July 10, 2024 Each summer, the world’s eyes turn toward France for the single biggest event on the cycling calendar, and this year is no different. As some of the toughest endurance athletes prepare to compete, the rest of us can’t help but feel inspired to be a little more active — a trend that cyclists in the Garmin community have been steadily advancing for the past year. Using data from the Garmin Connect™ community […]

Photo: Landscape of Badwater Basin salt flats, with halite textures under a vibrant pink sky during sunset or sunrise at Death Valley National Park. (Photo: StephenBridger / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has commissioned Woolpert to collect Quality Level 1 lidar data and conduct ground control surveys throughout Southern California in support of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and The National Map. Overseen by the USGS National […]

Photo: Swift Navigation Swift Navigation and Calian, formerly Tallysman, have partnered to integrate precise positioning into location-based products across a variety of industries. Autonomous vehicles and robots are complex and costly to build. Developers must integrate advanced hardware and software, do extensive testing and validation, maintain complex infrastructure, and calibrate diverse components and systems to ensure seamless compatibility. To address these challenges, Calian’s fully integrated GNSS hardware is now compatible with Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning […]

Photo: SonjaBK / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images In my last newsletter, I highlighted the release of a beta version of a new NOAA CORS Network (NCN) Station Web Page. As demonstrated in my newsletter, each CORS in the NCN has its own page with data, metadata, maps and photos for that station displayed in a modular layout so information is easily found all in one location. This past month, I had […]

Photo: Trimble Trimble has introduced the Trimble R980 GNSS system, the newest addition to its GNSS receiver portfolio. The R980 features communication capabilities to support uninterrupted field operations. The Trimble R980 can be used for land surveying, transportation infrastructure, construction, energy, oil and gas, utilities and mining projects. It features Trimble’s ProPoint GNSS positioning engine and inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based tilt compensation using Trimble TIP  technology. These features make it suitable for dense urban environments and under tree canopy, removing the […]

Photo: Trimble From May 14 to 16, more than 1,400 attendees gathered at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Ohio for Trimble’s Innovate 2024 User Conference. At the conference, Trimble announced its upcoming asset lifecycle management suite, Trimble Unity. The software suite offers comprehensive capabilities that enable owners to efficiently plan, design, build, operate and maintain their assets. Trimble Unity provides an end-to-end solution that connects teams across all lifecycle phases, giving them access to […]

Photo: uAvionix uAvionix has successfully installed and approved its surface situational awareness systems at two major U.S. airports: Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). Developed in collaboration with Capital Sciences, the systems have passed the Service Acceptance Test (SAT) and will be operational for Air Traffic Control (ATC) starting June 30, 2024. “This milestone marks the first approvals under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Surface Awareness Initiative (SAI), part of a broader […]

June 28, 2024 However you explore the outdoors, Garmin has a premium mapping solution to fit your needs. When you head out on a new outdoor adventure, you only want to focus on the beauty of nature, the sound of the wind in the trees and the crunch of leaves beneath your feet. You don’t want to worry about getting lost or sidetracked. That’s where Garmin premium outdoor maps come in. Beyond merely guiding the […]

Photo: Per Vices Per Vices has released Calamine, its widest tuning range software-defined radio (SDR). Calamine can be integrated into mission-critical systems for the defense, GNSS, communications and test and measurement markets.    The SDR builds on the Per Vices existing IP to offer a tuning range from near DC to 40 GHz with four independent receiver radio chains, each offering 300 MSPS sampling bandwidth.   The release will offer capabilities extending other SDR systems for […]

Image: Iridium Iridium Communications has expanded the commercial availability of its Satellite Time and Location (STL) service to parts of Europe and the Asia Pacific. This expansion is driven by increasing demand and aims to provide an alternative positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solution to protect critical infrastructure against GPS and Galileo spoofing and jamming.   The Iridium STL service, capable of operating globally, is designed to ensure the fidelity of timing systems with a signal […]