December 29, 2020 Reassess. Reimagine. Be resilient. Restart. Sound like a mantra for all of us trying to rise from the rubble of 2020? For Italian ski mountaineer, high-altitude climber and Garmin-sponsored athlete Tamara Lunger, these words held new meaning as she battled body and mind while the world was reeling with a global pandemic. Tamara has some takeaways for anyone who has struggled with a mental or physical deadlock. Tamara got a taste of […]

December 15, 2020 Our GFCTM 600 digital autopilot has been upgraded to feature new safety-enhancing capabilities, including Smart Rudder Bias for select piston twin-engine aircraft. Part of our AutonomiTM family of automated flight technologies, Smart Rudder Bias provides additional assistance against hazardous effects of a one-engine inoperative (OEI) event when appropriately equipped. It also provides pilots assistance in maintaining control of the aircraft while determining the next course of action, simultaneously reducing workload in a […]

Image: UAVOS UAVOS has debuted its Xservo-Series Hollow Shaft Servo Actuators, which feature embedded CANopen/EtherCAT servo drive. The actuators include a built-in motion controller, which allows users to skip the complex stage of mechanical and electrical integration of a passive servo actuator with an external servo drive controller, the company said. In addition, the actuators, which are encased with rugged, IP65-rated anodized aluminum alloy casing, boast a hollow shaft that makes it easy to pass […]

December 15, 2020 Garmin-sponsored athlete hopes her experience will help boost awareness of athletes and depression Alexi Pappas couldn’t sleep. She had just competed in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio (setting a national 10-kilometer record for Greece with a time of 31:36), and she was already logging 120 miles per week in a new high-altitude training program. By all accounts, she should’ve been tired. But she was averaging a single hour of sleep per […]

Photo: Swift Navigation Swift Navigation‘s new Precision GNSS Module (PGM) is now available. The PGM module is designed to offer fast evaluation and a quick path to production for those requiring a precise positioning solution. The PGM is available in a simple-to-use, industry-standard mPCIe (mini peripheral component interconnect express) format and is designed specifically for Swift’s Starling positioning engine running on a host application processor to deliver real-time precision navigation. The PGM utilizes STMicroelectronics’ TeseoV […]

December 17, 2020 By Riikka Lamminen, Marketing Communication Manager, Firstbeat Do you want to get most out of your training? In this blog series, we help you understand the physiological background of Firstbeat features on select Garmin smartwatches and how to use them to improve your fitness and achieve your performance goals. You can’t have the same fitness all year round, at least not if you want to be in top form and get the most […]

Photo: ADVA ADVA has launched a set of edge and access network synchronization devices with enhanced capabilities for next-generation applications such as 5G. These latest Oscilloquartz solutions address key challenges for a wide range of industries by bringing new levels of timing accuracy and resilience to edge networks. The OSA 5412 and 5422 offer precise phase, frequency and time-of-day synchronization and can be used for time-as-a-service applications. Communication service providers, enterprises, broadcast networks and power utilities […]

December 22, 2020 The benefits of digital engine indication systems (EIS) go far beyond replacing an aging system in your aircraft. These modern, reliable solutions can offer significant improvements over older, maintenance-prone analog instruments. They also can present crucial engine and fuel information with enhanced precision. Streamlined displays with intuitive user interfaces can help reduce pilot workload, improve engine and fuel management, and add overall confidence in the cockpit. Our broad range of EIS solutions […]

Diversified Communications, organizer of the GEO Business 2021 event, announced that the show will be moved from May 19-20 to Nov. 24-25. It will still take place at ExCel London. GEO Business connects the data holders and processors with the people who benefit from the applications and insight, which geospatial information provides. “Although all the signs are positive for a restart for large scale events from Easter, we feel May could be a little early […]

December 20, 2020 In early September, mountain runner and Garmin Pro Gabe Joyes established a new fastest known time, or FKT, on Wyoming’s 100-mile Wind River High Route in 47 hours and 10 minutes. The route traverses the Wind River Range staying as close to the crest as possible and is mostly off trail—covering boulder fields, glaciers, and knife edge ridges. We caught up with Gabe to hear a bit more about what the Wind […]