Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
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
Errors in inertial sensor measurements are accumulated over time, leading to drift in INS navigation outputs. While gyro bias is the main contributor, other factors, such as accelerometer bias and noise, are important to consider for balancing the overall error budget.
By Andrey Soloviev
Fixposition, a positioning solution provider, recently launched Vision-RTK2, a new generation of positioning sensors powered by deep sensor fusion technology that’s an upgraded version of the original Vision-RTK.
By Inside GNSS
Rural roadways comprise 91% of U.S. public roadway mileage. Though only around 19% of the population lives in rural areas, around half of all traffic fatalities occur on rural roadways.
By Inside GNSS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recognises the education-first approach in Autonomy & Positioning Reality Summit sessions
By Inside GNSS
Xona Space Systems recently launched a test satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter 5, aiming to display high-quality commercial PNT Low Earth Orbit (LEO) signals from a payload suitable for small satellite deployment—and Hexagon | NovAtel has announced support of those efforts.
By Renee Knight
Robustness to GPS jamming and spoofing is critical for military applications yet challenging, and numerous alternative sensing techniques have been explored over the years. Virtual aiding methods have proven effective, with the ability to constrain and localize the search space for improved operability in GPS-denied environments.
By Inside GNSS
Two Belgian adventurers are currently crossing Greenland on a triathlon including ski, kayak and a vertical rock climb. They have Septentrio’s AsteRx-SB receiver for the ride to collect valuable data for climate research in collaboration with the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
By Inside GNSS
A: GNSS users who must verify the integrity of their navigation solutions to meet safety requirements need at least some knowledge of the degree to which they can trust the signals received from GNSS satellites before additional monitoring is added.
By Inside GNSS
