Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Trimble announced last week the release of the Trimble GNSS Smart Target Base Station for high-accuracy mapping from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
The announcement was made in Berlin at INTERGEO 2017, the world’s largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management.
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Applanix, a Trimble Company, last week introduced an updated version of its POS LVX system, which provides high-accuracy positioning and orientation for the operation of autonomous ground vehicles.
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Microsemi’s BlueSky GPS Firewall is designed to provide security against GPS spoofing and jamming threats. Photo: Microsemi Corporation.Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the recent development of a breakthrough approach to protecting critical infrastructure against GPS spoofing and jamming threats with the introduction of its BlueSky GPS Firewall.
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Spirent’s GSS7000 Series of Multi-GNSS, Multi-frequency Simulators. Photo: Spirent.Spirent Communications plc, a leader in Galileo, GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) testing solutions, this week announced a partnership with Cranfield University, a global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management. The two organizations will be collaborating to develop connected autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies.
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The BCM47755 is designed to enhance LBS applications for mobile phones, tablets and fitness wearables. Photo: Broadcom Ltd.No longer will a high-end, expensive GNSS receiver be required to achieve centimeter accuracy now that Broadcom Limited has announced the launch of its new dual-frequency receiver with such accuracy designed for consumer location-based services (LBS) applications.
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SBG Systems is adding to its catalog a full set of technical services called the “SBG +Services”. Photo: SBG Systems.Rueil-Malmaison, France-based SBG Systems is adding to its catalog a full set of technical services called the “SBG +Services”. Dedicated to surveyors as well as integrators, these services are designed to increase productivity by enhancing utilization efficiency and bringing clever solutions to daily project challenges.
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Robusta part no. SR4G031, a new antenna for metal surfaces. Photo: Antenova Ltd.Antenova Ltd, a manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things located in Hatfield, UK, has launched Robusta part no. SR4G031, a new antenna for metal surfaces. The antenna operates in the 1559-1609 MHz bands and is designed for tracking metal objects and smart city applications.
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Skydel Solutions will demonstrate its SDX 17.8 software-defined GNSS simulator at ION GNSS+ 2017. Photo: Skydel Solutions. Montreal, Quebec-based Skydel Solutions has released SDX 17.8 software-defined GNSS simulator just in time for ION GNSS+. SDX users now get a host of improvements, according to the company. The 17.8 release menu features, among other things: Gaussian noise, spectrum view and GUI improvements, as well as Advanced Jamming.
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Tallysman’s TW2643POC GPS/Iridium antenna. Photo: Tallysman.Tallysman announced that Facebook has selected the Ottawa, Canada company’s TW2643POC GPS/Iridium antenna for the Facebook Open Cellular Platform.
The TW2643POC employs Tallysman’s unique Accutenna technology in a magnet mount, passive right hand circularly polarized antenna for the reception of all of the GNSS constellations (GPS L1/GLONASS G1/ Galileo E1/ BeiDou B1) plus Iridium: 1559 to 1626.5 MHz frequency band. It is certified and specially designed to maximize the performance of Iridium Voice and Data Modems plus the upper GNSS band (1559 – 1606MHz).
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Springer has published the “Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems”, edited by Peter J.G. Teunissen (Professor of Geodesy and Satellite Navigation at Curtin University and TU Delft) and Oliver Montenbruck (Head of the GNSS Technology and Navigation Group at DLR’s German Space Operations Center).
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Per EngeSatelles, a Virginia-based secure time and location solutions company, this week announced the appointment of Dr. Per Enge to its Board of Directors.
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PCTEL’s new multi-band LTE/Wi-Fi/GNSS antenna with a sub-inch profile.PCTEL, Inc., a Bloomingdale, Illinois-based manufacturer of Performance Critical TELecom solutions, announced today (August 14, 2017) its new multi-band LTE/Wi-Fi/GNSS antenna with a sub-inch profile. The antenna combines PCTEL’s high rejection multi-GNSS technology for precision timing and location tracking with high performance multi-band data connectivity, according to the company. The antenna is also designed to be rugged and easy to install, making it ideal for covert public safety operations, precision agriculture, and the Industrial internet of things (IoT).
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