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Mapping method provides parking data for urban navigation

February 12, 2019

A new map method opens up parking continuous-environment mapping for enhanced low-cost urban navigation. Collectively recorded context data by […]

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This article is tagged with connected vehicles, Flink, GNSS data, low-cost urban navigation, mapping, Parkofon, urban navigation and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Mapping

Augmented Reality view from the Mapbox Vision SDK. (Image: Mapbox)

Peering behind the mapping curtain

February 11, 2019

Location intelligence powers applications with data and “live maps” updated continuously. According to Forbes, 70 percent of telecommunications […]

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This article is tagged with 5G network, Curiosity IoT, internet of things, live maps, location intelligence, Mapbox, SDK, Sprint and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mapping

Paris, capable of going to 3–5m resolution. (Image: Planet Labs Inc.)

Planet’s breadloaf-sized satellites capture Earth surface

February 7, 2019

Planet (formerly Planet Labs) has put about 300 satellites into space, in charge of photographing the entire land […]

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This article is tagged with Boundless, breadloaf satellites, doves, NGA, Planet, Planet Labs, satellite imagery, Will Marshall and posted in From the Magazine, Latest News, Mapping

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Global GNSS launches survey application

February 6, 2019

Global GNSS, a subsidiary of Polosoft Technologies, has launched a new mobile application named GNSS Surveyor, which is […]

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This article is tagged with Android, app, geospatial, GIS, Global GNSS, GNSS Surveyor, mobile application, RTK, smartphone and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Product Showcase, Survey

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GSA seeks input on digital maps, deadline Jan. 27

January 22, 2019

News from the European GNSS Agency The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is organizing a public consultation on the […]

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This article is tagged with automated driving, autonomous, connected cars, digital map, digital maps, Europe, European GNSS Agency, GSA, public feedback and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mapping, Transportation

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Sprint launches Curiosity IoT precision mapping system with Mapbox

January 9, 2019

Advanced AI, robotics and autonomous vehicle services on Sprint’s dedicated IoT network will adapt to the real world […]

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This article is tagged with 5G, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, CES, Curiosity IoT, IoT networks, live maps, Mapbox, precision mapping system, Sprint and posted in Latest News, Mapping, Mobile, Transportation

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In MIT project, drones map without GPS

January 9, 2019

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) presented a project at the International Symposium on Experimental Robotics […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous drone fleet, dense forest, drones, International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, lidar, mapping, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, search and rescue, UAVs and posted in Latest News, Mapping, UAV/UGV

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Launchpad: UAV that follows, tracker with hotspot, tilting GNSS antenna

November 28, 2018

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the December 2018 issue of GPS […]

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This article is tagged with DJI, GNSS modules, GNSS receivers, iBubble, mapping, smart antenna, surveying, Trimble, u-blox, UAV and posted in Mapping, OEM, Product Showcase, Survey, Transportation, UAV/UGV