Natural Resources Canada’s Geodetic Survey Division (GSD) was awarded a U.S. patent for an invention that could "significantly improve the precision of GPS positioning by facilitating the resolution of integer cycles of un-differenced carrier phase signals," according to GSD. "This capability,...More>>

Eric Gakstatter, Survey Scene and GIS editor, will be a guest on America's Web Radio on Monday, October 17, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time/8 a.m. Pacific Time to discuss the LightSquared/GPS interference debateMore>>

Spectra Precision has introduced the ProMark 800 receiver, as well as version 5.0 of its Survey Pro field software. Following the recent acquisition of Ashtech, Spectra Precision now offers an expanded product line of GNSS receivers. The new Spectra Precision ProMark 800 receiver, using Z-BLADE...More>>

Leica Geosystems will soon make available a new reference receiver, the GR25. The GR25 is able to host a range of GNSS signals and it supports Galileo tracking including AltBOC, the company said. The receiver was exhibited at the Intergeo show in Nuremberg, Germany, and is expected to be available...More>>

PORTLAND, Oregon — Spectracom announced at the ION-GNSS conference the introduction of new capabilities for its GSG line of GPS GNSS constellation simulators. These features reinforce Spectracom’s offerings for flexible, user-friendly, and affordable characterization and test of GPS and GNSS...More>>

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JAVAD GNSS announced that it is partnering with broadband company LightSquared. In promotional material handed out at the ION-GNSS conference in Portland, Oregon, JAVAD GNSS says "LightSquared not only can coexist with GPS, it complements it."More>>

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced release of the MR-1, which it describes as a rugged, compact GNSS modular receiver with advanced technology. “The new MR-1 receiver is a ruggedized GNSS platform that delivers Topcon’s G3 and VISOR£ technologies in a compact and easy to integrate...More>>

Hemisphere GPS announced the all-new A31 antenna today. Designed for use with Hemisphere GPS' popular Crescent and Crescent Vector L1 receivers, the A31 provides improved 300-KHz beacon and L-band (OmniSTAR) reception and excellent GPS L1 multi-path mitigation with superior noise rejection, the...More>>

Trimble introduced the Trimble BD910 and BD920 modules to its GNSS OEM portfolio. These small modules feature centimeter-level, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning capabilities that are ideal for high-precision and control applications. More>>