Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
A look at how far we’ve come, where we are today and where we’re going in the effort to protect PNT and critical infrastructure when GNSS services aren’t available.
By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)
Inertial Labs has announced the integration of its RESEPI LIDAR solution into the high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manufactured by ideaForge. This collaboration aims to advance UAV-based LIDAR mapping, providing industries with an enhanced, highly accurate, and reliable solution.
By Inside GNSS
Swift Navigation and Bad Elf have announced a partnership to deliver a complete, turnkey solution for high volume and high precision GIS data collection. GIS data enables workers across industries to create precise digital maps (showing the location of buried infrastructure, for example) that improve worker safety and efficiency in construction, utilities, and environmental management.
By Inside GNSS
The European Defence Fund (EDF) and the Ministries of Defence of Estonia and Finland have awarded a €6 million investment to Project BadB, a consortium led by Estonian defence technology company KrattWorks. The project focuses on developing advanced navigation solutions for land and aerial vehicles that do not rely on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
By Inside GNSS
When Jeffrey Sanders founded UHU Technologies a few years after selling his first company, it wasn’t because he needed the work or a new income stream. He wanted to fix the GNSS spoofing and jamming problem impacting the U.S. and allied militaries. He did it primarily for the warfighter, and said this is the work that will become his legacy.
By Renee Knight
SandboxAQ has announced AQNav, a navigation system designed for air, land, and sea navigation in environments where GPS signals are jammed or unavailable. After development and testing with government and private sector partners, AQNav aims to offer a resilient, unjammable alternative to GPS.
By Inside GNSS
The GEODNET Foundation, the web3 organization governing the Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) network GEODNET, has announced new distribution and OEM agreements with more than ten enterprise customers, including AllyNav, Bad Elf, bynav, Sensori Robotics, and Unmanned Life.
By Inside GNSS
With the recent introduction of NavStorm-M, BAE Systems has updated nearly all of its GPS receivers with M-Code capability, giving warfighters access to equipment that is more resistant to spoofing and jamming—something that’s becoming increasingly critical on today’s battlefield.
By Renee Knight
Iridium Communications Inc. has announced the expanded commercial availability of its Satellite Time and Location (STL) service to parts of Europe and the Asia Pacific region. This expansion is driven by increasing demand and aims to provide an alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution to protect critical infrastructure against GPS and Galileo spoofing and jamming.
By Inside GNSS
GPR Ground Positioning Radar, a producer of ground-penetrating radar technology for autonomous vehicle localization, has announced a strategic collaboration with Rheinmetall Provectus, a global provider of autonomous navigation solutions. This partnership aims to integrate GPR’s WaveSense localization system into Rheinmetall Provectus’ autonomous platforms, enhancing positioning and navigation capabilities in GNSS-denied environments.
By Inside GNSS
According to federal portal SAM.gov, nine contract awards have been announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (CPNT) RFI.
By Inside GNSS
Spirent has successfully implemented Xona Space Systems’ PULSAR™ production signals for integration into the existing SimXona product line. Xona and Spirent have collaborated closely and have announced that the PULSAR™ X1 production signal implementation has successfully passed a diligent Xona certification.
By Inside GNSS
NAVSYS Corporation has secured a $4.4 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Rapid Architecture Prototyping and Integration Development (RAPID) Laboratory. The contract is part of AFRL’s Commercial Alternative Positioning, Navigation, and Timing for RAPID (CAPR) program, aimed at enhancing the Department of Defense’s (DoD) access to robust and resilient PNT services, especially when GPS is unavailable or compromised.
By Inside GNSS
