Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Taoglas’ AGGBP.25B two-stage 28 dB Active GPS Patch Antenna Module. Photo: Taoglas. Taoglas, a Wexford, Ireland-based provider of automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) antenna products, today announced that STATSports has selected Taoglas to provide antenna solutions for its new Apex line of GPS-based sports performance monitors.
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The POLYNAV 2000 is one of the company’s integrated navigation systems. Photo: Polynesian Exploration Inc. Polynesian Exploration Inc., a San Jose, California navigation startup, has launched its high-accuracy navigation solution for demanding applications such as autonomous driving and UAVs.
The POLYNAV 2000 is designed to deliver high accuracy position, velocity and attitude whether the platform is static or moving. The solution features multiple satellite constellations (GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo), multiple frequencies real time kinematic (RTK) L1 & L2, multi-antenna signal processing, tactical grade sensors, and high dynamic tolerance.
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NovAtel partner AutonomouStuff will provide the “Apollo Kit” to Baidu Apollo partners.At the Baidu Create conference in Beijing earlier this month, Baidu announced NovAtel’s partner, AutonomouStuff, as a member of their Autonomous Driving ecosystem — Project Apollo.
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With a strong global economy and evolving ambitions to play a bigger role in space systems and GNSS capabilities, India and the India Space Research Organization (ISRO) have indeed become a bigger player after several technological advances in recent months.
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Equations 1 – 7Working 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.
By Günter W. Hein
Two aircraft flying at the same altitude
Q: How is Public Safety reliant on GNSS and is this a concern?
A: Much like many industries and organizations, as the nature of Public Safety grows and evolves, its members have looked to leverage available technologies that help them achieve their goals. In this case, the goals are first and foremost Public Safety followed closely by Member Safety whether it be police, fire or others.
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Sponsored by the International Committee for Airspace Standards and Calibration (ICASC) and hosted by the Institute of Navigation (ION), IFIS 2018 is the 20th International Flight Inspection Symposium and serves as a credible international forum that promotes a better understanding of the technologies and environmental issues impacting global flight inspection operations.
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This has been a productive year so far for Australia in terms of GPS breakthroughs, but plans are in place for the country to continue to make big strides in GPS technology and precise positioning programs.
Spatial Source — Australia and New Zealand’s first website covering the geospatial, surveying, GIS and mapping communities — reports that Australia officially has its first GPS infrastructure in space, according to the nation’s Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne.
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The Clock Tower in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Wikimedia Commons Photo.The International Navigation Conference 2017 will bring together the Positioning, Navigation and Timing community around three major themes: Autonomy, Robust PNT, and Sensor & Data Fusion.
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The Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada will host InterDrone in September. Wikimedia Commons photo by Laslovarga.InterDrone is where the UAV industry comes together, bringing drone pilots, UAS engineers and developers, commercial drone service businesses, UAV manufacturers, drone videographers and enterprise UAV end-users.
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The R&S ZNLE vector network analyzer. Photo: Rohde & SchwarzRohde & Schwarz has launched the R&S ZNLE vector network analyzer to address the requirements of customers looking to perform RF measurements to characterize components such as antennas, attenuators, filters and PCBs. The new standalone instrument weighs 6 kilograms and has a footprint of just 408 millimeters x 235 millimeters, saving up to two thirds of space on the workbench compared with competitive VNAs, according to the company.
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Applanix is pleased to invite you to its upcoming 2017 Airborne Workshop, a FREE one day educational and networking workshop. The workshop will be held at the Marriott San Francisco Airport Waterfront in Burlingame, California.
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