Roads and Highways

E-GNSS for Road Transport: On Galileo’s Home Field
February 27, 2014

E-GNSS for Road Transport: On Galileo’s Home Field

Sabine Dannelke, GSA Administrative Board chairperson. Inside GNSS photo by Peter Gutierrez

Road transport has always been a key sector for European GNSS, but safety- and security-related applications bring special challenges along with the opportunities. European Union (EU) officials speaking at a conference in Brussels last week explained why.

“Road transport is largest GNSS market opportunity,” said Gian-Gherardo Calini, head of market development at the European GNSS Agency (GSA). “This is 46.2 percent of the current GNSS market. Road transport is the key market.”

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By Inside GNSS
DoT Moves Ahead with V2V Plans for Smart Cars
February 3, 2014

DoT Moves Ahead with V2V Plans for Smart Cars

Anthony Foxx, U.S. Secretary of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today (February 3, 2014) that it will begin taking steps to enable vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology for light vehicles.

This technology would improve safety by allowing vehicles to "talk" to each other and ultimately avoid many crashes altogether by exchanging basic safety data, such as speed and position, 10 times per second.

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By Inside GNSS
Auto Regulators Seek to Shape Navigation Devices and Apps
November 27, 2013

Auto Regulators Seek to Shape Navigation Devices and Apps

Highway safety officials are crafting guidelines aimed at pushing manufacturers to make portable electronic devices — including cell phones, hand-held navigation receivers, and navigation apps — less likely to distract drivers. They may face some push back, however, from members of Congress who are already questioning whether GNSS devices should be included under the proposed standards.
 

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By Inside GNSS
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GAO Report Highlights GPS Role in Vehicle Safety Apps
November 1, 2013

GAO Report Highlights GPS Role in Vehicle Safety Apps

Components of a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crash Avoidance System. Sources: Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership and GAO

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on intelligent transportation system (ITS) technologies released today (November 1, 2013) identified concerns about GPS accuracy and relative positioning that could limit its use in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) systems.

However, U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) officials responding to the GAO study expressed confidence that the quality of GPS receivers in today’s automobiles will be sufficient to support V2V safety applications.

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By Inside GNSS
Bring Real-World GNSS Satellite Signals Back to the Lab . . . with More Detail Than Ever
September 17, 2013

Bring Real-World GNSS Satellite Signals Back to the Lab . . . with More Detail Than Ever

Spirent GSS6425 Record and Playback System

Spirent Communications has unveiled a new system for recording real-world GNSS RF signals and replaying them in the lab.

“Record and Replay” is popular as a more rigorous — and, crucially, repeatable — approach to GPS and GNSS testing than using live signals in real time, where satellite positions and atmospheric conditions are constantly changing.

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By Inside GNSS
Miguel Ortiz
September 13, 2013

Miguel Ortiz

Miguel Ortiz is a research engineer at GEOLOC Laboratory from IFSTTAR, the French institute of science and technology for transport, development, and networks.

He received his M.Sc. degree in mechanics, automation, and engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers. He joined the lab after six years spent in a company where he managed systems architecture for automotive applications.

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By Inside GNSS
Safety Board Says Connected Vehicle Technology Should Be Required to Prevent Collisions
July 25, 2013

Safety Board Says Connected Vehicle Technology Should Be Required to Prevent Collisions

In a Tuesday (July 23, 2013) hearing on two fatal school bus/truck collisions, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended adoption of “connected vehicle technology” on all newly manufactured highway vehicles as a way to reduce such accidents.

Such collision-avoidance systems — similar to those used in civil aviation — would typically depend on real-time transmissions of the GNSS-derived locations of nearby vehicles to provide enhanced “situational awareness” to drivers.

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By Inside GNSS
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Acquisition of ST-Ericsson GNSS Portfolio Would Strengthen Intel’s Location Capabilities
June 28, 2013

Acquisition of ST-Ericsson GNSS Portfolio Would Strengthen Intel’s Location Capabilities

Assuming that its deal to acquire ST-Ericsson’s GNSS business closes in August as expected, Intel Corporation will find itself with expanded opportunities — and competitive set — in the mobile location marketplace.

Over the years, Intel has dominated the now-mature, even declining personal computer and server markets, but has found the rapidly growing mobile device environment — including smartphones and tablets —tougher going. Its Atom processor reportedly resides in only 12 percent of the former and 15 percent of the latter.

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By Inside GNSS
Spirent Launches Multi-Frequency Wideband GNSS Record & Playback System
June 10, 2013

Spirent Launches Multi-Frequency Wideband GNSS Record & Playback System

Spirent GSS6425

Spirent Communications has launched its GSS6425 multi-frequency GNSS record and playback (RPS) test system, a self-contained and portable unit that allows  users to record and play back data in the field without the need for an additional PC or external power.

The GSS6425 provides customers with RF recordings on for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, and QZSS (Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System) constellations, including L1, L2, and L5 frequencies representing more than 30 megahertz of bandwidth.

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By Inside GNSS
In-Car GNSS Jammer Localization Using Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
May 2, 2013

In-Car GNSS Jammer Localization Using Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks

FIGURE 1: ISTA (left) and GATE (right) measuring vans at the parking place at the GATE site in Berchtesgaden

Working Papers explore the technical and scientific themes that underpin GNSS programs and applications. This regular column is coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Hein, head of Europe’s Galileo Operations and Evolution.

For the complete story, including figures, graphs, and images, please download the PDF of the article, above.

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By Inside GNSS
Furuno to Launch New Multi-GNSS Receiver Chips, Modules This Summer
March 29, 2013

Furuno to Launch New Multi-GNSS Receiver Chips, Modules This Summer

Furuno Electric Company has announced that new multi-GNSS receiver chips eRideOPUS 6 and eRideOPUS 7 — with active anti-jamming, multipath mitigation, and dead reckoning interfaces — will be available to the market beginning August 2013.

The eRideOPUS 7 receiver chip can process GPS and GLONASS signals (with a combined antenna), satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) transmissions, Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), and — with a software update —Galileo signals. The eRideOPUS 6 is not GLONASS-capable.

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By Inside GNSS
Droning On about UAVs
March 23, 2013

Droning On about UAVs

One of my fond memories as a boy growing up in rural northeastern Oregon is sitting on an apple box in the basement of our house reading back issues of National Geographic.

All those wonderful color photos. And the maps, with their little illustrated explanations of Roman ruins in England or Babylonian irrigation practices in the Fertile Crescent!

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By Inside GNSS
eCall Rising
March 18, 2013

eCall Rising

eCall is the European Union (EU) initiative aimed at reducing road casualties by increasing the speed and efficiency of emergency response. It involves a device installed in cars that will automatically dial the EU’s “112” emergency phone number in the event of a serious road accident.

Key data including time, date, and GNSS coordinates will be sent to the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and then relayed to the most appropriate emergency service. The eCall is triggered by airbag deployment and impact sensor information.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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