NASA Global Hawk UAV (Photo: NASA/Tom Miller)

UAVs take flight for food deliveries, runway inspections, more

November 20, 2019

A lot has happened in the world of unmanned aircraft over the last several weeks, and this month […]

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First Fix: The PNT enterprise is real

November 12, 2019

Guest column by Jules McNeff, consultant and GPS World Editorial Advisory Board member GPS World publications are evolving, […]

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Image: National Geodetic Survey (Michael Dennis)

New developments coming with the NGS 2022 datum change

November 6, 2019

A famous quote applies to almost everything in our lives: “There is nothing permanent except change.” This well-known […]

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UAVs skyrocket to industry prominence

October 15, 2019

From growing crops to making movies, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are changing the way we work. UAVs — […]

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Brian Wynne, AUVSI president and CEO

First Fix: Regulation is necessary to advance drone operations

October 15, 2019

Guest column by Brian Wynne AUVSI President and CEO A recent analysis found that just 10 percent of […]

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Clem Driscoll

Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: Receiver grades defined

October 7, 2019

We used to divide GPS receivers into consumer grade, resource grade and survey grade. Have these categories been […]

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A solar flare in 2015. (Photo: Photo: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA)

A day without satellites would affect us all

October 7, 2019

You wake up and turn on the TV. Your usual shows aren’t airing. You flip on the radio […]

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US Department of Defense PNT strategy: ‘GPS is not enough’

October 4, 2019

GPS might be interfered with globally Multiple, diverse PNT sources, modular open system needed for receivers Civil use […]

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