Photo: Gilmour Space The Australian Space Agency has funded the development of an Australian aerospace-grade Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver to use in rockets, satellites and aircraft under its Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement Grants scheme. Gilmour Space Technologies, in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), will co-develop the GNSS receiver using an Australian supply chain and qualify it for use across a wide range of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) […]

Image: Inertial Labs Inertial Labs and Sony have partnered to integrate lidar technology into Sony’s Airpeak UAV. The collaboration aims to improve the UAVs applications in surveying, mapping and cinematic videography, as well as provide high accuracy and detail to aerial data acquisition.    The partnership will incorporate Inertial Labs’ RESEPI lidar remote sensing payload instrument GEN-II into Sony’s UAV to enhance Airpeak’s ability to produce detailed aerial maps and 3D models.    Tailored for professionals, the lidar […]

April 1, 2024 7 Days Out is an original docuseries from Garmin. Join Wes and Joel on their trek through Nepal’s Langtang Circuit and discover the power of friendship, perseverance and Garmin smartwatches. Learn more: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/7DaysOut/. My overwhelming sense since returning from the 7 Days Out experience in Nepal has been gratitude, along with a desire for everyone who feels that call to push themselves outside their comfort zone — to connect with nature, to test […]

April 1, 2024 7 Days Out is an original docuseries from Garmin. Join Wes and Joel on their trek through Nepal’s Langtang Circuit and discover the power of friendship, perseverance and Garmin smartwatches. Learn more: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/7DaysOut/. When Garmin notified me that I’d be going to Nepal to trek the Langtang Valley, I assumed there was a typo in the email address. Surely, they had the wrong guy. Much of my adult life, I’d found regular […]

Photo: Oren Kfir / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images On April 4, residents of Tel Aviv, Israel, noticed that map applications on their phones such as Waze, Google Maps and the taxi pickup app Gett were placing them in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, 130 miles to the north. Cab drivers could not navigate and food-delivery apps were temporarily out of service, reported The Wall Street Journal. The spoofing was a result of the […]

April 8, 2024 INDUSTRY: EDUCATIONLOCATION: River Falls, WisconsinESTABLISHED: 1874 WEBSITE: uwrf.eduSTUDENT PARTICIPANTS: 7,800+NUMBER OF WEARABLES: 7,800+ THE OVERVIEW The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is using Garmin smartwatches along with the Garmin Health API and the Motion Connected platform to help provide a picture of students’ health. EARLY FINDINGS The combination of Garmin smartwatches and Motion Connected enables students to better understand the difference between busy and active moments, empowering them to incorporate physical activity into […]

Image: CNW Group / CMC Electronics CMC Electronics has partnered with the Hexagon Autonomy & Positioning division, which includes the Hexagon | NovAtel brand, to release a multi-constellation, multi-frequency (MCMF) GNSS platform. The MCMF GNSS platform combines CMC’s certification with the digital signal processing expertise of Hexagon | NovAtel. Designed to detect GNSS signal spoofing, it is lightweight and compact.  The increasing threat of GNSS signal jamming and spoofing is not limited to military concerns. It […]

April 1, 2024 The Garmin ECG app enables users to check for signs of AFib and share each recording as a PDF with doctors. That allows Randy Houser to feel more in control of his condition. As a longtime fan and authorized dealer of Garmin products, Randy Houser has come to expect a wide range of fitness and wellness smartwatch features. But he never imagined that his new epix™ Pro (Gen 2) watch would work […]

Image: Geneq Geneq has introduced SXblue GLOBE for GNSS positioning and GIS technology. The system is designed to deliver positioning accuracy, efficiency and reliability in challenging field conditions using a 448-channel GNSS board.  It has advanced technologies for multipath mitigation, which aims to reduce the effects of signal reflection and ensure the integrity of positioning service, even in GNSS-challenged environments.  The SXblue GLOBE incorporates an anti-jamming and interference monitoring system, safeguarding against disruptions and ensuring […]

The Pulse Oximetry, or Pulse Ox, feature on Garmin smartwatches can offer insights to help support overall well-being. Whether you’re an athlete striving for peak performance or an individual focused on overall wellness, the Pulse Ox feature1 on compatible Garmin smartwatches can provide valuable insights into your body’s blood oxygen levels. By estimating how much oxygen is in your bloodstream as it travels around your body, Pulse Ox readings can help indicate whether the cells […]