Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
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Topcon’s recent strategic investment in DDK Positioning, a PPP corrections service provider that has an exclusive partnership with Iridium Communications, will enable a robust, resilient GNSS positioning service unlike any other.
By Inside GNSS
Fixposition integrates Topnet Live, using precise and reliable corrections to bring autonomous systems to more applications and more users than ever.
By Inside GNSS
Hexagon | NovAtel is excited to announce the release of version 9.00 of its industry-leading Waypoint post-processing software, including Inertial Explorer, Inertial Explorer Xpress and GrafNav/GrafNav Static. Building on decades of GNSS positioning and algorithm development expertise, Waypoint 9.00 includes BeiDou Phase III support and a refreshed, streamlined GUI for users to import, process and export their data faster and more efficiently.
By Inside GNSS
The latest safety award for Rivian is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for the R1S as a Top Safety Pick+ for 2023. It accomplishes this and other safety advances with its Driver+ ADAS (advanced driving assistance system), which integrates a set of sensors along with driver attention, GNSS, and IMU modules. At AutoSens Detroit 2023, Abdullah Zaidi, Engineering Lead and Senior Manager at Rivian, presented his take on the state and near future of ADAS sensors including the benefits of adding lidar and the importance of better localization sensors for Level 3 systems.
By Kevin Jost
GEODNET is taking a different approach to global Earth observation, building a blockchain-based decentralized network of high-precision multi-band GNSS base stations. Since the company’s official launch in 2022, the team has grown its network of web3 GNSS base stations to more than 3,000 globally, providing a reliable solution for Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) applications.
By Renee Knight
Safran Electronics & Defense and Terran Orbital announced at last week’s Paris Air Show that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate the prerequisites for the production of a new generation of electric propulsion systems for satellites in the United States, based on Safran’s PPSX00 plasma thruster.
By Inside GNSS
Topcon Positioning Systems announces the acquisition of Satel Oy (Finland, Salo), the world’s leading expert and innovator in wireless technology.
By Inside GNSS
SAN FRANCISCO and LEUVEN, Belgium—Point One Navigation, a provider of precise location as a service (PLaaS) for autonomous vehicles, and Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS, have expanded their precision location solutions throughout western Europe.
By Inside GNSS
Orolia Defense & Security, a Safran Electronics & Defense company, has announced at the Institute of Navigation’s 2023 Joint Navigation Conference that it will re-brand under a new name, Safran Federal Systems, following its 2022 acquisition by Safran, a global aerospace and defense company.
By Inside GNSS
Microchip’s 5071B is a compact commercial timing product offering ease of deployment across multiple industries
By Inside GNSS
GNSS corrections will provide lane-level accuracy and instant convergence for automotive and consumer market applications
By Inside GNSS
LIVERMORE, Calif. – May 16, 2023 – Topcon Positioning Systems and Fixposition announce an agreement for Fixposition to provide Topcon correction services to Fixposition customers in North America and Europe.
By Inside GNSS
Syntony GNSS, a leading provider of SDR Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions, has announced the integration of Xona Space Systems’ LEO PNT constellation to its GNSS simulators and receiver solutions.
By Inside GNSS
