Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
A low-cost, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based, Precise Point Positioning (PPP), multi-constellation, multi-frequency GNSS receiver for micro and small satellites allows ≤10 cm positioning accuracy on a low-Earth orbit.
By Inside GNSS
Hexagon has acquired Immersal Oy, a provider of spatial mapping and visual positioning solutions used to produce augmented reality (AR) applications.
By Inside GNSS
Septentrio has partnered with XenomatiX, a provider of true-solid-state-LiDAR technology for autonomous applications and road management solutions, to enable high-accuracy GNSS-LiDAR solutions for road surveying and road management.
By Inside GNSS
Rx Networks announced TruePoint.io Global PPP correction service, providing the accuracy, providing global precise point positioning (PPP) corrections for every major GNSS constellation.
By Inside GNSS
BAE Systems, Inc. received the first contract from the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Production Corps to deliver M-Code Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) to Germany.
By Inside GNSS
Maxtena, Inc. introduced a small, patented GNSS antenna for high precision and autonomous multi-frequency applications. The M9HCT-A-SMA antenna is a high accuracy, multi-frequency active helix GNSS antenna + L-band corrections services.
By Inside GNSS
The French company Geoflex demonstrated GNSS corrections-driven centimetric positioning in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo on July 8, at the national Stadium Alphonse Massamba-Debat. The demo employed a dual-frequency GNSS chipset receiving GPS and Galileo signals and the Geoflex corrections service via the Nigerian NIGCOMSAT-1R satellite on L Band
By Inside GNSS
The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office demonstrated fused PNT technologies within an AgilePod during six successful Phase I sorties on an airborne testbed in Centennial, Colorado in April.
By Inside GNSS
An interview with Ignacio Fernández Hernández, Galileo Authentication and High Accuracy Service Manager, European Commission.
By Peter Gutierrez
Testing of the first pair of Galileo Batch 3 satellites at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) was completed in April, and they are now in storage on site. Three more new Galileo satellites have since arrived from OHB in Germany
By Inside GNSS
Iridium Communications Inc. received a research and development contract worth up to $30 million from the United States Army to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control for GPS and GPS-denied precision systems.
By Alan Cameron
Work on the Galileo EU Defence (GEODE) program began earlier this year when a consortium of 30 organizations from 14 European Union (EU) member states met to initiate “the biggest Galileo application development project ever launched” and “one of the most ambitious defense cooperation projects launched under the umbrella of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP),” according to consortium leader FDC.
By Inside GNSS
Microchip Technology Inc. integrated its BlueSky GNSS Firewall with its TimePictra 11 synchronization monitoring and management platform to protect 5G networks and other critical timing infrastructure from GPS jamming and spoofing while providing single-console visibility across the entire timing architecture.
By Inside GNSS
