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December 26, 2024

Leading RTK Corrections Provider GEODNET Highlighting GEO-PULSE, Other Tech at CES 2025 

Over the last few years, blockchain company GEODNET has leveled up RTK corrections, providing a low cost, reliable solution that offers the centimeter level accuracy so many need. The decentralized CORS reference network can be leveraged by both enterprise and consumer users for a variety of applications, with triple-frequency full-constellation correction signals the difference maker. 

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By Renee Knight
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December 23, 2024

ESA Announces FutureNAV Industry Day 2025

The first FutureNAV Industry Day, on 18 February 2025, will bring together European stakeholders in satellite navigation to explore the future of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies. This gathering will spotlight emerging opportunities and foster a network of European companies in the PNT and GNSS sector.

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By Inside GNSS
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December 18, 2024

Silizium Circuits to Provide LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC to Indian Centre for Development of Telematics

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India has signed an agreement with Silizium Circuits Pvt Ltd a fabless Semiconductor IP & SoC Startup under FABCI (Fabless Chip Design Incubator) for the “Design and Development of LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC”.

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By Inside GNSS
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December 11, 2024

WAVENET RF Engineering and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Successfully Test KEPLER RF Navigation System

WAVENET RF Engineering, a Spanish company dedicated to the design and development of radio frequency systems and specializing in unmanned vehicle systems, with the collaboration of UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a Spanish company in advanced guidance, navigation and control systems for unmanned aerial systems, are developing a positioning and navigation system, called KEPLER ADVANCE. 

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December 11, 2024

Advanced Navigation Supplies Rheinmetall Defense Australia with Inertial Navigation Solution

Advanced Navigation, a provider of assured positioning navigation and timing (APNT) technologies and autonomous systems, has finalized a multi-million dollar deal with Rheinmetall Defense Australia to supply fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation systems (INS), for integration into Rheinmetall’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV), currently in service with the Australian Army.

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December 9, 2024

Novel Photonic Platform for PNT Applications

With support from the European Space Agency (ESA), Switzerland-based Luxtelligence has demonstrated prototyping capabilities in a novel photonic platform. The platform is based on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN), suited for the development of high-speed electro-optic modulators. Such modulators could, in turn, be used in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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December 6, 2024

Australia and India Collaborate on Resilient PNT

Skykraft, an Australian company, has signed a Participating Project Partner Agreement for the “Demonstration of Collaborative Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)” project. This agreement, supported by an International Space Investment (ISI) India Projects grant from the Australian Government, will promote joint space projects between Australia and India.

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December 18, 2024

Silizium Circuits to Provide LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC to Indian Centre for Development of Telematics

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India has signed an agreement with Silizium Circuits Pvt Ltd a fabless Semiconductor IP & SoC Startup under FABCI (Fabless Chip Design Incubator) for the “Design and Development of LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC”.

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By Inside GNSS
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December 9, 2024

Novel Photonic Platform for PNT Applications

With support from the European Space Agency (ESA), Switzerland-based Luxtelligence has demonstrated prototyping capabilities in a novel photonic platform. The platform is based on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN), suited for the development of high-speed electro-optic modulators. Such modulators could, in turn, be used in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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November 12, 2024

NaviMoon New Earth-Moon GNSS Spaceborne Receiver

Partners SpacePNT and European Engineering and Consultancy (EECL) have delivered the final presentation of the European Space Agency (ESA)-funded ‘Earth Moon GNSS Spaceborne Receiver For In-Orbit Demonstration’ project, the aim of which was to develop and qualify a GNSS spaceborne receiver called NaviMoon for lunar applications.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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October 10, 2024

Tronics Developing New North-Seeking MEMS Gyro

Knowing precisely which way is north can be crucial in the mining industry, in oil and gas surveying, and for a variety of autonomous vehicle applications. “We have a new, north-seeking MEMS [micro-electromechanical system] gyro, with a completely revised MEMS design,” said Tronics Product Marketing Manager Pierre Gazull, speaking at InterGEO 2024 in Stuttgart.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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October 1, 2024

Surveying Just Got Easier – Again

Juniper Systems has introduced a simple but ingenious device, the Geode Grip. It is basically a mounting bracket to which users can attach a GNSS receiver and a smartphone or tablet data collection device, ergonomically designed to be held easily in one hand.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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September 11, 2024

OneWeb Launches Alternative PNT Service, Astra

OneWeb Technologies, Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications solutions, has announced the commercial availability of its Astra solution designed to facilitate seamless LEO SATCOM connectivity and operational performance when GPS/global navigation satellite signals (GNSS) are unavailable or compromised.

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By Inside GNSS
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September 11, 2024

TDK Launches Tronics AXO314, Closed-Loop Digital MEMS Accelerometer

TDK Corporation has announced a new product in the Tronics AXO 300 accelerometers platform. After the launch of AXO315 for avionics applications, AXO305 for land and marine positioning systems, and AXO301 for railway applications and inclination measurement, Tronics extends its portfolio with AXO314, a digital MEMS accelerometer with ±14 g input range for industrial applications operating under shock and vibration.

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By Inside GNSS
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September 11, 2024

Roke Develops Miniature eLORAN Antenna

The long-range navigation (LORAN) system, introduced during World War II, continues its ascent as a potential complement to GNSS services, especially in indoor, urban and underground scenarios. The UK-based Roke company, with support from the European Space Agency (ESA), is working to bring enhanced LORAN (eLORAN) to a broader user base, developing a miniaturized eLORAN antenna for portable and even hand-held devices.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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August 23, 2024

Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that Ray O’Connor, president and chief executive officer, will retire in September 2025 after over three decades of exceptional leadership. O’Connor will transition to the role of Chairman of the Topcon Positioning Systems Board of Directors effective September 1, 2024, providing guidance and support to the executive leadership team during this important year of transition.

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By Inside GNSS
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January 2, 2024

Trimble executive: GNSS still core of PNT

Speaking to Inside GNSS at the recent InterGEO conference in Berlin, Olivier Casabianca, Vice President of Trimble Positioning Services, said “If you look at the way we work today, GNSS is still the key component, serving all of what we would consider the central geospatial industries, meaning construction, agriculture, transportation, etcetera. People talk about making a digital version of the world, and we understand that starts with knowing where you are, before, during and after, whatever job you’re doing. Precise positioning is fundamental.”

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By Peter Gutierrez
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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.

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By Inside GNSS
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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.

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By Inside GNSS
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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.

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By Inside GNSS
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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.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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December 26, 2024

Leading RTK Corrections Provider GEODNET Highlighting GEO-PULSE, Other Tech at CES 2025 

Over the last few years, blockchain company GEODNET has leveled up RTK corrections, providing a low cost, reliable solution that offers the centimeter level accuracy so many need. The decentralized CORS reference network can be leveraged by both enterprise and consumer users for a variety of applications, with triple-frequency full-constellation correction signals the difference maker. 

Read More >

By Renee Knight
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December 23, 2024

ESA Announces FutureNAV Industry Day 2025

The first FutureNAV Industry Day, on 18 February 2025, will bring together European stakeholders in satellite navigation to explore the future of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies. This gathering will spotlight emerging opportunities and foster a network of European companies in the PNT and GNSS sector.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
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December 18, 2024

Silizium Circuits to Provide LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC to Indian Centre for Development of Telematics

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India has signed an agreement with Silizium Circuits Pvt Ltd a fabless Semiconductor IP & SoC Startup under FABCI (Fabless Chip Design Incubator) for the “Design and Development of LEO Satellite Components and GNSS RF Front End ASIC”.

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
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December 11, 2024

WAVENET RF Engineering and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Successfully Test KEPLER RF Navigation System

WAVENET RF Engineering, a Spanish company dedicated to the design and development of radio frequency systems and specializing in unmanned vehicle systems, with the collaboration of UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a Spanish company in advanced guidance, navigation and control systems for unmanned aerial systems, are developing a positioning and navigation system, called KEPLER ADVANCE. 

Read More >

By Inside GNSS
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December 6, 2024

Australia and India Collaborate on Resilient PNT

Skykraft, an Australian company, has signed a Participating Project Partner Agreement for the “Demonstration of Collaborative Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)” project. This agreement, supported by an International Space Investment (ISI) India Projects grant from the Australian Government, will promote joint space projects between Australia and India.

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By Inside GNSS
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November 20, 2024

PNT Shows the Way at InterGEO 2024 in Stuttgart

Positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies have become indispensable in an ever-widening range of industrial sectors. That trend promises to continue, with major players in the PNT industry making moves to expand their markets, lowering barriers and offering new means of entry, trimming price points and making integration easier.

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By Peter Gutierrez
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Working Papers: Upgrading Galileo

Europe’s Galileo navigation system has taken a significant leap forward with the completion of a major upgrade to its Galileo Ground Segment. As one of the most complex ground segments ever developed in Europe, the challenge lay in seamlessly upgrading a system that serves more than four billion users globally—without disrupting service.

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