Septentrio announces PolaRxS, an ultra low noise multi-frequency multi-constellation receiver dedicated to ionosphere monitoring and space weather applications. Powered by Septentrio’s multi-frequency receiver engine, PolaRxS offers 136 channels capable of tracking simultaneously GPS, GLONASS,...More>>

The ION show began winding down today, and it was a fine show indeed. But the highlight for me has always been the GPS World recognition dinner on Thursday night. This is always a great event and this year was certainly no exception. It is a limited engagement, one night only, and by invitation...More>>

On the last day of ION-GNSS 2010, a serendipitous thing happened. While walking toward the upstairs exit I met Brad Parkinson, alone for just 5 minutes, waiting for his wife. Conversation immediately turned, not surprisingly, toward interoperability. He was very interested in how the Ohio...More>>

It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and this week the neighborhood is in Portland, Oregon, where I and about 1,500 other GPS aficionados are attending the Institute of Navigation’s (ION) annual GNSS (Global Navigation Space System) event. It is always a great event and so far the...More>>

I mentioned in my first blog of this annual event that Portland is a great venue. I am even more impressed today. The weather is cool and crisp, autumn is in the air and the whole city seems to have a very European flair. Everyone is friendly and getting around this city is extremely easy and quick...More>>

This week, the Geospatial Solutions and GPS World magazine teams are in Portland, Oregon, for the annual Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS conference. Every year at the ION-GNSS conference, I get a peak at what technologies are being developed that will affect the future of positioning.More>>

Today from the ION GNSS 2010 Conference in Portland, Oregon, Hemisphere GPS announced the release of miniEclipse, a compact dual frequency GPS OEM board that incorporates the same digital and analog ASIC design as the recently released EclipseTM II OEM board. miniEclipse — the smallest precision...More>>

NovAtel Inc., (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) today announced its next-generation OEM6 GNSS receiver platform at the ION-GNSS 2010 conference in Portland, Oregon. The OEM6 platform offers comprehensive support for all current and upcoming GNSS constellations and satellite signals including GPS, GLONASS,...More>>

Brad Parkinson, the original GPS program director who continues to advise and consult for the U.S. government on the modernizing system, gave the keynote address at the ION-GNSS conference on Tuesday evening. The following text represents an incomplete transcription of his talk; I was typing as...More>>

At the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee meeting in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, Sergey Revnivykh, Deputy Director General of Roscosmos’s Central Research Institute of Machine Building reported on the status and future of GLONASS. He provided a number of previously unpublished details on the...More>>