Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
French Space Agency CNES – with support from its subcontractor C&S – has made available two Android applications on the Google Play store, compatible with Android Nougat and validated on a Nexus 5X device.
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Photo source: Artech House. Artech House has announced the publication of Understanding GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications, Third Edition by Elliott D. Kaplan and Christopher J. Hegarty. This thoroughly updated third edition of an Artech House bestseller brings together a team of leading experts providing a current and comprehensive treatment of GNSS that readers won’t find in other resources.
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TimeProvider 5000 IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) grandmaster clock. Photo source: Microsemi Corp.TimeProvider 5000 IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) grandmaster clock. Photo source: Microsemi Corp.Microsemi Corporation announced the hardware on its TimeProvider 5000 IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) grandmaster clock has been updated to support Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and multi-GNSS constellations to ensure better reception and higher security in a wide variety of telecommunications network applications.
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Trimble RTX-based correction services now support the Galileo constellation. Photo source: Trimble.Trimble announced that its Trimble RTX-based correction services now support the Galileo constellation. As a true five-constellation technology that uses GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and now Galileo satellites, Trimble RTX is designed to deliver improved real-time positioning performance to its users worldwide.
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The VG380 vertical gyros modules. Photo source: MEMSIC Inc. MEMSIC Inc., with headquarters in Andover, Massachusetts, recently announced the addition of the VG380 to its portfolio of inertial modules. These new vertical gyros are designed to provide highly accurate pitch and roll (with respect to gravity), in both static and dynamic conditions. The static and dynamic accuracy is specified at +/-0.2 and +/-1.0 degrees (respectively) over the -40C to +85C temperature range.
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The new GSS200D Interference Detector was developed as part of Spirent’s partnership with Nottingham Scientific Limited. Photo source: Sprirent.Spirent Communications has announced a solution that enables the civil aviation industry to evaluate the growing threat of GNSS interference, jamming and spoofing. The new GSS200D Interference Detector was developed as part of Spirent’s partnership with Nottingham Scientific Limited.
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Precis-BX316R GNSS PPK board. Photo source: Tersus GNSS. Tersus GNSS, Inc., a GNSS RTK manufacturing company based in Shanghai, China, recently launched its new GNSS Post-Processing Kinematic (PPK) Board, the Precis-BX316R.
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The SL876Q5-A ultra-slim family of smart antenna GNSS receiver modules. Photo source: Telit.Telit announced the introduction of a new, ultra-slim family of smart antenna GNSS receiver modules on May 18. These fully integrated SL876Q5-A modules include a comprehensive feature set that eliminates the need for additional components, making them well suited for Internet of Things (IoT) projects with size, cost, and time constraints.
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Vector Eclipse H328. Photo source: Hemisphere GNSS.Hemisphere GNSS announces the Vector Eclipse H328, the next offering in a line of new and refreshed, low-power, high-precision, positioning and heading OEM (original equipment manufacturer) boards. The multi-frequency, multi-GNSS H328 is an all signals receiver board that includes Hemisphere’s new hardware platform and integrates Atlas GNSS Global Correction Service.
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SPAN Land Vehicle. Photo source: Novatel. At this week’s AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017 in Dallas, Texas, NovAtel introduced its new SPAN Land Vehicle technology for fixed wheel land vehicle applications. SPAN Land Vehicle is designed to optimize integrated GNSS + INS performance for land vehicles during periods of extended GNSS outage, in low dynamic operating environments, or in dense urban canyons. It ensures that accurate position, velocity and attitude is maintained during such difficult operating environments.
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The Precis-BX306 GNSS RTK Board. Tersus GNSS photo.Tersus GNSS, Inc., a GNSS RTK manufacturing company based in Shanghai, China, recently launched its new GNSS RTK Board, the Precis-BX306.
Featuring 192 GNSS channels, the launch of Precis-BX306 aims at facilitating the applications which need centimeter positioning accuracy and dynamic operation mode, enforcing effective observation data logging and management, and popularizing the adoption of high precision in aerial mapping and drone-related integration.
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The SKY65623-682LF is designed for GNSS radio receiver applications. Photo source: Skyworks.Skyworks Solutions of Woburn, Massachusetts, has launched the SKY65623-682LF low-noise amplifier (LNA) for applications including wearables, asset trackers, navigation devices, and action cameras.
The SKY65623-682LF is a Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MMIC) front-end LNA designed for GNSS radio receiver applications. The device is designed to provide low current consumption (1mA @ 1.8V supply), optimal gain, and a superior noise figure (NF). Output matching components are embedded inside the device. Only one external input matching inductor is required.
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