The new line of Sarbe search and rescue beacons. (Photo: Orolia)

Launchpad: Emergency beacons, 3D software

March 28, 2020

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the April 2020 issue of […]

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This article is tagged with ADVA, GIS software, GNSS products, GNSS receivers, INS, lidar, Lidar USA, machine control, MEMS, Orolia and posted in From the Magazine, OEM, Product Showcase, UAV/UGV

Photo: Eos Positioning

Receiver innovators log trends and product launches — Part 2

February 5, 2020

Innovators Assemble In the second part of our receiver feature, top receiver manufacturers discuss what’s on the horizon […]

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This article is tagged with Allystar Technology Co., consumer devices, Eos Positioning, Eos Positioning Systems, GNSS receivers, jamming, JAVAD GNSS, NTLab, spoofing, surveying, Swift Navigation, Teleorbit, Tersus GNSS and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, OEM, Survey

Maintaining the 1-dB standard

February 4, 2020

How do we ensure that GPS is protected from harmful interference? By J. David Grossman, guest columnist Debates […]

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This article is tagged with 1-dB criterion, 1-dB standard, First Fix, GNSS interference, GNSS receivers, GPS Innovation Alliance, GPSIA, International Telecommunications Union, J. David Grossman and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions

Headshots: John Fischer and Ellen Hall

Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: Matching receivers and antennas

January 30, 2020

What are the key technical criteria in matching GNSS receivers and antennas from the same or different manufacturers? […]

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This article is tagged with controlled radiation pattern antenna, CRPA, Ellen Hall, fixed-pattern antenna, GNSS antennas, GNSS receivers, John Fischer, SWaP and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions, Survey

Photo: Trimble

Receiver innovators log trends and product launches — Part 1

January 29, 2020

Lay of the GNSS Land Top receiver manufacturers discuss what’s on the horizon for GNSS receivers. The companies […]

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This article is tagged with CHC Navigation, consumer devices, GNSS, GNSS receivers, Hemisphere GNSS, jamming, NovAtel, OEM, Septentrio, spoofing, Topcon, Trimble, Unicore Communications and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, OEM, Survey

Global ionospheric map calculated with NeQuick G for the 18 09 2019 at 07 UT (DOY 261, 2019)I (Image: GSA)

NeQuick G code available for download

January 7, 2020

News from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) A version of the NeQuick G algorithm using a new coding […]

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This article is tagged with algorithms and methods, European GNSS Agency, Galileo, GNSS receivers, GNSS software, GSA, ionosphere, Joint Research Centre, NeQuick G and posted in Latest News, OEM

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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Ground antenna at Schriever Air Force Base, home of the 50th Space Wing. (Photo: Raytheon)

Raytheon to start global installation of GPS OCX receivers

May 13, 2019

Raytheon Company’s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System program, known as GPS OCX, completed final qualification testing of the […]

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This article is tagged with GNSS receivers, GPS III, GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, ground control, OCX, Raytheon, Raytheon Company, Schriever Air Force Base and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News