Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Broadcom has its new third-generation low-power L1/L5 GNSS receiver chip, the BCM4778, available for sampling to early-access partners and customers. Optimized for mobile and wearable applications, the chip is 35% smaller and consumes 5 times less power than the previous generation.
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The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Mark Psiaki with its Johannes Kepler Award during the Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS+ 2021 Conference. In addition to many other achievements, Psiaki co-authored the Inside GNSS cover story, “TRANSIT on Steroids: Doppler-Based GNSS Meets Large LEO Constellations”
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A maker of electric scooters has developed a GNSS- and inertial-based technology to keep its own products off of city sidewalks. Bird, a provider of environmentally friendly electric transportation, announced a smart sidewalk protection technology developed in partnership with u-blox.
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The biggest thing in anti-jam just got smaller: introducing GAJT-410MS, the newest addition to the GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio from Hexagon | VERIPOS.
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Saab, the Swedish defense and security company, and Maxar recently demonstrated a solution to GPS-denied environments by integrating Maxar’s 3D DATA and Precision 3D Registration (P3DR) technology into the Gripen E, the combat fighter jet
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A new data source to help scientists better understand the ionosphere and its potential impact on communications and PNT is now publicly available.
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NextNav and Satelles, Inc. have partnered on an alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) testbed in the San Francisco Bay Area. Designed and managed by NextNav with a timing source from Satelles, the testbed creates scenarios and conditions to rigorously test the precision and resilience of alternative PNT solutions
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has published a GPS Receiver Whitelist Development Guide and a new release of the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Integrity Library to protect against the spoofing, or deceiving, of GPS devices through false signals.
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Trimble launched its DA2 GNSS receiver for the Trimble Catalyst positioning service. The DA2 second-generation receiver and antenna for the Catalyst service now includes the Trimble ProPoint GNSS engine
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The latest pair of Galileo satellites have touched down at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ahead of their launch together next month.
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Hexagon | NovAtel updated their GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio. A provider of assured positioning, navigation and timing (APNT) products, NovAtel introduced the new GAJT-710 line with several enhancements over the previous generation.
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The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has published an online interactive world map providing information about augmentation service providers that support Galileo. Clicking over each country shows the names of the Galileo-ready providers along with the name of the service, type of service and coverage.
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Profound Positioning Inc., a provider of navigation and positioning software, announced its Instant Vehicle Tracking (IVT) solution, using GNSS and multi-sensor fusion to achieve decimeter-level accuracy in a cost-effective solution for safer, more efficient driving.
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