Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
NavCom Technology, Inc., has announced new capabilities for the SF-3050 multi-frequency GNSS receiver and Sapphire GNSS OEM board.
In addition to the integrated StarFire/real-time kinematic (RTK) GNSS capabilities, the SF-3050 and Sapphire now support single-frequency, multi-constellation operation, heading, and moving base station RTK operation that enables coordinated vehicle applications.
By Inside GNSS
GLONASS Tracks Father FrostAs GLONASS approaches completion, it’s no surprise that the Russian counterpart to GPS has gotten into more popular applications of GNSS technology — even Santa-tracking.
For more than 50 years, the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) has followed the travels of the Christmas gift-bearer from his North Pole headquarters. The Santa-tracking operation can be viewed online.
By Inside GNSS
The mobile industry’s largest exhibition takes place at Fira Montjuïc in the center of Barcelona, Spain on February 14-17 2011.
This year’s keynote speakers include Eric Schmidt, chairman/CEO of
Google; Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer; Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square; Dick
Costolo, CEO of Twitter; and Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo! and other corporate leaders.
Organizers of an ambitious project in the Asia/Oceania region demonstrating the benefits and opportunities for using multiple GNSS systems are moving ahead in their effort to design and implement a five-year campaign.
The 2nd Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS will be held in Melbourne, Australia, on November 21–22, in the two days before the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Form (APRSAF) annual meeting in the city.
By Inside GNSS
A Salzburg, Austria–based start-up company, Mobilizy, took home the €20,000 grand prize in the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010 (ESNC 2010) for its revolutionary navigation system Wikitude Drive, which uses augmented reality (AR) to superimpose driving directions over live street video on smartphones.
By Inside GNSS
A secure mobile application that enables secure voting and polling from location-capable mobile devices has won the 2010 USA Challenge — the North American regional event in the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC).
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Trimble has acquired the Terralite assets from Novariant, Inc., to expand the Sunnyvale, California–based company’s portfolio of positioning solutions.
By Inside GNSS
Catamaran Hotel, San DiegoThe Institute of Navigation International Technical Meeting (ITM) will take place January 24-26 at the Catamaran Hotel on Mission Bay in San Diego California.
Paul Kline of Honeywell Aerospace is the general chair. Jade Morton of Miami University, Ohio, is the program chair.
"Robotics Navigation" is the plenary session topic. Invited speakers will discuss current trends and future technologies that support navigation for surveillance, search and rescue, undergound and underwater robotics and unmanned air vehicles.
By Inside GNSS
Prague Congress CentreThe workshop on GNSS Applications for Human Benefit and Development is sponsored by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
It is the 20th joint UN-IAF workshop and will be held at the Prague Congress Centre (PCC) in Prague, Czech Republic just before the 61st International Astronautical Congress that runs from September 27-October 1. Participants at either event are welcome at the other.
By Inside GNSS
Anthony Russo, director of the U.S. National Coordination Office (NCO) for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) The United States brought a strong message that it is pursuing a new direction in GNSS relations with China in presentations at the 2010 NaviForum in Shanghai last week.
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Hemisphere GPS has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement to supply the S3-S Navigator — a customized Outback S3 precision guidance system — for Summit Liability Solutions. Both companies are based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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The 9th TRANSNAV symposium will be held June 15-17, 2011 at Gdynia, Poland, a seaport and resort city on the south coast of the Baltic.
The biennial event is an opportunity for scientists and professionals in navigation, transport, ocean engineering and maritime technology to share knowledge and research on all aspects of maritime navigation and safety of sea transportation. The symposium is held in English.
By Inside GNSS
The Locations & Beyond Summit — a four-year-old event with a new name — will be held at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco on October 6, 2010, during the CTIA Wireless Enterprise and Applications 2010 conference.
Organizer CSR says the event will focus on the " transformative effects of connecting everything and everyone, everyplace." Panels and discussions are aimed at developers of new location-aware products,applications, services and technologies.
By Inside GNSS
