“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Photo: deepblue4you / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images Rise in GPS Jammers The Finnish government’s Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) has seen an increase in GNSS jamming devices. In 2024, the agency already has detected 106 GNSS disturbances caused by signal-jamming devices in vehicles. When activated, the devices interfere […]

May 3, 2024 Award-winning aviation product support team is here to help answer your questions! Whether you’re a new pilot preparing to outfit your first single-engine aircraft or managing a fleet of business jets that just received an avionics upgrade, navigating the ins and outs of Garmin aviation products is bound to bring up some questions. The good news is our dedicated and award-winning aviation product support team is here to guide you along the […]

Shift5 — an onboard operational data company — has released the Shift5 GPS integrity module, a platform-agnostic solution for military, aviation, rail, maritime and space applications. With real-time access and analysis of onboard data, the module assesses changes in navigational position through multi-faceted anomaly detection methods, which alert operators to GPS spoofing attacks as they happen. Using data collected from onboard systems, the module uses algorithmic position analysis to identify significant position deviations and GPS […]

CHCNAV’s Apache USV, made of macromolecule polyester carbon fiber and Kevlar fiber-glass, can be carried by a single person. (Image: CHCNAV) Bridges are essential components of our transportation infrastructure, facilitating seamless travel and connecting communities. The construction and maintenance of a bridge is an ongoing process, influenced by a variety of natural factors, including topography, geology, meteorology and hydrology. To protect the foundations and ensure the structural integrity of bridges, it is critical to continuously […]

An exclusive interview with Brandon Malatest, co-founder and  COO of Per Vices  What is your title and role? I’m one of the founders of Per Vices. My friend and I started the company a long, long time ago. I’m a physicist. I attended the University of Waterloo, graduated with an honors degree in physics, and have been working with Per Vices for more than ten years. My role has shifted from doing the actual engineering […]

An exclusive interview with Michael Gavart, CTO of M3 Systems.  The Boreal UAV ready for departure on a maritime mission scheduled to last several hours. (Image: M3 Systems) What is your role? I am responsible for all the technical developments on the UAV. Please describe it. It’s fixed wing. It has a 4 m wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 25 kg, a carrying capacity of up to 7 kg and up to eight hours […]

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 […]