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March 13, 2023

Silicon Sensing Appoints New Chief Engineer

Dr Mark Marshall takes on role as emerging inertial sensing technologies open new market opportunities.

Dr Mark Marshall has been appointed as Chief Engineer of Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. Dr Marshall joined Silicon Sensing in 2017 as the lead engineer on numerous inertial programmes. Immediately prior to commencing as Chief Engineer he was the company’s Consultant Engineer and Electronics Discipline Manager. In this role he was responsible for the electronics and mechanical design of the company’s latest generation, tactical grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) – the DMU41.

By Inside GNSS

December 6, 2022

Human Engineering: Cheryl Gramling, Carrying Through on a Dream

Cheryl Gramling knew early on what she wanted to do in life. Today, she is assistant chief for technology, mission engineering and systems analysis division, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and she’s playing a key role in getting us back to the Moon.

By Peter Gutierrez

October 26, 2022

Helix Geospace appoints Tom Beese as Chairman

Helix is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Beese as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

By Inside GNSS

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October 19, 2022

John Carley to Succeed Michael Longinotti as Rx Networks Chief Executive Officer

Rx Networks announced today that Michael Longinotti, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the company at the end of 2022, then continue to serve as a board member. John Carley, VP of Sales and Marketing, has been appointed by the Board of Directors to succeed Longinotti as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023.

By Inside GNSS

September 27, 2022

Dr. Boris Pervan Receives Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Boris Pervan with its Johannes Kepler Award September 23, 2022 during the ION GNSS+ Conference held September 19-23, at the Hyatt Regency Denver At Colorado Convention Center.

By Inside GNSS

January 28, 2022

ION 2022 Fellow Memberships Announced

The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2022 Fellow membership during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting held January 25- 27, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

By Inside GNSS

January 27, 2022

Human Engineering: Faragher Ascendant

FocalPoint Positioning, founded in 2015, is, as they say, very happening. Its Supercorrelation is a chipset-level software product for mobiles, wearables and vehicles that is changing the positioning game in urban environments. Interesting and energetic, FocalPoint founder Ramsey Faragher came out of the defense industry and has a risen rapidly in the GNSS firmament.

By Peter Gutierrez

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January 21, 2022

Orolia CEO Courtois on Acquisition by Safran

As CEO Jean-Yves Courtois puts it, Orolia is focused on solving the hard problems. To do that, the France-based company, a global provider of resilient positioning, navigation and timing (RPNT) solutions, has become a technology integrator.

By Inside GNSS

January 12, 2022

JAVAD GNSS hires Head of Product Development

Industry veteran Simon Baksh is joining JAVAD GNSS as Head of Product Development. Baksh trained as a chartered surveyor and first applied his land and hydrographic survey expertise to optimize oil exploration working for Schlumberger internationally.

By Inside GNSS

December 16, 2021

Kassas Receives Air Force Young Investigator Award and Research Fundin

Zak Kassas, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California-Irvine, has receuved the Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Kassas was one of 36 scientists and engineers from 30 institutions in the country to earn the recognition for 2022.

By Inside GNSS

October 21, 2021

Javier Benedicto Promoted to ESA Director of Navigation

Javier Benedicto, for nearly 14 years the Head of the Galileo Programme Department within the Directorate of Navigation at the European Space Agency (ESA), has been appointed Director of Navigation at the agency.

By Inside GNSS

October 14, 2021

GNSS Expert Mark Psiaki Receives ION Kepler Award

The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Mark Psiaki with its Johannes Kepler Award during the Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS+ 2021 Conference. In addition to many other achievements, Psiaki co-authored the Inside GNSS cover story, “TRANSIT on Steroids: Doppler-Based GNSS Meets Large LEO Constellations”

By Inside GNSS

October 8, 2021

Charlotte Neyret in Charge of EGNOS Service-Provider ESSP as CEO

The European satellite service provider (ESSP) placed Charlotte Neyret, former European Development Director for Thales Alenia Space, at its helm as chief executive officer.ESSP manages EGNOS, the European GNSS satellite-based augmentation system.

By Inside GNSS

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Javier Benedicto Promoted to ESA Director of Navigation

GNSS Expert Mark Psiaki Receives ION Kepler Award

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