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Hexagon acquires Jovix material tracking company

September 29, 2021 - By

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, has acquired the Jovix software and services business from Atlas RFID Solutions LLC of Birmingham, Alabama. Jovix is a material tracking software developed specifically for the construction industry, providing project decision-makers with real-time, actionable data regarding material status and location. The cloud-based and mobile configurable workflow platform offers visibility and traceability... read more

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Celestia Technologies Group joins European move for long-range drones

September 29, 2021 - By

Celestia Technologies Group (CTG) is taking part in the ADACORSA project, a European initiative designed to unlock the potential of long-range and beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drones and give Europe a world-class drone industry. ADACORSA — Airborne Data Collection on Resilient System Architecture — is a major collaborative project launched in May 2020 that aims to demonstrate the safety and efficiency of... read more

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Skycatch launches UAV mining software for the DJI M300

September 29, 2021 - By

Skycatch is offering new data-capture capabilities for the DJI Matrice 300 through its proprietary Flight1x software — a key component of the company’s High Precision Package. The High Precision Package provides mining operations with cloud or edge-based data processing that enables viewing terrain in 4D, automated RTK/PPK industrial drone management, and fast edge processing with data visibility in minutes. Built on... read more

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Wingcopter drones fly blood samples in Germany

September 29, 2021 - By

Wingcopter drones recently transported blood samples 26 kilometers (16 miles) between Greifswald and Wolgast, Germany. The flights were carried out by Greifswald University Medical Center in cooperation with DRF Luftrettung and Wingcopter as part of the MV|LIFE|DRONE Challenge (MVLD-Challenge) project of the hospital’s Department of Anesthesiology. The  project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the Ministry of... read more

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Editorial Advisory Board Q&A: Public or private sector?

September 29, 2021 - By

All four current GNSS and two regional systems have been built and are operated by public agencies. Many correction services and complementary PNT services are operated by private companies.  Going forward, what do you expect the division of labor to be between the public and private sectors in building and maintaining PNT capabilities? What should it be? “The space race... read more

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The hazards of mixing RTK bases

September 29, 2021 - By

Single-base RTK is an excellent choice for many uses but mixing different baseline lengths can yield inconsistent results By Gavin Schrock, PLS The surveying lead for a construction firm started getting calls from his crews — suddenly they were not checking in to existing control with the accuracy required. This presented a conundrum and an immediate resolution was needed to... read more

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EUSPA project applies space tracking to railways

September 29, 2021 - By

The European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) could start using Europe’s space solutions to manage rail traffic. A project funded by the European Union Space Program Agency (EUSPA) is taking steps toward providing a cost-efficient train-tracking solution based on satellite technology, together with other sensors and data. Knowing the exact position of each train is at the heart of rail... read more

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Mapping Marvel: Lost cities found

September 28, 2021 - By

GPS and airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) have revolutionized archaeology. In just a little more than a decade, dozens of previously hidden cities and settlements have been discovered under heavy tree canopy and in other terrain. Many of the sites are in difficult-to-access areas, such as high atop mountains, in vast deserts, or enclosed in thick, nearly impenetrable foliage.... read more

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