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March 6, 2017

The Future of Farming: Unmanned Systems in Agriculture – Innovations in Land and Air

This webinar has taken place. A recorded version is available now to those who register.

Farming is a complex business which involves managing variables such as weather, soil and crop inputs to ultimately maximize yield and minimize waste and cost. The webinar will explore how our planet’s future food needs will be met with the aid of agricultural robots, driverless tractors and UAS.

By Inside GNSS

March 3, 2017

ITS World Congress 2017: Integrated Mobility Driving Smart Cities

This year ITS America will host the 24th ITS World Congress in Montreal, Quebec from October 29 to November 2, 2017. The theme of this year’s World Congress is “Integrated Mobility Driving Smart Cities”.

By Inside GNSS

March 1, 2017

Campaign Allows eCall Device Manufacturers to Pre-Test Galileo, EGNOS Compatibility

Galileo search and rescue beacon. GSA Photo.

In effort to improve safety, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) has officially launched the Galileo and EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) test campaign for eCall devices, which allows eCall device manufacturers to pre-test Galileo and EGNOS compatibility prior to type approval.

By Inside GNSS

February 17, 2017

Geoscience Australia, New Zealand, Lockheed Martin all Part of Second-Generation SBAS Research Project

It’s been a big couple of weeks for second-generation satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) technology and for Bethesda, Maryland-based global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin.

By Inside GNSS

February 15, 2017

GNSS Technology Helping 112 Calls in Europe Save Lives

The European Union (EU) had much reason to celebrate on February 11, a day in which it celebrated 112 Day in recognition of the single European emergency phone number system that uses Advanced Mobile Location (AML) to receive location information from mobile phones.

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Bad Clocks, Brexit and More Happenings at the European Space Policy Conference

Passive hydrogen maser atomic clock of the type flown on Galileo, accurate to one second in three million years. ESA photo.

Speakers at last month’s 9th Annual Conference on European Space Policy in Brussels wasted no time in addressing the somewhat worrying failure of a number of Galileo onboard clocks, as revealed by European Space Agency Director General Johan-Dietrich Woerner at a press briefing earlier in January in Paris. He made clear at the time that the clock failures, while indeed troubling, had had no effect on the operational integrity of the Galileo system.

By Inside GNSS

February 13, 2017

Emlid Launches Reach RS RTK GNSS Receiver

Emlid, based in Hong Kong, has introduced the Reach RS, a rugged, battery-powered real-time kinematic (RTK) GNSS receiver. The Reach RS enables centimeter-accurate positioning for survey, mapping, agriculture and drones, and is designed to provide an economical solution, according to the company.

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February 10, 2017

Galileo’s Commercial Service Implementing Decision Adoption to Bring Added Value to Users

Two Galileo satellites now transmitting navigation signals. Image source: ESA.

This week’s announcement of the adoption of the Galileo Commercial Service Implementing Decision represents an opportunity for Galileo to differentiate itself from other systems and offer users an added value to the standard positioning services already available, says the European GNSS Agency (GSA).

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February 8, 2017

Topcon Launches MR-2 GNSS Modular Receiver System

MR-2 GNSS modular receiver system. Photo source: Topcon Positioning Group.

Topcon Positioning Group has announced the launch of the MR-2, a new modular GNSS receiver system. According to the company, the system combines all current and planned constellation tracking with a comprehensive set of communication interfaces to service any precision application requiring high performance RTK (real-time kinematic) positioning and heading determination.

The MR-2 can perform as a mobile RTK base station, marine navigation receiver, mobile mapping device and as a GNSS receiver for agricultural, industrial, military, or construction applications.

By Inside GNSS

February 7, 2017

Spirent Security Experts Predict Greater Risk to GNSS this Year

Spirent Communications plc’s annual security forecast warns of the increased likelihood of disruptions this year to a wide variety of civil and military applications relying on global navigation satellite systems — GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou.

By Inside GNSS

February 6, 2017

WSTS Timing and Sync Event Includes Keynote Address on GPS Timing

Tower Hall at San Jose State University. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.

The 26th annual Workshop on Synchronization and Timing Systems (WSTS), sponsored by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and ATIS, will take place April 3-6 at the DoubleTree in Jan Jose, California.

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EndRun Releases GPS-Synchronized RTM3205 Precision Timing Module

RTM3205 Precision Timing Module. Photo source: EndRun Technologies.

Santa Rosa, California-based EndRun Technologies, a provider of precision time and frequency solutions, announced last week at the International Technical Meeting-Precision Time/Time Interval (ITM-PTTI) meeting, the release of the RTM3205 Precision Timing Module for portable time and frequency applications. The second generation RTM3205 is optimized for size, weight, and power (SWaP), but can exceed the stability of a standard cesium atomic frequency reference, according to the company.

By Inside GNSS

February 3, 2017

ITM/PTTI addresses advances in GNSS technology, precise time

Another informative joint Institute of Navigation (ION) International Technical Meeting and Precise Time/Time Interval Meeting is in the books and attendees of the event this week in Monterey, California had the opportunity to learn and share ideas on a wide array of topics and technologies.

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B: Applications

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The Future of Farming: Unmanned Systems in Agriculture – Innovations in Land and Air

ITS World Congress 2017: Integrated Mobility Driving Smart Cities

Campaign Allows eCall Device Manufacturers to Pre-Test Galileo, EGNOS Compatibility

Geoscience Australia, New Zealand, Lockheed Martin all Part of Second-Generation SBAS Research Project

GNSS Technology Helping 112 Calls in Europe Save Lives

Bad Clocks, Brexit and More Happenings at the European Space Policy Conference

Emlid Launches Reach RS RTK GNSS Receiver

Galileo’s Commercial Service Implementing Decision Adoption to Bring Added Value to Users

Topcon Launches MR-2 GNSS Modular Receiver System

Spirent Security Experts Predict Greater Risk to GNSS this Year

WSTS Timing and Sync Event Includes Keynote Address on GPS Timing

EndRun Releases GPS-Synchronized RTM3205 Precision Timing Module

ITM/PTTI addresses advances in GNSS technology, precise time