On the Edge: The Precision to Carry On
Components easily pack into a baseball-style case. By Nicholas DiGruttolo When asked to do a small survey job overseas, we were concerned about shipping bulky and expensive survey equipment. Shipping...
View ArticleTrimble VRS Now Service Available in Australia, Oregon
Trimble VRS Now coverage in Australia. Trimble, together with its distribution partner Ultimate Positioning Group, announced the availability of Trimble VRS Now correction service in Queensland, New...
View ArticleIAIN World Congress Abstract Deadline Extended to March 31
World Congress 2015, sponsored by the International Association of Institutes of Navigation (IAIN), has extended its deadline for abstract submissions to March 31. The event will be held October 23-25...
View ArticleLatin America Sanitation Company Goes with ProMark
Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), a Brazilian water and sewage collection utility owned by São Paulo state and Latin America’s largest water company by market capitalization, has...
View ArticleNovAtel Offers Relay RTK Radio Module for GNSS Receiver
NovAtel’s SMART6-L attaches to the Relay RTK radio module to create a single unit for easy system integration. NovAtel Inc. has launched the Relay RTK radio module, a docking station that provides...
View ArticleNovAtel Showcases FlexPak6, FlexPak-S Receivers
At Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta, NovAtel’s Peter Soar talks about the company’s FlexPak6 receiver that houses its OEM628 triple-frequency plus L-Band GNSS receiver board. It has a...
View ArticleMaxtena Displays L1/L2 GPS Antennas for Use in UAS
Stani Licul, CEO of Maxena, displays some of its antennas for use in UAS (unmanned aerial systems) at Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta. Maxtena’s active rugged antenna is designed for...
View ArticleHemisphere GNSS Releases Next-Generation GNSS RTK Engine
Hemisphere GNSS has released Athena, its next-generation GNSS engine. Offering significantly enhanced performance, Athena provides Hemisphere with a new, future-oriented foundation providing strong...
View ArticleSatel Joins with Antenna Maker Welotec at INTERGEO
Finnish radio data communication specialist Satel will present innovative new products for mission-critical radio data networks at INTERGEO, being held in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 15-17. In Germany,...
View ArticleJAVAD GNSS to Showcase New Technology at INTERGEO
High-precision receiver maker JAVAD GNSS is expected to make a major announcement at this year’s INTERGEO conference, which takes place Sept. 15-17 in Stuttgart, Germany. JAVAD GNSS will showcase its...
View ArticleYellowScan Lidar for UAVs Aided by Inertial Nav, GPS RTK
A UAV carries the YellowScan lidar. SBG Systems joins YellowScan to present a lightweight lidar with inertial and GPS for UAVs. The new product will be presented at the INTERGEO trade show in...
View ArticleSurvey Market Key to Maxtena’s Growth
Vanja Maric Exhibiting at CTIA Super Mobility 2015, Vanja Maric, director of sales and marketing for Rockville, Maryland-based antenna-maker Maxtena, pointed out the challenge that exists for antenna...
View ArticleSkyTraq Launches RTK Receiver for UAVs, Mobile
SkyTraq’s S2525F8-BD-RTK multi-constellation RTK receiver is designed for UAV and mobile platforms. SkyTraq Technology, a fabless GNSS positioning technology company, is introducing the S2525F8-BD-RTK,...
View ArticleNVS Technologies Releases L1 RTK Receiver
NVS Technologies AG has launched an L1 RTK+Heading GNSS receiver. The NV08C-RTK-A is fully integrated multi-constellation satellite navigation receiver with embedded RTK functionality and compatibility...
View ArticleGeneq GNSS and RTK data collector heads to the field
The SXPro by Geneq. Geneq has introduced a new “all-in-one” GPS, GNSS and RTK Data Collector Series, the SXPro. The professional-grade series of handheld receivers is accurate, rugged and competitively...
View ArticleSwiftNav launches Piksi GPS receiver for autonomous, survey
Swift Navigation has released its first GPS receiver, named Piksi. Piksi is a low-cost, high-performance GPS receiver with real-time kinematic (RTK) functionality for centimeter-level relative...
View Articleu-blox brings GNSS RTK precision to the mass market
u-blox has launched a receiver module that brings real-time kinematic accuracy to the mass market. The NEO-M8P GNSS receiver module delivers high performance down to centimeter-level accuracy. RTK...
View ArticleGNSS echo sounder guides medical ship through uncharted waters
An Australian company that manufacturers GNSS echo sounders aided the aiders — leading a medical ship through uncharted waters in Papua New Guinea. The CEESCOPE echo sounder enabled the ship to reach...
View ArticleNationwide BYOD submeter and RTK GNSS rental program announced
Anatum Field Solutions (AFS) has launched a nationwide BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) submeter GNSS and centimeter (RTK) GNSS receiver rental program. With the explosion of smartphones and tablets in...
View ArticleHemisphere GNSS debuts smart antenna for survey
Hemisphere GNSS has released the S321, its next-generation multi-frequency, multi-GNSS survey smart antenna. The S321 — designed for land or marine survey — combines Hemisphere’s Athena and Atlas...
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