The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented several annual awards Sept. 25 during the ION GNSS+ Virtual Conference. Morton Honored with Kepler Award Y. Jade Morton received...
News from the U.S. Air Force, 50th Space Wing Despite the worldwide COVID-19 response, the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base continues to execute its critical operations, while ensuring the...
On April 2, a new museum exhibit will open that focuses on the U.S. Air Force’s role in the management of GPS satellite systems. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is...
By Sandra Verhagen High-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning results are obtained with carrier phase measurements, once the integer cycle ambiguities have been successfully...
Sony GNSS receivers. (left) CXD5610GF, (right) CXD5610GG. (Image: Sony) Sony Corporation plans to release a high-precision GNSS receiver for use in internet of things (IoT) and wearable devices. The...
By Inder Jeet Gupta It is well known that the phase center of a GNSS antenna can vary with the satellite direction. This phase center movement leads to aspect dependent carrier phase and code phase...
Actions Necessary to Reduce Vulnerability and Ensure Availability By Brad Parkinson (From the 25th Anniversary GNSS History Special Supplement) Introduction Brad Parkinson About 40 years ago , we...
Not just supporting players, alternative positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems strengthen, augment and — when needed — replace GNSS. We explore how companies are using alternative PNT,...
Coalition’s first action is to endorse Inhofe-Reed legislation forcing Ligado to provide financial relief to consumers, industries and other end users Five organizations representing thousands of...
A new miniature atomic clock offers improvements to temperature sensitivity and long-term drift, which correlate to longer holdover durations. Features important to mobile applications —warm-up...
Pursuant to a recent announcement of new PNT solutions independent of GPS/GNSS signals, provided via the Iridium constellation, GPS World talked with Jean-Yves Courtois, CEO of Orolia. Orolia has...
In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the test campaign for the first two satellites of Galileo’s Batch 3 has been suspended. The suspension is based on the medical advice for social...
NovAtel debuted two new inertial measurement unit (IMU) products within its SPAN technology portfolio at ION GNSS+ 2016, which was held Sep. 12-16 in Portland, Oregon. SPAN couples NovAtel’s GNSS...
Beyond GPS report. Check out the report here. (Cover: NSI) George Mason University has revised a briefing paper on positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) in response to concerns about its...
The IEEE/ION PLANS Conference has been canceled. The conference — officially the IEEE/ION Position Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) — was scheduled to take place April 20-23 in Portland,...
Fibocom’s 5G modules FG150 and FM150 have completed the first data call and end-to-end data transmission services under China Mobile’s Standalone-Structured 5G network. The...
Photo: Applanix Applanix, a Trimble company, has introduced the Trimble AP+ Air OEM solution for direct georeferencing of airborne sensor data. The solution enables users to accurately and...
ESA shifts from Galileo transition plan to full second-generation plan. News from the European Space Agency With 26 satellites now in orbit and more than 1.5 billion smartphones and devices worldwide...
Fibocom’s 5G modules FG150 and FM150 have completed the first data call and end-to-end data transmission services under China Mobile’s Standalone-Structured 5G network. The...
New patented PIC Inside technology is designed to enhance inertial sensor performance and reliability for the growing autonomous market Photo: KVH KVH Industries has launched the P-1775 inertial...