The Institute of Navigation (ION) has changed the dates for the 2021 Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) to Aug. 24-27 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky. The conference will be hosted by the Military Division of the Institute of Navigation for the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Its theme will be “Enhancing Dominance and Resilience for Warfighting and Homeland Security PNT.” The FEDCON U.S.-only sessions will take place at the […]

December 18, 2020 It’s hard to put into words exactly how things have changed this year. A lot looks different. Garmin has been working virtually since March, so we’ve not only been doing day-to-day operations from our couches, dining rooms and basements, we’ve also been directing photoshoots and TV commercials from there too. The best way to market a product is to show it out in the wild. In order to get images and videos […]

Santa Claus will be performing a ceremonial fly-by of the International Space Station (ISS) on Dec. 24. The visit will honor the 20th anniversary of continuous life on the ISS, a milestone achieved in November. The official NORAD Santa Tracker at NoradSanta.org will allow users to track Santa’s journey all day on Dec. 24. New for this year, visitors will be able to see the ISS orbiting the planet in its precise real-time location by […]

December 16, 2020 Our FltPlan.com platform now features a new integrated runway analysis service from AeroData, allowing pilots to calculate performance data while creating a flight plan through FltPlan.com. AeroData runway analysis joins Aircraft Performance Group (APG) and Automated Systems in Aircraft Performance (ASAP) runway analysis services available from FltPlan.com. All three of these runway analysis offerings through FltPlan.com eliminate the need for pilots to reference manuals and perform their own manual calculations for takeoff […]

Photo: Milan_Jovic/E+/Getty Images According to a new market research report, “Anti-Jamming Market for GPS with COVID-19 Impact, by Receiver Type (Military and Government Grade and Commercial Transportation Grade), Technique (Nulling, Beam Steering and Civilian), End-User, Application and Geography — Global Forecast to 2025,” the anti-jamming market for GPS is valued at $4 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $5.9 billion by 2025. The report, published by MarketsandMarkets, also states that the market is […]

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Image: KENGKAT/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The new TW5382 smart GNSS antenna by Tallymatics Inc.is designed for high-accuracy 5G timing. Tallymatics focuses on GNSS timing antennas; it is a division of the Calian Group of Companies, along with Tallysman Inc.. The TW5382 is a multi-band, multi-constellation 5G smart GNSS antenna/receiver that provides 5 ns (1-sigma, clear sky view) timing accuracy. It consists of two components: a Tallysman GNSS Accutenna technology antenna and a professional-grade GNSS timing […]

December 11, 2020 Blind Paralympian, engineer and competitive rower Patricia Walsh never ceases to amaze. We caught up with this woman of adventure to find out what’s new in her life as an athlete and professional living in London. Garmin: It was almost a year ago when you were a guest on our Life on the Outside podcast. A lot has changed since then, but just briefly, what’s new in the life of Patricia Walsh? […]

Originally posted in the Android Developers Blog, the following is reprinted with permission from authors Frank van Diggelen, principal engineer, and Jennifer Wang, product manager, Google. At Android, we want to make it as easy as possible for developers to create the most helpful apps for their users. That’s why we aim to provide the best location experience with our APIs like the Fused Location Provider API (FLP). However, we’ve heard from many of you […]

December 10, 2020 Nearly everyone wants to improve their fitness. Many wonder why their fitness isn’t improving as fast as they’d like. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), or aerobic performance capacity, is measured in terms of VO2 max. Research shows that increasing your VO2 max offers many health and performance benefits. A growing number of Garmin smartwatches and fitness trackers can detect your VO2 max fitness level during runs and walks. Monitoring changes in your VO2 max helps […]