The latest Lenovo smartphone offers dual-frequency GNSS capable of tracking the latest BDS phase III signal, the Z6 SE, using an Allystar chipset. The company says this is the first time a smartphone supports the new BeiDou signal. Fitted with a Allystar HD8040 series chipset, the Lenovo Z6 youth edition provides position accuracy up to sub-meter, according to Allystar. The... read more
2019 GPS World State of the Industry survey Rules and Regulations Sweepstakes ends June 30, 2019 Survey form:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P3V3YCX No purchase necessary to participate. A purchase or donation will not increase your chances of winning. Participants must be legal residents of the United States and 18 years or older. Void where prohibited. Official Rules Sweepstakes begins Saturday, June 1, 2019. Sweepstakes... read more
Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development Inc. (TRI-AD) and Carmera Inc. have joined forces to conduct a proof of concept about developing camera-based automation of high-definition (HD) maps for urban and surface roads. This is the first step towards realizing TRI-AD’s open software platform concept known as automated mapping platform (AMP) to support the scalability of highly automated driving, by combining data... read more
Carrying timing signals over optical fiber links to 10+ km, ViaLite’s new GNSS/GPS Fiber Extension Kit has been successfully qualified for use with Microsemi’s timing and synchronization products. Included in the kit is the ViaLiteHD GPS Link, which is designed for providing a remote GNSS/GPS signal or derived timing reference to equipment located where there is no reception, such as... read more
More than 100 control towers and airports have been added to the hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic facilities and airports that currently use the Low Altitude Authorization and Capability (LAANC) system. LAANC is a collaboration between the FAA and industry that directly supports the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the nation’s airspace. LAANC expedites... read more
Seen & Heard is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GPS/GNSS industry. Surveying the highest height The precise height of Mount Everest — now listed as 29,029 feet, or 8,848 meters — has been contested since the first survey by British officers in 1849. On January 2020,... read more
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the May 2019 issue of GPS World magazine. OEM Signal Analyzer Tests gnss-disciplined oscillators The PhaseStation ADEV Frequency Stability phase noise test system is a new signal source analyzer. It tests signal performance in a host of products such as GPS- or GNSS-disciplined oscillators. It can also be used... read more
The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board has scheduled a meeting for June 6-7 at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, reports the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC). The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. Visitors will be requested to sign a visitor’s register. The agenda for... read more
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