Hexagon announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of MicroSurvey Software Inc., a leading Canadian based developer of surveying and mapping software for the land surveying, construction, and forensic markets.More>>

Trimble announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the StruCad and StruEngineer business from AceCad Software to expand its construction solutions.More>>

The European GNSS Simulation and Testing Infrastructure (GSTI) links application developers and tool providers via a platform at www.gnss-test-portal.eu.More>>

Article By: Gavin M. Schrock

This week, I'm pleased to present to you an essay written by Gavin Schrock, a licensed land surveyor (Washington), technology writer and administrator of the Washington State Reference Network (WSRN), which operates 103 GNSS reference stations that comprise the statewide RTK Network.More>>

Article By: Gavin M. Schrock

Some folks are proposing that a nationwide RTK Network (RTN) be piggy-backed on the controversial LightSquared communications network. That could be cool, if it can be done. No one is saying that it can’t be done, but there are reservations on whether it would be worth the massive investments...More>>

Article By: Tracy Cozzens

Can GPS be used to detect underground nuclear explosions? A research team is developing a software program that uses GPS to analyze the ionospheric effect of nuclear explosions. Results would show when and where a country has conducted a secret underground nuclear test. More>>

Hemisphere GPS' A31 antenna is 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 multipath mitigation with superior noise rejection, the company said. More>>