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Experimental Geoid Models 2020 (xGEOID20). (Image: NGS)

NGS releases annual experimental geoid models and gravity interpolation tools

February 3, 2021

My last column highlighted an ArcGIS web application that incorporates various datasets and data layers to assist surveyors […]

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This article is tagged with David B. Zilkoski, experimental geoid models, gravity interpolation tool, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, Survey Scene, xGeoid20 and posted in Opinions, Survey

Brad Parkinson

Brad Parkinson offers 5 ways to protect, improve PNT

February 1, 2021

What should the new administration’s priorities be to make PNT more resilient? We asked Brad Parkinson, the “Father […]

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This article is tagged with alternative PNT, Brad Parkinson, Editorial Advisory Board, GPS jamming, Greg Turetzky, John Fischer, Jules McNeff, resilient PNT, spoofing and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

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Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: PPP versus RTK

January 31, 2021

Every month, we ask members of our Editorial Advisory Board to weigh in on a topic. For the […]

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This article is tagged with EAB, Editorial Advisory Board, GNSS applications, PPP, precise point positioning, real-time kinematic, RTK and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

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Use of autonomous vehicles in mining and farming touted at CES 2021

January 20, 2021

After years of testing and hype, not a lot of companies can say there are real applications for […]

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This article is tagged with 5G, autonomous vehicle, Caterpillar, CES 2021, Dallara IL-15 race car, GM, HERE Technologies, Indy Autonomous Challenge, John Deere, Mercedes-Benz and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Machine Control/Ag, OEM, Opinions

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First Fix: New year, new opportunities for GNSS industry

January 7, 2021

By J. David Grossman Executive Director GPS Innovation Alliance As we embark on a new year, 2021 ushers […]

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This article is tagged with 1-dB standard, 2021, 5G networks, FCC Ligado decision, GPS III satellite launches, GPS Innovation Alliance, GPSIA, J. David Grossman, OCX, PNT Executive Order, U.S. Congress and posted in GNSS, Opinions

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The year 2020 and the surveyor — what we learned

January 6, 2021

If there were ever a time to sit back and reflect on things that have happened in the […]

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This article is tagged with COVID-19, GNSS receiver, GNSS technology, Leica, Ligado, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, survey, Tim Burch, Topcon, Trimble and posted in Opinions, Survey

Ravn-X new-gen space UAV (Photo: Aveum release)

UAV updates: Overcoming a navigation challenge, autonomous UAS rolls out

December 16, 2020

The Boeing B-777 or “Triple-7” is a big airplane — at over 200 feet long, with a wingspan […]

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This article is tagged with Airbus, Airbus Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station, Avenger UAV, Aveum Inc., Boeing B-777, General Atomics, Ravn-X autonomous UAS, Tony Murfin, Triple-7 and posted in Opinions, UAV/UVG

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Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: Autonomous vehicles & GNSS

December 14, 2020

How is the completion of Galileo and BeiDou affecting the development of autonomous vehicles? “GNSS has had a […]

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This article is tagged with Bradford W. Parkinson, Ellen Hall, GeoNumerics, GPS World Editorial Advisory Board, Ismael Colomina, Spirent Federal Systems, Stanford and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions, Transportation