Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
At his keynote during the HxGN LIVE Global 2022 event in Las Vegas, Michael Ritter, president of Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division, gave an overview of assured positioning and demonstrated how it provides the foundation for safe autonomy.
By Kevin Jost
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed an international cooperation agreement to deploy a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS). Based on Europe’s EGNOS technology, the system will serve an area of more than 16.5 million km2, that is one and a half times the size of the area covered by Europe’s EGNOS.
By Peter Gutierrez
The European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) is launching a new testing campaign aimed at assessing improved Galileo signal features. EU and non-EU stakeholders are invited to express interest in testing new features of the Galileo I/NAV safety of life (SoL) signal.
By Peter Gutierrez
On April 28th, 2022, JCB launched their new Fastrac iCON tractor to the public. It features the industry-leading Hexagon | NovAtel’s SMART7 GNSS receiver and optional TerraStar Correction Services driving the iCONNECT precision technology package and offering operators an easy-to-use customisable experience.
By Inside GNSS
The new LC29H dual-band, high precision GNSS module from Quectel Wireless Solutions, which optionally integrates RTK and DR, provides precise positioning at the centimeter and decimeter levels.
By Inside GNSS
Inertial Labs recently released updated versions of its Kernel inertial measurement units (IMUs). The series represents a fully integrated inertial solution that combines the latest MEMS sensor technology.
By Inside GNSS
Latest Atomic Clock Designed for Commercial, Military and Aerospace Operations; Launch Webinar Scheduled July 7
By Inside GNSS
u-blox recently introduced the u-blox XPLR-IOT-1 IoT explorer kit, an all-in-one package developed to evaluate and validate IoT applications.
By Inside GNSS
Persistent Systems recently introduced the Multi-Band Tracking Antenna with the goal of improving ground-based communication and tracking of friendly manned and unmanned aircraft, even in GPS-denied environments, helping warfighters defend against the threat of electronic warfare (EW) from near-peer adversaries.
By Renee Knight
GMV Aerospace and Defense has developed a system for a pan-European, public time distribution. At the recent AltPNT Demonstration Day at the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC), Ricardo Píriz, from GMV AD’s GNSS Time and Frequency Group, explained how his company can provide Galileo System Time (GST) or Galileo UTC via existing networks.
By Peter Gutierrez
Communications leader Qualcomm Technologies is putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work in the wireless technologies domain, with applications in mobility management, smart signaling, interference management, sensing and positioning.
By Inside GNSS
ANELLO Photonics, the company behind the SiPhOGTM gyroscope, has released an Optical Gyroscope & GNSS/INS Evaluation Kit (EVK) for autonomous applications.
By Inside GNSS
The European Space Agency (ESA) is bringing to bear an innovative GNSS-based method for ocean surface topography, delivering important environmental data for a range of applications.
By Peter Gutierrez
