Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The ESA-funded MAPP (Maritime Autonomous Positioning Platform) project, led by Space Applications Services with ANavS as subcontractor, has successfully demonstrated a robust, high-accuracy, multi-sensor, positioning and attitude determination system tailored for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS).
By Peter Gutierrez![Some of the equipment that makes up Indra’s GBAS; Image courtesy Indra[87]](https://insidegnss.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Some-of-the-equipment-that-makes-up-Indras-GBAS-Image-courtesy-Indra87-150x150.jpg)
Indra Navia’s ground-based augmentation system (GBAS), developed in Norway, is installed at airports worldwide, enhancing satellite navigation accuracy for aircraft landings. Positioned at or near runways, it provides precise guidance and integrity data, enabling safer, more efficient, and flexible approaches.
By Peter Gutierrez
Spirent Communications, now part of Keysight Technologies, announced PNT Xe, a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) simulation platform designed to extend high-performance GNSS testing to more users across the development lifecycle.
By Inside GNSS
The Netherlands is preparing to implement a distance-based tolling system for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) exceeding 3.5 metric tons, scheduled to start on July 1, 2026. The initiative aims to modernize road user charging by employing GNSS-based technology to monitor vehicle movements and calculate tolls per kilometer driven.
By Peter Gutierrez
In a time of increasing geopolitical tension and the growing incidence of GNSS interference, particularly in Eastern Europe, quantum sensing has emerged as a pivotal alternative technology for ensuring resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems.
By Peter Gutierrez
Hexagon has announced an agreement to acquire Inertial Sense, a provider of tactical-grade global navigation solutions and inertial navigation systems (GNSS+INS), to strengthen the breadth of its positioning portfolio.
By Inside GNSS
The European Space Agency (ESA) HydroGNSS mission is poised for launch at a moment of uncertainty in global climate diplomacy.
By Peter Gutierrez
A project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and led by StatSat AS, in collaboration with Fugro Norway AS, has successfully completed a demonstration of precise point positioning (PPP) onboard the NorSat-TD satellite.
By Peter Gutierrez
Editor’s Note: Inside GNSS recently sat down with technical and executive experts from Iridium following the launch of the company’s new PNT ASIC.
By Inside GNSS
After announcing a research partnership in April 2024, Silicon Sensing and the Institute of Science, Tokyo have now completed a test program evaluating the performance and durability of the DMU41 tactical-grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) in radiation environments similar to those found in space.
By Inside GNSS
The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently awarded five contracts totaling almost $5 million for “Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (CPNT) Services Rapid Phase II.”
By Dana A. Goward
Tschudi Shipping Company, NAL Research and SGM Technology have jointly introduced PntGuard, a maritime navigation safeguard designed to detect and counter GPS/GNSS spoofing and jamming at sea.
By Inside GNSS
Quantum technology was deployed on an uncrewed submarine in a milestone trial for the Royal Navy.
By Inside GNSS
