GNSS (all systems)

No Sudden Moves

As with the notion of “disruption,” unpredictability can be useful. A move in chess or go, for instance. Or in the case of cuisine — say, when usurping Taco Thursday with chicken tagine. Even in negotiations, an unanticipated gambit can change the outcome positively.

Sometimes, of course, unpredictability is in the immanent nature of things. Despite advances in meteorological technology and science, weather continues to prove fickle. Foreknowledge of earthquakes remains difficult to pin down in space and time.

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By Inside GNSS
January 24, 2017

GPS Roundup: Congress Reopens for Business

Washington has seen a lot of transitions, so even amidst political controversy it’s generally business as usual.

For the GPS community that business, at least in the near term, will likely center on changes in federal leadership — with many key appointments, like a new Secretary of the Air Force, still to be determined. In addition — even at this early stage when new lawmakers are still trying to find their offices — there are issues and opportunities worth watching in emerging legislation.

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By Dee Ann Divis
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Multi-Receiver GPS-Based Direct Time Estimation

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Incorporation of real-time synchronized phasor measurements in the control of power grids can play an important role in maintaining the overall closed-loop stability of the power system. In the past, instability in the power grid caused disturbances ranging from small local perturbations to severe large scale blackouts as can be seen from Figure 1. Currently, the synchronization achieved in measurements collected using devices known as supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is not robust enough for efficient monitoring the power grid.

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By Inside GNSS
January 23, 2017

Positioning Technology in Australia Gets a $12 Million Boost

SBAS illustration with the GNSS satellites (upper left) and the communications satellite (upper right).

With the Australian government’s announcement earlier this month that it would invest $12 million in a two-year program looking into the future of positioning technology in Australia, comes plans for testing of satellite based augmentation systems (SBAS) to be undertaken, and for future applications for all four major modes of transport in Australia, as well as for potential safety, productivity, efficiency and environmental benefits.

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By Inside GNSS
January 20, 2017

ODOT Deploys DT Research Purpose-built GNSS Rugged Tablets for Construction Projects

DT Research’s DT391GS Rugged GNSS Tablets

San Jose, California-based DT Research announced on January 9 the successful deployment of the DT391GS Rugged GNSS Tablets for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).

The DT391GS tablets with Intel Celeron Dual Core Processors are used as Inspector Positioning Tablets with the critical hardware and software needed for line and grade determination on stakeless highway construction projects.

The tablet comes with four GNSS module options including two from Hemisphere GNSS and two from Trimble. The GNSS options are:

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By Inside GNSS
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January 11, 2017

Spirent Announces New GNSS/GPS Testing Software

Spirent Communications’ PT TestBench.

Spirent Communications plc has announced the availability of PT TestBench — software designed to help technology, system and application developers build more accurate positioning functions more quickly. According to the company, the testing, analysis and reporting package automates testing of GPS and other global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers, so higher quality systems are brought to market faster and more reliably.

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By Inside GNSS

Autoliv Shows Automotive Positioning and ADAS at 2017 CES

Autoliv, Inc. is a manufacturer of automotive safety systems with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden
Autoliv, Inc. is a manufacturer of automotive safety systems with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden
Autoliv, Inc. is a manufacturer of automotive safety systems with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden
Autoliv, Inc. is a manufacturer of automotive safety systems with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden

Autoliv, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive safety systems with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, released its sixth-generation, aftermarket location and positioning module at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.  

Accurate and reliable positioning and localization are critical for today’s vehicles containing advanced driver assistance (ADAS) and active safety systems, and even more essential in future autonomous vehicle systems.

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By Inside GNSS
January 5, 2017

Chicago-Area Magazine Editor Joins Inside GNSS

Managing editor Stan Goff

Stan Goff, a seasoned writer and editor for a variety of professional magazines, has joined Inside GNSS as managing editor. He will be responsible for day-to-day operations and production of the print publication and insidegnss.com.

He will work with founding editor Glen Gibbons.

Goff lives and works in the Chicago area, where he spent 17 years as a senior editor and executive editor for Advanstar Communications business to business magazines. Earlier, he was a sports editor for Sun Publications.

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By Inside GNSS
December 31, 2016

2017 ICINS: Integrated Navigation Systems Conference

The White Nights season in St. Petersburg, Russia

IEEE and Elektropribor are the chief sponsors of the 24th St. Petersburg International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems on May 29, 30 and 31, 2017.

The annual conference gathers engineers and scientists working in civil guidance, navigation and control to discuss recent work and future plans
and prospects. It is scheduled during the famous "White Nights" season of this northern city when the skies are so bright the streetlights never go on.

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By Inside GNSS
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