Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Raytheon Co. Missile Systems received a $66 million modification contract for procurement of an undisclosed number of Excalibur 155mm Increment 1B GPS-guided heavy artillery projectiles, next-generation artillery precision munition, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2024.
By Inside GNSS
Physical Logic of Petah Tikva, Israel received a customer contract for $2 million for continuing development of a new-generation navigation-grade closed-loop micro-electromechanical (MEMS) accelerometer, the MAXL-CL-4000.
By Inside GNSS
A European consortium led by the French map service provider GEOSAT will investigate how the combination of self-driving mapping cars — or autonomous mobile mapping systems (AMMS) — and artificial intelligence-based mapping software can automate the production of high-definition (HD) maps.
By Inside GNSS
The joint exploitation of meta-signals received from multiple GNSS satellites, and from one or multiple antennas, can achieve high-accuracy PNT solutions in harsh propagation conditions.
A new methodology targets sub-meter GNSS accuracies in the consumer realm for applications such as augmented reality and visually impaired navigation. Recent Android RTK smartphone services in a real-time environment achieve accuracies below 50 cm. Can these be matched with PPP?
By Inside GNSS
Galileo Through the Lenses of Money, Defense, Brexit and Unfortunate Events
The year of our European correspondent generally begins with two predictive events: the ESA New Year press breakfast in Paris and the EU Space Policy Conference in Brussels. It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it.
By Peter Gutierrez
After years of delay, we see movement toward a back-up service for PNT and ensuring that critical infrastructure owners and operators take steps to limit vulnerabilities.
By Dee Ann Divis
Three different low-cost sensor integrations, covering vehicle navigation in a range of environments, were explored and explained in the February webinar, “Automotive-Grade GNSS + Inertial for Robust Navigation.” The full webinar, slides and audio, is available for download now.
Knowledge gained in close study of post-processed GNSS/INS data from very high-dynamic aerial maneuvers can improve position monitoring in machine control, precision agriculture and other industrial applications.
Hours before an impending government shutdown, the President signed both the defense appropriations and authorization bills on December 20. The bills funded nearly all of the Air Force’s GPS program but made substantial cuts in Army GPS receiver development.
By Dee Ann Divis
