November 17, 2020 Our Garmin Pilot app for Apple mobile devices now offers pilots the ability to reference graphical airspace and obstacle NOTAMs during pre-flight planning, and inflight for increased situational awareness. An enhanced user interface for Profile View also provides pilots the ability to access important information such as weather, PIREPs, and more, faster than ever before. Graphical Airspace NOTAMS Airspace NOTAMS are now available as a graphical overlay on the map. They can […]

The fourth Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. Following a successful launch earlier this evening, GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) separated from its rocket and is now using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 miles above the Earth. About 89 minutes after a 6:24 p.m. EST liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, […]

Image: Septentrio Septentrio has expanded its GNSS module portfolio with the launch of its mosaic-H heading receiver. According to the company, with dual-antenna capabilities, this surface mount module delivers reliable heading and pitch or heading and roll information on top of centimeter-level positioning. mosaic-H is the new addition to Septentrio’s existing mosaic module family, which already includes RTK and timing modules, as well as modules with integrated GNSS corrections. According to Septentrio, having a single […]

November 16, 2020 Get a little money back this season! When you buy a qualifying Navionics® or Garmin GPS plotter card through Dec. 31, 2020, you’re eligible to receive a $50 or $100 rebate. You’ll find all the information you need on the official rebate form. Just fill it out and submit it for your rebate. Here are the qualifying data cards:  $50 REBATE $100 REBATE Garmin Garmin BlueChart® g3   BlueChart® g3 Vision  LakeVü g3  LakeVü g3 Ultra   Navionics Navionics Navionics+ (all sizes)   Platinum+ (large) HotMaps Platinum    […]

China launched a Long March 6 carrier rocket to deploy 10 small satellites for an Argentine company on Friday. The rocket also carried three small Chinese satellites, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, a State-owned space contractor. The Long March 6 blasted off at 11:19 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, carrying 10 NewSat remote-sensing satellites, from NewSat 9 to 18, into low-Earth orbit, […]

The ROSS project, conducted in France by companies Marlink and SeaOwl, demonstrated the feasibility of autonomous shipping. Orolia systems ensured resilient PNT. (Photo: Marlink) The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a resolution for maritime cyber-risk management, effective January 2021. IMO Resolution MSC.428(98) affirms that maritime operators need to address cyber threats that risk the integrity and availability of technology systems. GPS/GNSS signal jamming and spoofing expose the vulnerabilities of PNT-reliant systems. The single point […]

November 10, 2020 Pro rider Laurens de Vreese spent his time inside earlier this year doing something mind-blowing: he completed a 370 km non-stop indoor ride in Zwift. It took the rider of the Astana Pro Team 11 hours to complete his challenge on the Tacx NEO 2T. This wasn’t just a crazy attempt for a new record, he wanted to create awareness for the current worldwide situation and to motivate people to keep on […]

China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) has improved its timing service, according to a new study. Researchers from the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed the time transfer performance of BDS-3 signals. Results showed that the time transfer performance of the BDS-3 is over 50 percent higher than that of the BDS-2. After conducting the zero-baseline common clock time comparison and other analyses, the research […]

Flexible, resilient military PNT designed for every military environment Orolia, through its Orolia Defense & Security business, has announced the availability of M-code military GPS receivers in its resilient PNT products and solutions, including M-code-enabled mobile mission timing and synchronization platforms. M-code capabilities further enhance Orolia’s Versa mobile PNT platform for rugged, small SWaP-C requirements and Orolia’s flagship SecureSync resilient time and frequency reference solution — the first Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) approved time […]

November 10, 2020 Are you pregnant? First of all, congratulations! Secondly, have you noticed changes in your body, such as increased heart rate or stress levels, faster breathing or fatigue? You’re not alone. Pregnancy is an exciting time, and it’s a great time to take charge of the things you can control, like staying healthy. We’ve added pregnancy tracking to Garmin Connect to help you do just that. Now you can easily transition from logging […]