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T1 Stingray refuels a Navy F/A-18. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Boeing)

DJI drones cleared for government use, plus more UAV news

June 16, 2021

There is a lot of UAV action taking place this month. An anti-drone defensive system is being trialed […]

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This article is tagged with Boeing, China, DJI Matrice 600 Pro, F/A-18, Fortem Technologies, Ingenuity, refueling, T1 Stingray, TrueView radar, UAV and posted in OEM, Opinions, UAV/UVG

The FLIR M440 UAV. (Photo: Teledyne FLIR)

US Congress may move against Chinese-made drones

June 3, 2021

A bill moving through the U.S. Congress would impose a five-year ban on United States government purchases of […]

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This article is tagged with China, DJI, federal government, local government, Parrot, Pentagon, Skydio, Teal Drones, Teledyne FLIR, U.S. Congress, Vantage Robotics and posted in Defense, Featured Stories, Latest News, UAV/UVG

Photo: CHC Navigation

UAV + lidar combination maps mine, tunnel mouth

March 26, 2021

In September 2019, the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography conducted a nine-day project on the Heishan Mining […]

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This article is tagged with AlphaUni 1300 lidar, AlphaUni 900 lidar, BB4 UAV, CHCNAV, China, China Railway No. 10, unmanned aerial system, Xinjiang Province and posted in From the Magazine, Survey, UAV/UVG

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First Fix: National timing architecture needed now

December 14, 2020

The Empire State Building sits atop a massive and solid foundation that hardly anyone ever sees. Above ground […]

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This article is tagged with backup timing system, China, eLoran, Empire State Building, fiber, GNSS, GPS backup, National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2018, Russia, South Korea, timing, United Kingdom and posted in From the Magazine, GNSS, Opinions

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Seen & Heard: Squid scandal, bike-sharing chaos

November 21, 2020

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and […]

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This article is tagged with bike-sharing, China, COVID-19, Galapagos Islands, GNSS reflectometry, Iceland Space Agency, illegal fishing, Mars spacesuit, Seen & Heard and posted in COVID-19, From the Magazine

Image: RNT Foundation

China expanding Loran as GNSS backup

October 12, 2020

An August 2020 paper published by the journal Sensors revealed China’s plans to expand coverage of its terrestrial […]

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This article is tagged with China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dana Goward, Loran, Loran PNT system, Loran-C, Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, Sensors magazine and posted in GNSS, Latest News, Opinions

BeiDou constellation. (Image: BeiDou program)

China’s BeiDou ushers in a ‘golden decade’ for companies

September 25, 2020

On Sept. 23, the China BeiDou Application Conference and the Ninth Annual Conference of China Satellite Navigation and […]

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This article is tagged with BDS, BeiDou, China, China Beidou System Applications Conference, golden decade, Wuhan, Yu Xiancheng and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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China to lose access to Australia tracking station

September 22, 2020

China will lose access to a strategic space tracking station in Western Australia when its contract expires, a […]

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This article is tagged with Austrtalia, BeiDou, China, ground station, SSC, strategic tracking station, Swedish Space Corp., Western Australia and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News