Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
In a recent demonstration, a StarNav receiver yielded 20 cm positioning precision from a cold start using simulated Xona PULSAR signals.
By Renee Knight
Xona Space Systems is now working with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the U.S. Space Force to accelerate the development of its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) architecture that leverages the company’s PULSAR service.
By Inside GNSS
ION’s JNC brings industry together to solve PNT challenges
Reliable access to PNT is critical for the warfighter, but that’s becoming more difficult as threats like jamming and spoofing continue to grow.
By Renee Knight
Low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations offer a new avenue for assuring PNT. With satellites closer to the Earth, they provide stronger signals and improved positioning accuracy with rapidly changing geometry. They complement GNSS resiliency, security and precision for PNT, making LEO an attractive alternative PNT option for the industry to pursue.
By Inside GNSS
On April 28th, 2022, JCB launched their new Fastrac iCON tractor to the public. It features the industry-leading Hexagon | NovAtel’s SMART7 GNSS receiver and optional TerraStar Correction Services driving the iCONNECT precision technology package and offering operators an easy-to-use customisable experience.
By Inside GNSS
Xona Space Systems recently launched a test satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter 5, aiming to display high-quality commercial PNT Low Earth Orbit (LEO) signals from a payload suitable for small satellite deployment—and Hexagon | NovAtel has announced support of those efforts.
By Renee Knight
TerraStar-C PRO is the first global correction service from Hexagon to incorporate innovative RTK From the Sky technology to achieve RTK-level accuracy in three minutes with 99.999% availability
By Inside GNSS
Rapidly changing motion means that every aspect of positioning must be carefully re-examined and re-evaluated to avoid costly and dangerous positioning errors. The frequent changes in heading, acceleration and deceleration inherent in rockets, missiles, jet planes, race cars and other platforms — up to 100 times per second! — dictate a very high rate of data inputs from both inertial and GNSS sensors to capture the complex trajectory.
By Inside GNSS
“Ladies and gentlemen, start your software and crank your engines.”
Thus came the starter’s call from Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb at the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco (IAC), the first autonomous racecar competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS)
By Inside GNSS
The Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco (IAC) will be livestreamed on Amazon Web Services (AWS), October 23 for viewers worldwide.
By Inside GNSS
Hexagon | NovAtel updated their GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio. A provider of assured positioning, navigation and timing (APNT) products, NovAtel introduced the new GAJT-710 line with several enhancements over the previous generation.
By Inside GNSS
The fastest driverless speeds yet achieved will occur during the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) on October 23. The autonomous competition will award a $1.5 million grand prize for the most successful R&D team that programs their driverless, GNSS-, inertial- and multisensor-equipped racecar to clock the fastest fifty-mile distance around the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
By Inside GNSS
Hexagon | NovAtel announced that Fendt machines in North America, Europe and the Middle East equipped with Fendt Guide guidance systems powered by Fuse Smart Farming now come with NovAtel’s SMART7 GNSS receiver as the default configuration choice.
By Inside GNSS
On Memorial Day, just prior to the running of the legendary Indy 500 race, a new speedway star came out to shine. A driverless racecar, no less, aiming for track speeds above 120 mph with no human hands on the wheel.
By Inside GNSS
Hexagon | NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of automotive GNSS positioning products for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomy. The PIM222A delivers precise positioning, velocity and attitude in the most demanding applications for mass deployment in ADAS applications and autonomous vehicles.
By Inside GNSS
