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Spirent positioning technology business wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

April 29, 2022 - By

GNSS positioning company recognized for continued international trade success The positioning technology business of Spirent Communications has been honored with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Spirent is one of only 226 organizations in the United Kingdom to be recognized with the Queen’s Award, which acknowledges the company’s excellence in international trade. Spirent is headquartered in the UK, with its... read more

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US representatives call for greater investment in GPS modernization

April 29, 2022 - By

The following op-ed was released by U.S. representatives Don Bacon and Mikie Sherrill, co-chairs of the congressional Global Positioning System Caucus. The US military needs a modernized GPS capability to maintain superiority By Rep. Don Bacon and Rep. Mikie Sherrill In December 1993, the U.S. declared that the satellites comprising the Global Positioning System constellation had achieved initial operational capability,... read more

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HawkEye 360 tech reveals early GPS interference in Ukraine

April 29, 2022 - By

Technology from HawkEye 360 Inc. has detected and geolocated extensive GPS interference over Ukraine, starting months before the Russian invasion. HawkEye 360 uses satellites to monitor radio-frequency signals that might threaten military and civil navigation applications. The capability was tested in 2021 in a variety of exercises and is available as part of HawkEye 360’s RFGeo signal product catalog. When... read more

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Percepto drones to inspect Florida Power & Light facilities

April 29, 2022 - By

Florida Power & Light to deploy 13 autonomous drones, with plans for hundreds more in coming years to monitor statewide power grid UAV company Percepto will deploy autonomous drones to monitor Florida power substations and distribution grids across the state. Florida Power & Light (FPL) will deploy drone-in-a-box technology statewide, which Percepto claims is the largest commercial autonomous drone project... read more

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Topcon announces 3D machine-control options for Caterpillar excavators 

April 29, 2022 - By

Topcon Positioning Group has announced a new option for Caterpillar Next Gen excavator users to leverage Topcon 3D machine control functionality together with Cat Assist features. As a result of new compatibility of the Topcon 3D Excavator System with Caterpillar factory-installed NGH sensors, customers will experience simplified installation of the Topcon aftermarket system into Caterpillar’s existing 2D excavator systems, in... read more

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Seen & Heard: Shackleton’s ship, Beijing underground

April 28, 2022 - By

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. POSITIONING UNDERGROUND A “BeiDou positioning system for subways” began construction March 20 on the Beijing subway capital airport express line. The project will cover a 30-kilometer-long section of the express line, including five stations. To provide positioning,... read more

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Mapping Marvel: Ukraine war moment by moment

April 28, 2022 - By

A mapping service provider birthed during the 2014 Ukraine conflict is tracking the current war through crowdsourced photos, Tweets, posts, news and other channels.   The Live Universal Awareness Map was founded by a team of software developers and journalists to inform the world about the Ukraine conflict. By viewer request, it quickly expanded to cover other regions, including Syria, Israel-Palestine and... read more

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DroneShield releases major firmware release for its C-UAS devices

April 28, 2022 - By

DroneShield has begun releasing a software update across its counter-unmanned-aerial-system (C-UAS) devices, including portable, vehicle-based and fixed-site devices. The devices are used by the military, the intelligence community, U.S. Homeland Security, law enforcement, critical infrastructure and others. The updates will be rolling out across DroneShield devices globally in the coming week, with heightened urgency given the widespread use of drones... read more

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