Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
At a special presentation hosted by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Road Sounder project, led by Italian company ARPsoft, unveiled its new road assessment system – a smart, low-cost network designed to continuously monitor road pavement conditions.
By Peter Gutierrez
Adtran has announced that the Turin and Piedmont Internet Exchange (TOP-IX) has launched Italy’s first time-as-a-service (TaaS) solution using Adtran Oscilloquartz technology. Delivered in collaboration with Italy’s National Institute of Metrological Research and other strategic partners, the service leverages Oscilloquartz edge grandmaster devices deployed across TOP-IX’s dedicated fiber network.
By Inside GNSS
Taoglas, a provider of antennas and IoT components, announced the expansion of its TFM series of multi-band GNSS front-end modules. Building upon the existing product range, the expanded series offers design engineers more options for simplifying and accelerating product development for high-precision GNSS applications.
By Inside GNSS
Collins Aerospace has received approval for Full Rate Production of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Generation II system (MAPS GEN II).
By Inside GNSS
Quectel Wireless Solutions has launched the LG580P, a multi-constellation, multi-band GNSS module supporting multi-band signals across L1, L2, L5, and L6. This enables real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning and integrates a dual antenna heading algorithm for enhanced accuracy and reliability.
By Inside GNSS
In 2024, u-blox partnered with Topcon’s Topnet Live, gaining access to Topcon’s global network of real-time kinematic (RTK) correction stations. The partnership enhances u-blox’s positioning technology by building in a robust, high-accuracy positioning solution for mass-market applications.
By Inside GNSS
Fixposition, a Swiss company specializing in high-precision global positioning solutions, combines computer vision techniques with satellite navigation to deliver accuracy in both open fields and GNSS-challenged environments.
By Inside GNSS
Hexagon | NovAtel announced it will enhance its SPAN GNSS+INS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems + Inertial Navigation System) solution by adding ground-penetrating radar sensors. To do so, NovAtel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Massachusetts-based GPR, Inc. to integrate GPR’s WaveSense ground-penetrating radar technology.
By Inside GNSS
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a provider of IoT and GNSS technology, has announced the launch of the LG680P, a multi-constellation, quad-band GNSS module designed to deliver high-precision positioning across a wide range of applications including precision agriculture, intelligent robots and surveying.
By Inside GNSS
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor company serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced the Teseo VI family of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers aimed at high-volume precise positioning use cases.
By Inside GNSS
NextNav has announced the successful completion of lab and field demonstrations of its Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solution based on Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) standards in 5G waveforms.
By Inside GNSS
GEODNET Foundation, the primary steward of GEODNET, the world’s largest precision positioning network, has announced an $8M strategic round led by Multicoin Capital with participation from ParaFi and DACM, bringing the project’s total financing to date to $15M.
By Inside GNSS
Zephr.xyz, a provider of augmented position, navigation, and timing (AugPNT) technologies, has been awarded a $1.74 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct-to-Phase II contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop real-time detection of GNSS jamming and spoofing in contested domains while geolocating the sources of these attacks.
By Inside GNSS
