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NovAtel Announces SPAN-MPPC GNSS/INS Engine September 25, 2009
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) NovAtel has introduced the SPAN-MPPC at ION GNSS 2009 in Savannah, Georgia. The SPAN-MPPC provides the processing power of the company’s SPAN (Synchronous Position, Attitude and Navigation) engine, the SPAN-SE, in a card-stack form factor that can be...More>>
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NovAtel Inc. Introduces Enhanced FlexPak GNSS Enclosure September 24, 2009
NovAtel Inc. introduced the FlexPak-G2 enclosure Wednesday at the ION GNSS 2009 tradeshow in Savannah, Georgia. The FlexPak-G2 enclosure is compact for easy integration and supports NovAtel’s industry-leading OEMV-1, OEMV-1G and OEMV-2 line of high-precision GNSS receivers.More>>
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Trimble GNSS-Inertial OEM Modules Offer Continuous Mobile Positioning August 11, 2009
Trimble today introduced the Trimble AP Series of embedded GNSS-Inertial OEM boards plus an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) in a compact form factor. The combined technology allows system integrators to add precise multi-frequency GNSS positioning and inertial data capabilities to their systems to...More>>
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IMU-enhanced GPS/GLONASS Receiver August 1, 2009
Septentrio’s AsteRxi processes high-quality GNSS measurements with IMU measurements to generate an enhanced integrated position. The all-in-view dual-frequency GPS/GLONASS receiver provides precise positioning in shadowed environments where GNSS-only receivers fail. Attitude information such as...More>>
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Fiber Optic Antenna July 10, 2009
The Fiber Optic GPS Antenna Link (FOGPSAL) is a complete system that allows users to convert the GPS carrier from RF to light, transmit it up to 10 kilometers, then reconvert it back to RF for the GPS receiver.More>>
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Rubidium Oscillator July 10, 2009
The XPRO next-generation, high-performance rubidium oscillator is designed for applications where an embedded high-performance oscillator is required, particularly for applications where GPS is not used or not always available. More>>
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The System: NASA's Vision for Space September 1, 2008
The U.S. Space Exploration Policy, unveiled in 2004, seeks to extend human exploration with missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. Implementing this ambitious Project Constellation (including a lunar outpost and trips to Mars) requires establishing a cost-effective, synergistic communications and...More>>
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Education: Students Launch Sensor into Space September 1, 2008
Who says space exploration is only for nations or corporations? This summer, students from Oklahoma State University's Radiation Physics Laboratory built and launched a cosmic radiation detector with GPS, which touched the edge of outer space.More>>
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Flexed for Flight June 1, 2005
New MiniSAR aids motion compensation, photogrammetry, autonomous vehicle navigation, and aerodynamic modeling.More>>
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Parallel Processing October 1, 2002
In the summer of 2002, the space shuttle program successfully completed an integration, ground test, and flight test effort to certify a GPS receiver for use on the space shuttle orbiters.More>>
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