections Gets Boost from Galileo
June 5, 2017

Trimble RTX Corrections Gets Boost from Galileo

Trimble RTX-based correction services now support the Galileo constellation. Photo source: Trimble.

Trimble announced that its Trimble RTX-based correction services now support the Galileo constellation. As a true five-constellation technology that uses GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and now Galileo satellites, Trimble RTX is designed to deliver improved real-time positioning performance to its users worldwide.
 


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By Inside GNSS
MEMSIC Announces Compact, Accurate VG380 Inertial Modules
June 1, 2017

MEMSIC Announces Compact, Accurate VG380 Inertial Modules

The VG380 vertical gyros modules. Photo source: MEMSIC Inc.

MEMSIC Inc., with headquarters in Andover, Massachusetts, recently announced the addition of the VG380 to its portfolio of inertial modules. These new vertical gyros are designed to provide highly accurate pitch and roll (with respect to gravity), in both static and dynamic conditions. The static and dynamic accuracy is specified at +/-0.2 and +/-1.0 degrees (respectively) over the -40C to +85C temperature range.

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By Inside GNSS
Galileo Engineering Team Members Nominated for Invention Award
May 31, 2017

Galileo Engineering Team Members Nominated for Invention Award

The engineering team behind the signal technology underpinning Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system has reached the final of this year’s European Inventor Award.

The European Patents Office has nominated a team led by Spanish engineer José Ángel Ávila-Rodríguez – now part of ESA’s Galileo team – and his French colleague Laurent Lestarquit from France’s CNES space agency. Ávila-Rodríguez and Lestarquit are each regular contributing writers for Inside GNSS.

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Ligado Focuses on Unmanned Sector in Push for Terrestrial Network

Ligado Focuses on Unmanned Sector in Push for Terrestrial Network

The Virginia firm that had been hoping to use satellite frequencies near the GPS band to support a terrestrial broadband network has changed its pitch to regulators. Ligado, previously named LightSquared, is working to convince the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that its frequencies are the way to provide connectivity to the broad internet of things (IoT) including unmanned aircraft, driverless cars and other unmanned systems.

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By Dee Ann Divis
Spirent Interference Detector Helps Civil Aviation Battle GNSS Interference Threats
May 30, 2017

Spirent Interference Detector Helps Civil Aviation Battle GNSS Interference Threats

The new GSS200D Interference Detector was developed as part of Spirent’s partnership with Nottingham Scientific Limited. Photo source: Sprirent.

Spirent Communications has announced a solution that enables the civil aviation industry to evaluate the growing threat of GNSS interference, jamming and spoofing. The new GSS200D Interference Detector was developed as part of Spirent’s partnership with Nottingham Scientific Limited.

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By Inside GNSS
GSA’s 2017 GNSS Market Report Forecasts Substantial Growth

GSA’s 2017 GNSS Market Report Forecasts Substantial Growth

The growing demand for precise location information, in combination with the ongoing evolution of GNSS technology, means that today’s GNSS market is bigger than ever. In the recently released European GNSS Agency (GSA) 2017 GNSS Market Report —the fifth edition of the agency’s popular report — it indicates the global GNSS market is expected to grow from 5.8 billion devices in use in 2017 to an estimated 8 billion by 2020.

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By Inside GNSS
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Get Galileo on Board
May 29, 2017

Get Galileo on Board

For several years the European Union (EU) has sought a waiver for its Galileo system from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing requirements — the so-called Part 25 rule to operate in this country.

Long-overdue approval of the request should be expedited by the FCC.

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By Inside GNSS
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May 27, 2017

Galileo in the Here and Now

No longer consigned to predicting what might one day happen, the folks at the Galileo program can now look at and talk about what is happening right now, starting with initial services. To help us understand what’s going on, we enlisted no less than Matthias Petschke, Galileo Program Director at the European Commission (EC).

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By Peter Gutierrez
Rockwell Collins, QinetiQ Sign Alliance Agreement on Next-Generation GNSS Receivers
May 26, 2017

Rockwell Collins, QinetiQ Sign Alliance Agreement on Next-Generation GNSS Receivers

Photo source: Rockwell Collins.

Rockwell Collins and QinetiQ have signed a global alliance agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation, multi-constellation open service and secure GNSS receivers.

The partnership is designed to develop a multi-constellation open service offering as both companies look to help address critical mission requirements of government and military customers as well as infrastructure operators.

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By Inside GNSS
Raytheon Launches GEO 6 Payload to Improve GPS Accuracy for Safer, More Efficient Air Travel
May 25, 2017

Raytheon Launches GEO 6 Payload to Improve GPS Accuracy for Safer, More Efficient Air Travel

With designs on providing a boost to navigation safety and efficiency for commercial and general aviation, Raytheon Company on May 18 launched its GEO 6 satellite payload into orbit for its 12-year mission. It is the latest payload to support the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) which enhances the reliability and accuracy of GPS signals for directing air travel.

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