Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced a new manufacturing facility will be built in Geisenheim, Germany, near Frankfurt, for the company’s Topcon Electronics operation. The announcement was made during a groundbreaking ceremony on April 16.
By Inside GNSS
A Danish company, NaviBlind ApS, develops products that help blind and visually impaired people get around outdoors, enabling them to orient themselves and navigate in new and changing urban environments.
By Peter Gutierrez
At this year’s Space Symposium, the preeminent gathering of the international space community, Inside GNSS had the opportunity to sit down with Malik Musawwir, Vice President of Navigation Systems at Lockheed Martin Space.
By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)
MerlinTPS tested its Terrestrial Positioning System (TPS) at the Department of Defense’s PNT Assessment Exercises (PNTAX), demonstrating resilience against electromagnetic radio frequency interference. This test positions TPS as an alternative to GNSS-based systems in environments where GNSS is compromised or unavailable.
By Inside GNSS
uAvionix has been awarded a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand C-Band frequency management for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Command and Control (C2) communications across regional operations.
By Inside GNSS
NextNav is asking the FCC to add a new spectrum solution in the Lower 900 MHz band (902-928 MHz band) to complement and backup GPS. The modernized Lower 900 MHz band plan creates access to 15 MHz of low-band spectrum for 5G services.
By Inside GNSS
Inertial Labs has announced a new development in its navigation solutions by integrating the FT743-D-SM Acoustic Resonance air speed sensor from FT Technologies into its inertial navigation systems (INS).
By Inside GNSS
Researchers from Columbia University Climate School Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have published a 4-part field report from ongoing field work in the Tea Region of Bangladesh. The team is using GNSS to measure tectonics, earthquake hazard, as well as land subsistence in the face of climate change and sea-level rise.
By Inside GNSS
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced strategic partnerships with Bentley Systems and Worldsensing to embed its advanced GNSS technology into their software and connectivity solutions, enhancing geospatial data accuracy and operational efficiency across industries.
By Inside GNSS
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS), has been chosen by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to provide advanced satellite communications (SATCOM) solutions for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
By Inside GNSS
TrustPoint, a commercial GPS and navigation technology company, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract by AFWERX, totaling $1.6 million. This contract focuses on the development of advanced, resilient navigation applications to meet critical challenges faced by the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
By Inside GNSS
Telit Cinterion has unveiled the SE868K5-RTK, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) module that offers centimeter-level positioning accuracy. This module represents a leap forward in the integration of high-precision GNSS capabilities within the xE868 product family.
By Inside GNSS
Performance evaluation of PPP correction services for Galileo HAS and QZSS MADOCA-PPP.
By Inside GNSS
