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Sensonor Upgrades MEMS IMU; STIM300 Featured in NovAtel, Norbit Systems

Sensonor Upgrades MEMS IMU; STIM300 Featured in NovAtel, Norbit Systems

Sidescan image of Norbit Seahorse

Sensonor has announced new features for its STIM300, a small, lightweight micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU) that provides non-GPS–aided positioning in multiple domains.

The STIM300 — which can be used underwater, on land and sea, and in aeronautic and astronautic applications — now has real-time g-compensation in al axes and supports rates of up to 2000 degrees/second.

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NovAtel’s Purves to Head Hexagon’s Veripos Operations

NovAtel’s Purves to Head Hexagon’s Veripos Operations

Graham Purves, new Veripos CEO

In his role as president of Hexagon Positioning Intelligence, Michael Ritter has announced the appointment Graham Purves as president & CEO of Veripos, effective September 9.

“Graham has amassed a tremendous level of experience in all aspects of our industry during his over 25 years at NovAtel,” said Ritter, who also serves as president and CEO of the Calgary, Canada–based NovAtel Inc. “This experience and especially his dexterity for sales, marketing, and business development are ideal prerequisites for this next step in his career.”

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KVH Launches 2 FOG IMUs

KVH Launches 2 FOG IMUs

KVH Industries, Inc., headquartered in Middletown, Rhode Island, has introduced the 1725 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and the 1775 IMU, advanced sensors designed to be integrated into a range of stabilization, pointing, and navigation applications.

The new products complement KVH’s 1750 IMU and create a range of choices for advanced six-degrees-of-freedom (6DOF) sensors with enhanced performance. All three products utilize the  E•Core ThinFiber technology of KVH’s DSP-1750 fiber optic gyro (FOG).

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LocataNet-based White Sands High-Accuracy Reference System Nears Full Operation

LocataNet-based White Sands High-Accuracy Reference System Nears Full Operation

The LocataNet installation at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico, has completed its final system verification testing and is on schedule to become a fully operational capability in January 2015.

The network serves as the Non-GPS Based Positioning System (NGBPS) subsystem for the Ultra High Accuracy Reference System operated by the Central Inertial and GPS Test Facility (CIGFT) at WSMR. An article in the May/June 2012 issue of Inside GNSS describes the design and testing of the system.

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By Inside GNSS
NovAtel Expands Pinwheel Antenna Product Line

NovAtel Expands Pinwheel Antenna Product Line

NovAtel GPS-702-GG-HV

NovAtel Inc. has introduced the GPS-702-GG-HV to its line of high-performance Pinwheel antennas. Tracking L1/L2 GPS and L1/L2 GLONASS frequencies, customers can use the same antenna for GPS-only or dual-constellation applications, reducing equipment costs and need for future redesign. With the same form factor and choke ring performance as the company’s other Pinwheel antennas, the GPS-702-GG-HV has been enhanced to provide the robustness needed for use under high vibration conditions.

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By Inside GNSS
Topcon Launches Two UAS Mapping Systems

Topcon Launches Two UAS Mapping Systems

Topcon Positioning Group has released two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for mapping — the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic.  Both systems are designed to produce accurate solutions for the automated mapping of a wide range of sites — regardless of terrain — including construction sites, mines and quarries, and for use in land surveying, power line and pipeline inspection as well as precision agriculture field mapping.

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GPS Networking Offers EMI Shielding for GPS/GNSS Splitters
September 4, 2014

GPS Networking Offers EMI Shielding for GPS/GNSS Splitters

GPS Networking, headquartered in Pueblo West, Colorado, has announced that it now offers electro-magnetic interference (EMI) shielding on its GPS/GNSS Splitters.

Interference between electronic components is an increasing issue as more wireless components are used to complete broadband systems. Reducing disturbance among separate frequencies through EMI shielding is a critical deliverable for project managers, says Eileen O’Halloran, general manager at GPS Networking

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By Inside GNSS
Market Research Firm Sees Bright Prospects for GNSS OEMs
June 30, 2014

Market Research Firm Sees Bright Prospects for GNSS OEMs

A series of ABI Research studies released in recent months sketches a promising future of robust growth in GNSS OEM markets.

The London- and New York–based company’s 2014 GNSS IC vendor matrix released today (June 30, 2014) concluded that Qualcomm is the leading GPS IC vendor, followed by Broadcom, and — for the first time — MediaTek in third place after another year of strong growth and robust shipments as a result of its targeted design strategy.

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By Inside GNSS
AUVSI 2014 New Products Roundup
June 16, 2014

AUVSI 2014 New Products Roundup

NovAtel FlexPak-S GNSS SAASM Enclosure

From small unmanned aircraft to communication systems, plenty of exciting new products appeared at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s show in Orlando last month.
 
More than 600 exhibitors brought their products to the event. These are just a few of the innovations that were on display.
 

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