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Yuneec provides RTK on commercial hexacopter H520

January 31, 2019 - By

Yuneec International’s commercial hexacopter, the H520, will now optionally be available with an RTK (real-time kinematic) system from the Swiss company Fixposition. Under difficult GPS conditions, such as in cities or canyons, the RTK system ensures maximum precision and centimeter-precise positioning. The fully integrated RTK satellite navigation enables extremely accurate recurring images and faster 3D mapping. It also makes automated inspection... read more

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Inertial Sense releases RTK-INS for consumer applications

January 31, 2019 - By

Dime-sized INS with RTK paves the way for high accuracy in mass-market consumer applications. Inertial Sense has released a new micro-sized inertial navigation system (INS) with precise real-time-kinematic (RTK)-level accuracy. The company says the new solution paves the way for high accuracy in mass-market consumer applications. The new micro INS with RTK solution offers an accuracy of 2-3 centimeters using... read more

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IUGG General Assembly accepting submissions for positioning symposium

January 30, 2019 - By

Organizers of the 27th IUGG General Assembly, which is set to take place July 8-18 in Montréal, Québec, Canada, are accepting submissions for Symposium G05 — Multi-Signal Positioning, Remote Sensing and Applications. This symposium is one of two organized by IAG Commission 4 and taking place during the event. The multi-signal positioning symposium will be convened by Marcelo Santos of... read more

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Aceinna launches INS1000 for guiding autonomous vehicles

January 30, 2019 - By

Centimeter-accurate, multi-constellation, multi-band, dual-antenna, RTK and affordable GNSS/INS solution Aceinna is offering the INS1000 high-performance dual-band real-time kinematic inertial navigation system (RTK INS) with built-in inertial sensors for construction, agriculture and automotive applications. Aceinna has also launched an OpenIMU package for autonomous vehicle guidance and navigation. INS1o00 The INS1000 embeds Aceinna’s nine-degree-of-freedom inertial sensor technology to achieve automotive dead-reckoning performance... read more

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States ‘less than halfway’ in implementing GIS in elections

January 30, 2019 - By

United States’ election directors are interested, but “less than halfway,” in terms of implementing GIS to strengthen the nation’s electoral system The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has released its findings from its first survey of state election directors, seeking to determine the current status of the implementation of GIS in elections. A number of states have championed the... read more

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Hexagon presents GEOINT solutions at defense conference

January 30, 2019 - By

Hexagon’s Geospatial division, which offers high-performance geospatial solutions, showcased its defense solutions at DGI 2019, which took place Jan. 28-30 in London. DGI is Europe’s largest annual gathering dedicated to high-level discussions addressing the major challenges of the defense and government geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community. The theme for this year’s conference is “Source, Analyze, Automate, Share,” and will provide senior... read more

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Esri ArcGIS Hub helps government agencies meet open data law requirements

January 30, 2019 - By

Esri’s ArcGIS Hub is helping government agencies more easily and efficiently comply with new policies outlined in the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act, Esri said. The OPEN Government Data Act sets a presumption that all government information should be open data by default — machine readable and freely reusable. According to Esri, federal agencies using the... read more

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Horizon IMU adds choice to SBG’s Navsight Land/Air Solution

January 29, 2019 - By

SBG Systems has released the Horizon IMU, a FOG-based high performance inertial measurement unit (IMU) designed for highly demanding surveying applications such as high-altitude data collection or mobile mapping in dense areas such as urban canyons. SBG Systems made the announcement at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver. The Horizon IMU joins the Ekinox and Apogee IMUs as options... read more

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