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Four BeiDou satellites join system, last two launches set

February 28, 2020 - By

More launches planned for March and May Four new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have passed tests in orbit and joined the system to provide positioning, navigation and timing services, according to China news service Xinhuanet. The four satellites include the 47th, 48th, 52nd and 53rd satellites of the BDS family, according to China’s Satellite Navigation System... read more

Quantum Reversal releases GPS L1/L2 anti-jamming unit and antenna

February 28, 2020 - By

Quantum Reversal has released the QR100, a novel L1/L2 GPS anti-jamming unit, and the QR101, an  L1/L2 GPS anti-jamming antenna, designed for the commercial market to solve the issue of unintentional RF interference or jamming. The QR100 uses three external passive or active GPS antennas of the user’s choice, while the QR101 has three passive L1/L2 antennas embedded inside the... read more

Topcon Agriculture and CropZilla announce data sharing partnership

February 28, 2020 - By

Topcon Agriculture and CropZilla have signed a licensing agreement for use of the Topcon Agriculture Platform (TAP) application programming interface (API) in the CropZilla Web Mobile Analytics platforms. TAP is a software-to-software interface designed to benefit the end-user by providing a simple and seamless way for sharing data between software systems. With the Topcon interface, CropZilla is able to acquire... read more

Robosense offers 125-beam solid-state lidar

February 28, 2020 - By

RoboSense is offering the solid-state lidar RS-LiDAR-M1Simple (Simple Sensor Version), which is less than half the size of the previous version at 4.3  x 1.9 x 4.7 inches (110 x 50 x 120 millimeters). It is equipped with enhanced hardware performance virtually equal to the serial production version provided to OEMs. The main body design of this automotive-grade solid-state lidar... read more

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Livox lidar sensors designed for L3/L4 autonomous driving

February 28, 2020 - By

Livox Technology Company has introduced two high-performance, mass-produced lidar sensors, the Horizon and Tele-15, which feature a new scanning method that offers improved sensing performance at a low cost. The lidar sensors are aimed at L3/L4 autonomous driving, smart cities, mapping, mobile robotics and more. “The growth potential of the lidar industry has been hindered for too long by ultra-high... read more

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2-in-1 UAS system ready for US defense and security

February 28, 2020 - By

Two new small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) are available to the U.S. government defense and security markets. Auterion Government Solutions Inc. and Quantum-Systems GmbH have partnered to bring the Vector and Scorpion to market. The partnership brings together high-quality sUAS hardware with a secure, scalable, open source, operating system, Auterion OS. Auterion OS is employed on sUAS from small multi-rotors to... read more

ADS-B to improve air traffic in Europe

February 28, 2020 - By

Aireon and EUROCONTROL have signed a 10-year agreement to integrate space-based ADS-B data into their air traffic management processes across EUROCONTROL’S 41 Member States and two Comprehensive Agreement (CA) States. The space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data will enhance aircraft management capabilities, contributing to improve predictability, capacity, environmental impact supporting sustainable growth throughout the European region. It will also support other... read more

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Ecometrica Platform to help share NASA Earth data

February 28, 2020 - By

Under a contract with the University of Maryland, Ecometrica, a sustainability and space data company, will be helping disseminate data from NASA’s latest “Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation” (GEDI) lidar instrument. According to Ecometrica, the Ecometrica Platform will make processed maps more widely available to end users and reduce the need for additional processing of highly technical remote sensing lidar data.... read more