Orolia has launched the virtual Orolia Air Show, which will take place June 23-26. The free event aims to connect the global aviation industry. “As the aviation industry is deeply impacted in daily operations and trade shows are on hold, Orolia is highlighting the importance of aviation technologies with this global event,” the company said. Attendees will have the opportunity to catch up on the latest industry updates and compliance requirements in a series of […]

June 8, 2020 By Kindal Wallum, Garmin Ambassador, @runningwithstrength Whether it’s a global pandemic, crazy weather conditions or a newborn baby at home, many of us must work out at home and turn to the treadmill. For a lot of us, the treadmill is a necessary evil but staring at a blank screen or basement wall is monotonous and boring. Luckily, Garmin has a new feature on their fitness tracker watches* to help make treadmill running […]

Over the past two decades, satellite-based positioning has become an indispensable, every-day technology that we constantly rely on – often even without being aware of it. With the relentless expansion of applications and use cases, driven largely by falling cost of ownership and improvements in positioning accuracy, there will soon be one GNSS receiver in operation for every person on the planet. But now, with the accuracy challenge all but solved, security […]

Swift’s first-of-its-kind, cross-continental drive demonstrates the performance of Skylark. (Image: Swift Navigation) Swift’s first-of-its-kind, cross-continental drive demonstrates the performance of Skylark. Swift ​​Navigation​, ​​a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, has completed a cross-country drive test. The goal of this first-of-its-kind drive, from San Francisco to New York and back, was to measure the efficacy of Swift’s recently expanded Skylark cloud corrections service and to demonstrate true nationwide […]

June 9, 2020 For the first time in decades, authenticity and functionality have returned to the tool watch category. For Garmin it is the brilliant culmination of a 30-year vision. An inspiration for new adventures and a celebration of those who confidently break new ground. In March 2019, we first announced MARQ Driver, MARQ Aviator, MARQ Captain, MARQ Adventurer and MARQ Athlete and have since introduced MARQ Commander and a special-edition MARQ Captain: American Magic […]

Dave Burrier steered his tractor through a field, following a GPS map as he tried to plant as much corn as possible amid the yellow and green rye covering the ground. Striving to get a massive yield out of his crops in rural Maryland is how Burrier hopes to make it through yet another uncertain year, beset by market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and renewed trade tensions between the United States and China. […]

Photo: Orolia Orolia has introduced a low SWaP-C miniaturized rubidium oscillator, the Spectratime mRO-50, designed to meet the latest commercial, military and aerospace requirements where time stability and power consumption are critical. The oscillator is low SWaP-C — size, weight, power and cost. The Spectratime mRO-50 provides a one-day holdover below 1 µs and a retrace below 1 x 10-10 in a form factor (50.8 x 50.8 x 19.5 millimeter). It takes up only 51 […]

May 28, 2020 Getting stranded on a Norwegian island was not exactly what Carlo Facchino imagined as the big finish of his polar row in summer 2017. But embarking on a row never before completed by man on record had proven to be unpredictable the entire way. Facchino’s whole rowing career had developed from unpredictable events, starting with a broken leg in high school that forced him to switch from playing soccer to rowing for […]

The 54th and penultimate satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests and network access evaluations, according to a statement from China’s Satellite Navigation System Management Office. The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on March 9, is a geostationary earth orbit satellite of the BDS-3 system. It was developed by the China Academy of Space Technology. The […]

Photo: Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock.com Eight senators sent a letter on June 4 to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai asking a series of questions about the agency’s decision on Ligado Networks. Signing the letter were Senators Mike Lee, Brian Schatz, Ron Johnson, Edward Markey, Ted Cruz, Mark Warner, John Thune and Chris Coons. All except for Senator Coons serve on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees the FCC. Senator Coons serves […]