Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
A look at the infrastructure, recent performance results and prospects for the future.
By Inside GNSS
GMV Ltd has presented the results of the NAVISP project ‘Multi-System Multi-Sensor Maritime PNT Test Platform’ (MSMSPNT). The objective was to investigate methods and techniques for the combined use of multiple systems and sensors in maritime PNT receivers in accordance with International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines.
By Peter Gutierrez
The prototype, consisting of a single Tx-Rx communication link, was tested in indoor-to-indoor, outdoor-to-outdoor and outdoor-to-indoor communication scenarios and in both static and dynamic conditions. The outdoor-to-indoor results indicate that, with further development, the Civilian and Assets Recovery System (CARS) is a promising navigation and positioning technology.
By Inside GNSS
An overview of the Korean Augmentation Satellite System’s first deployment.
By Inside GNSS
The HAPS Augmented Search-And-Rescue Demonstration System (HASARDS) project could provide localization, tracking, georeferenced imagery and communication relay, complementing the existing system to help better execute SARs missions.
By Inside GNSS
To ensure safety, particularly as UAS become more common in the airspace, it’s critical to begin sharing individual satnav measurements as part of collision avoidance.
By Inside GNSS
Up-and-coming Belgian satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab offers high-performance, low earth orbit (LEO) satellite platforms that can accommodate various payload types, including for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) applications.
By Peter Gutierrez
EUSPA has published a new report, EU Space for Green Transformation, aimed at helping companies assess their own environmental performance and take actions in line with EU Green Deal targets.
By Peter Gutierrez
L3Harris Technologies recently delivered the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) space vehicle to an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) integration test facility at the Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico—an important step toward the satellite’s anticipated late 2023 launch.
By Inside GNSS
The Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) is officially available, becoming the first GNSS to offer free precise point positioning (PPP) corrections worldwide via both the Galileo signal in space (E6-B) and the internet. The announcement was made Tuesday during the 2023 European Space Conference in Brussels, Belgium.
By Renee Knight
On Wednesday morning, the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (GPS III SV06) was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and the satellite successfully deployed. The satellite, the sixth designed and built by Lockheed Martin, will enhance accuracy and anti-jamming capability, helping to modernize the U.S. Space Force’s GPS constellation.
By Renee Knight
Trimble is working with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to establish a state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab at UBC’s Forest Sciences Center. UBC is a global center for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.
By Peter Gutierrez
The Ministerial Council of the European Space Agency (ESA), meeting last fall (2022), agreed to extend the Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP), the agency’s funding mechanism for new navigation solutions that go beyond the use of GNSS signals and data. That means 2023 will see the launch of new NAVISP activities.
By Peter Gutierrez
