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The Arctic-PNT team’s testing was based around a robotic car crammed with sensors and recording equipment. Called Martti, the vehicle was supplied by Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre. (Photo: ESA)

ESA-supported project tests autonomous vehicles in Finland

January 21, 2021

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) An ESA-supported project is testing autonomous vehicles on an intelligent road […]

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This article is tagged with Arctic-PNT, Arctic-PNT project, autonomous vehicle, ESA, European Space Agency, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, lidar, Martti, Sarang Thombre, Snowbox and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Transportation

Photo: John Deere

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

Monty Johnson of OPNT demonstrates precise time transfer through 100 kilometers of spooled fiber-optic cable. (Photo: RNT Foundation)

DOT report: L-band, UHF, LF and fiber PNT needed to protect US

January 19, 2021

In a report issued on Jan. 14, the Department of Transportation (DOT) outlined the results of its GPS […]

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This article is tagged with Dana Goward, Department of Transportation, DOT report, fiber optic, GNSS backup, GPS backup technology demonstration, L-band, LF, RNT Foundation, UHF and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

The SCaN Testbed prior to launch to the International Space Station. (Photo: NASA)

NASA advancing GNSS capabilities for spacecraft

January 14, 2021

NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program is developing capabilities that will allow missions at high altitudes to […]

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This article is tagged with Artemis mission, Bobcat-1, CubeSat, Glenn Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, International Space Station, multi-GNSS, NASA, SCAN, SCaN testbed, Space Communications and Navigation, spacecraft and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

Photo: Emma Hardy/Eos Positioning Systems

Receiver innovator Q&As capture technology trends

January 12, 2021

This is part one of a two-part series. As in January 2020, we are starting the year by […]

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This article is tagged with BeiDou, CHC Navigation, Eos Positioning Systems, Galileo, GNSS receiver, Hemisphere GNSS, Hexagon | NovAtel, JAVAD GNSS, Septentrio, Trimble and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine

Photo: Verizon

Verizon’s Skyward and UPS announce connected drone delivery at CES 2021

January 12, 2021

Skyward, a Verizon company, and UPS Flight Forward will collaborate to deliver retail products with drones connected to […]

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This article is tagged with 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, 4G LTE, 5G, 5G Ultra Wideband, CES, COVID-19 pandemic, delivery drones, retail shopping, Skyward, The Villages, UPS, Verizon and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, UAV/UGV

The GIDAS system user interface helps to pinpoint interference. (Image: OHB Digital Solutions)

ESA-funded GIDAS helps protect critical systems

January 11, 2021

In September 2020, the first GIDAS monitoring stations were installed at the Czech airport in Brno. GIDAS — […]

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This article is tagged with airports, Brno airport, Czech Republic, ESA, GIDAS, interference, jamming, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, NAVISP, OHB Digital Solutions and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

Photo: David Small/Locata

Robots emerge from stealth: Locata’s PNT orbs provide port guidance

January 5, 2021

Positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) orbs guide 50-ton robots carrying containers at the Ports of Auckland. In a […]

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This article is tagged with A-STRAD, alternative PNT, Australian company, automation, cargo shipping, critical infrastructure, Konecranes, Locata, LocataLites, New Zealand, Ports of Auckland, shipping container, shipping cranes, straddle carriers and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Machine Control/Ag