Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is Europe’s regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS). Used to improve the accuracy and reliability of GNSS positioning information, EGNOS is designed to provide safety of life navigation services to aviation, maritime and land-based users across the EU.
By Inside GNSS
Technology from Helix Geospace will be used to develop an accurate, resilient GNSS solution as part of the Future Flights Challenge Phase 3 project, with the goal of demonstrating how large drone swarms can be deployed to solve environmental protection concerns in GNSS-denied environments.
By Inside GNSS
Europe has deployed two new Galileo satellites within its constellation, adding to the existing 26 operational satellites in orbit. The entry into service of satellites 27 and 28 follows an exhaustive 2022 testing campaign. In a recent communication, the European Space agency (ESA) said the new deployment will result in a measurable increase in positioning accuracy and improved overall performance of the Galileo system.
By Peter Gutierrez
Valor Systems provides GNSS-based public safety and security software applications that help guide first responders to emergency scenes. The company counts local, state and federal authorities, public institutions, the military and corporations among its users.
By Peter Gutierrez
This fall, vendors from the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Harmonious Rook prototype project will participate in DoD and international exercises. The goal is to test commercial technology developed to detect GNSS disruption.
By Inside GNSS
The new Trimble RTX Integrity monitoring system can be leveraged by the agriculture, geospatial, construction and automotive industries to ensure the correction data they’re receiving from the company’s precise point positioning (PPP) correction service, CenterPoint® RTX Fast, is accurate.
By Inside GNSS
CentralSquare has partnered with NextNav, integrating the company’s z-axis vertical location capabilities into its Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) products and mobile suite of Public Safety software solutions, with the goal of reducing emergency response times and increasing dispatcher safety.
By Inside GNSS
Xona Space Systems, a pioneer in navigation technologies from Low Earth Orbit (LEO), is excited to announce that they have raised an oversubscribed financing round to accelerate the development of their high-performance commercial satellite navigation network, bringing their total funding to over $25M.
By Inside GNSS
In an effort to constantly improve its geomatics and surveying product offering, Geneq Inc. has just released the SXblue SMART to meet the requirements of professionals looking for accuracy and flexibility for field work.
By Inside GNSS
Patricia Helen Doherty, a past ION president and current Satellite Division Chair, passed away on July 14 at the age of 72.
The well-known industry leader worked at Boston College for many years, serving as the director of the Institute for Scientific Research at the time of her passing, according to an In Memoriam article featured on the ION website.
By Inside GNSS
Tallysman® Wireless recently introduced the housed TW3885T dual-band (L1/L5) Accutenna® technology timing antenna. The antenna supports GPS/QZSS L1/L5, Galileo E1/ E5a/b, BeiDou B1/B2/B2a, GLONASS G1/G3 and in the region of operation, satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS): WAAS (North America), EGNOS (Europe), MSAS (Japan), or GAGAN (India), according to a news release.
By Inside GNSS
BAE Systems recently delivered its Miniature Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver Engine – M-Code (MPE-M) to Germany, with the technology providing ground-based soldiers and vehicles with precise geolocation and positioning capabilities in complex and contested operational environments.
By Inside GNSS
u-blox recently released the SAM-M10Q Antenna module to allow product developers to easily integrate u-blox M10 GNSS technology into their devices. Typical applications leveraging the technology include industrial tracking and telematics, automation and monitoring, and small drones.
By Inside GNSS
The partnership will reduce the cost and increase the availability of centimeter accurate solutions for Global AIoT Applications.
By Inside GNSS
