Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
How can I walk my dog on the Moon? What happens if I sneeze in space? Just some of the questions that more than 500,000 children around the world will be asking and attempting to answer over the next months, as part of this year’s FIRST LEGO League competition, a global STEM program with an annual theme that inspires and challenges young engineers and scientists.
By Inside GNSS
Orolia, a leader in Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions, today introduced its latest military technology innovation, the SecureFind Combat Rescue Beacon at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
By Inside GNSS
Nominations for ION Fellows and Annual Awards are being accepted through October 15. The ION Annual Award Program is sponsored by The Institute of Navigation (ION) and recognizes individuals making significant contributions or demonstrating outstanding performance relating to the art and science of positioning, navigation and timing.
By Inside GNSS
The recently concluded Arab Institute of Navigation biennial conference in Cairo, “GNSS, the Key to Innovation,” featured a wide variety of presentations of interest to navigators and technologists alike.
Presenters ranged from representatives of the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, to those from a transportation company that uses GNSS-enabled tracking while transporting priceless ancient artifacts to the under-construction Grand Egyptian Museum.
By Inside GNSS
According to the European Commission “…GNSS cannot be the sole means of PNT information … for critical applications requiring continuous availability and fail-safe operations.”
Similar realizations in the United States, United, Kingdom, South Korea and elsewhere have led to a revitalization of efforts to examine Alternative Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) systems that could complement and reinforce our exceptionally valuable, yet vulnerable, GNSS signals.
By Dana A. Goward
The Institute of Navigation’s GNSS Software Defined Radio Metadata Standard working group is seeking its second and final public comment on the standard through November 30, 2018.
By Inside GNSS
As space becomes a major topic that the mainstream media is now focusing upon, there are more eyes and dollars attuned to the “how to” monetize these market segments than ever before in the history of the satellite and space industry.
By Inside GNSS
The European Commission (EC) is on track to mandate that smart phones in the European Union (EU) be capable of using signals from the Galileo satellite navigation system as well as other systems including GPS.
The move is part of a broad space strategy launched in October 2016 to strengthen the EU’s space program and maximize its benefits.
By Dee Ann Divis
Each year when the ION staff puts together a program for the annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon as part of the ION GNSS+ conference, they look to add a little local flavor to the event.
By Stan Goff
The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Oliver Montenbruck with its Johannes Kepler Award September 28, 2018 at the ION GNSS+Conference in Miami, Florida for his pioneering contributions to GPS for navigation of space vehicles, the advancement of multi-GNSS understanding and tracking networks to support scientific and societal benefit.
By Inside GNSS
The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Dr. Yu Jiao with its Bradford W. Parkinson Award Sept.28, 2018 at the ION GNSS+Conference in Miami, Florida.
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At a recent conference sponsored by the French space agency CNES, positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) concerns for autonomous vehicles and intelligent transportation systems were highlighted.
By Inside GNSS
Sophisticated and highly comprehensive testing is as important as ever when it comes to developing positioning, navigation and timing systems for military, space, research and other high-precision applications.
By Stan Goff
STMicroelectronics and TomTom have announced a package of development tools in the STM32 Open Development Environment that connect directly to TomTom Maps APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for location, tracking, and mapping data services, accelerating product development and reducing time-to-market and development costs for developers.
By Inside GNSS
For the first time at ION GNSS+ attendees can discover Qinertia, the next-generation INS/GNSS post-processing software. SBG Systems took a major step in the surveying industry by designing the Qinertia rapid processing software.
By Inside GNSS
