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Global BeiDou grows to 21 with latest launch

June 24, 2019

Seven-ninths of the way there! The 21st satellite of the BeiDou-3 global constellation, destined to number 27 upon […]

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This article is tagged with B1 signal, BeiDou, BeiDou-3, launch, satellite launch, Xichang and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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More than 80 million BeiDou chips sold

June 6, 2019

When I was a kid, two of my hometown’s burger drive-ins attracted the hungry attention of my sister […]

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This article is tagged with BeiDou, Belt and Road, China, CSNO, GNSS chips, GNSS modules, GPS-enabled device, hina Satellite Navigation Office, McDonald's, satnav and posted in From the Magazine, Mobile, Opinions

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China launches new GEO BeiDou satellite

April 22, 2019

China launched another BeiDou satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 10:41 […]

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This article is tagged with Asia-Pacific, BDS, BeiDou, BeiDou satellite, China, GEO satellite, Xichang Satellite Launch Center and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

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China and Arab states promote BeiDou via Space Silk Road

April 9, 2019

The second China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum, held April 1 in Tunis, Tunisia, covered measures and initiatives that […]

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This article is tagged with Arab stats, BDS, BeiDou, China, China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum, North Africa, Space Silk Road and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News

Self-driving tractors using BeiDou are helping farmers plant vegetables, such as at Tawan Village of Wuzhong City in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The smart tractor uses the BeiDou navigation system to help local farmers improve efficiency and modernize agricultural work. (Photo: Wang Peng, Xinhua News Agency)

Smart tractor with BeiDou successfully tested in Tunisia

March 22, 2019

A self-driving tractor using the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was tested successfully March 10 in northwestern Tunisia, […]

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This article is tagged with Africa, AICTO, Arab, BDS, BeiDou, China, China-Arab BDS/GNSS, harvest, precision agriculture, smart tractor, Tunisia and posted in Latest News, Machine Control/Ag

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BeiDou-guided ship completes first outbound trip; system eyes promotion in global markets

March 4, 2019

A Chinese cargo ship, the Rongda Changsha, equipped with receivers downloading signals from the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System […]

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This article is tagged with BeiDou, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, BeiDou-3, Brunei, China, Rongda Changsha and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News, Transportation

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Survey accuracy: The future of precision with 5 GNSS constellations

January 11, 2019

Today’s GNSS satellites transmit on three or more carrier frequencies. The quality of the data in these signals […]

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This article is tagged with BeiDou, construction, Galileo, GLONASS, GNSS constellations, GNSS receivers, ionospheric residual, mining, QZSS, range residual, survey, surveying, UAV, University of Nottingham and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Survey

Three available options for the HD9310 chipset. Graphic: Allystar Technology

Allystar releases multi-band GNSS raw data chip and module

December 17, 2018

Allystar Technology Co. Ltd., headquartered in Shenzhen, China, has released a multi-band multi-GNSS chipset, the HD9310. The new […]

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This article is tagged with Allystar Technology Co., auto navigation, automotive, BeiDou, GNSS chipset, GNSS receiver, GPS III, HD9310, personal navigation and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News, Survey, Transportation