April 26, 2024 Garmin has published its 2023 Corporate Impact Report outlining the company’s ongoing commitment and progress to environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Formerly known as the Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR), the document identifies the five key corporate pillars of Garmin — People, Products, Operations, Growth and Sustainability — and features targeted strategies for continued success for years to come. “Corporate sustainability is not a passive activity. It means actively engaging in and […]

Photo: Inertial labs Inertial Labs has integrated the FT Technologies FT743-D-SM Acoustic Resonance air speed sensor into its inertial navigation systems (INS). This integration aims to improve the accuracy of horizontal air speed estimation for multi-rotor UAVs, even in GNSS-denied environments. The FT743-D-SM airspeed sensor is a digital anemometer-based solution that can estimate airspeed incoming from any direction using acoustic resonance technology, which is immune to vibration and external acoustic noise. The airspeed magnitude and […]

K1000ULE in flight. (Photo: Kraus Hamdani Aerospace) There was a lot of press noise in December 2023 about DOD’s Replicator program– which has been interpreted as a project to field thousands of U.S. UAVs to counter a perceived weakness in the face of China’s options for waging UAV war. Then there was a move by the Replicator program office to better explain its approach. It was reported as having at least four concurrent elements: Encourage […]

Image: GEODNET The GEODNET Foundation has received more than $2 million of strategic investments from new investors including CoinFund, Pantera, VanEck and Santiago R. Santos. The additional funds raised will support the Foundation’s near-term objectives of decentralization and developer accessibility. GEODNET, the company’s blockchain-based global navigation network, has more than 5,000 GNSS reference stations added to its real-time kinematic (RTK) network, designed to enhance location and intelligent autonomy services. Standard GPS is typically off by two meters; however, devices connected […]

Photo: TrustPoint TrustPoint, a commercial GPS and navigation technology company, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract by AFWERX, totaling $1.6 million. The contract focuses on the development of advanced, resilient navigation applications to meet the challenges faced by the Department of the Air Force. In collaboration with the Naval Postgraduate School, TrustPoint aims to enhance its GNSS capabilities and pave the way for applications that will boost the national […]

In one way or another, GNSS is constantly in the news, even though it rarely makes the headlines. Three recent articles prove this point. Matteo Luccio The article “Starburst” in the March 4 issue of The New Yorker, written by staff writer Kathryn Schulz, details how the next big solar storm could devastate the U.S. power grid and communication systems and questions whether we are prepared for it. Schulz focuses repeatedly on the key role […]

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 […]