onocoy has launched the onocoy real-time kinematic (RTK) service designed to offer positioning capabilities worldwide. The service utilizes blockchain technology and a decentralized network of reference stations, offering users accurate correction data for applications requiring centimeter-level positioning. onocoy RTK offers global coverage with data quality controls in place to verify correction information before distribution. According to onocoy, the service offers quick convergence times and high accuracy due to its dense network of reference stations. It […]

The President’s National Space-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory Board has warned United States leaders that the nation is highly vulnerable to disruption of GPS services. Also, national PNT issues have not received sufficient priority and attention for the last 20 years, and no one is accountable for system performance. The warning came in a four-page memo to the Deputy Secretaries of Defense and Transportation from retired Admiral Thad Allen, Chair of the advisory […]

North Coast Media (NCM) is proud to announce the addition of four seasoned media professionals to the GPS World team. On the business side, Brian Kanaba has been appointed as Publisher and Tim Carolin as Account Executive. On the content side, Brian Richesson joins as Senior Editor in Chief and Joey Ciccolini as Senior Digital Media Specialist. All four will work closely with current Editor-in-Chief Matteo Luccio and Associate Editor Jesse Khalil. “GPS World has been the industry’s […]

August 8, 2024 When we put in the work to achieve our fitness goals, we want to feel rewarded for our efforts. Sometimes, when we are in a slump, we want to be active in a way that leaves us feeling refreshed. That’s why we created Garmin Connect Badges — a quick and easy way to track your progress, receive points and recognition for your activities, and create connections with other users. When earning badges […]

The Spirent PNT X. (Photo: Spirent Federal Systems) Developers and manufacturers of GNSS receivers have always needed to simulate the signals from GNSS satellites to test receivers in their labs and in the field. Now, as the vital role of GNSS for critical infrastructure and the growing threat of radiofrequency attacks are increasingly recognized, simulators must keep up. In particular, they must enable users to test a variety of new positioning, navigation and timing (PNT)  […]

  Photo: FlytBase FlytBase and Pix4D have entered a strategic partnership, allowing FlytBase users to seamlessly upload their drone-captured data directly to the PIX4Dcloud online platform. As automated UAV-docked operations become more prevalent, the volume and frequency of data collection have significantly increased. The partnership addresses this by offering users a way to conduct numerous daily missions and schedule them in advance from remote command centers. Using FlytBase’s Pix4D Flink, users can now directly sync […]

Photo: Zipline The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized commercial UAV flights without visual observers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, marking a significant milestone in U.S. aviation. This authorization has been granted to Zipline International and Wing Aviation, enabling them to conduct package delivery operations using UAVs while sharing airspace with conventional aircraft. The UAVs remain separated from manned aircraft using unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) technology, with rigorous FAA safety oversight. UTM services […]

August 1, 2024 It was 2 p.m. when Evy Schrager announced to her fellow hunters that she was heading back to the truck where her husband and father were waiting and glassing the valley. But an hour and a half later, Evy hadn’t arrived. The other hunters in the party had made their way back to the truck, and there was no sign of her along the way. The trail was wooded but well-defined. She […]

CACI International has been awarded a ten-year contract valued at up to $450 million to support the Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC), an operational center of U.S. Space Forces and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) center of excellence for navigation warfare (NAVWAR). Under this contract, CACI will provide 24/7 operations support, joint and operational planning, adversary positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) capability assessments and other tasks to enhance joint force, DOD combatant commander, interagency and […]

Many of us have had to call for emergency services, whether as a bystander, for a loved one, or ourselves. In that moment, you are focused on being able to communicate with someone who can send emergency personnel to your exact location. As fast as possible. GPS plays a part in all three – communicating with someone, defining your exact location, and reaching you as fast as possible. Photo: katifcam / iStock / Getty Images […]