January 21, 2025 A streamlined flight operation service, FltPlan® SMS by Garmin simplifies the safety management for your organization. In 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a mandate requiring all Part 135 and Part 91.147 air tour operators to have a safety management system (SMS) — with proof of compliance by May 28, 2027. FltPlan SMS by Garmin is here to simplify the process of meeting these requirements, helping you build a robust safety […]

Containers, stillages, trailers or reusable transport packaging — non-powered assets such as these play a central role in smooth supply chains and logistics processes. For a long time, however, non-powered assets could hardly be digitized due to a lack of sufficient battery life, thus eluding efficient management. To plan and control logistical processes and supply chains, companies usually needed a large buffer/reserve stock and sometimes a lot of telephone/administrative work to determine the exact location […]

ComNav Technology has introduced the AG501 Pro autosteer system, an advanced solution for precision agriculture. This system offers improved accuracy and efficiency for various farming operations. The AG501 Pro features a streamlined design, incorporating the A100 Pro Smart Antenna, which integrates a GNSS antenna, GNSS module, gyroscope and datalink functionalities into a single unit. The system utilizes ComNav’s high-performance GNSS module, which supports full-constellation tracking. By employing GNSS+INS terrain compensation technology, the AG501 Pro can […]

January 17, 2025 Equipped with a Garmin fēnix® 7X Sapphire Solar, this athlete skied more than 3.5 million feet across three continents in 1 year. Fog rolled in while Noah Dines skied above the tree line in Chile, turning his surroundings the same shade of white. The educator and endurance skier, equipped with a Garmin fēnix 7X Sapphire Solar smartwatch, was on his third continent in his quest to ski more than 3 million vertical […]

Iran is in the process of initial field testing of a new drone aircraft carrier — the Shahid Bagheri — a converted container ship. Featuring an angled flight deck and ski-jump ramp, the ship seems well-equipped to launch large drones. Two additional drone-carrier vessels, the Shahid Mahdavi and Shahid Roudaki, have also been spotted during sea trials alongside this latest member of the Iranian Shahed drone-carrier fleet. The objective seems to enable Iran to extend […]

January 14, 2025 Whether you are backcountry skiing, hiking a mountain or even driving in a remote area, you should be prepared for an emergency — and your cellphone may not be enough. That’s where satellite devices such as a satellite communicator or a personal locator beacon (PLB) come in. When you’re out of reach of cell towers, these satellite devices help you get assistance in emergency situations. Which one is right for you? Read […]

HERE Technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have entered a cloud infrastructure agreement aimed at advancing the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). This partnership combines HERE’s mapping solutions with AWS technologies to accelerate the creation of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), automated driving (AD) and new digital car experiences. The collaboration leverages HERE’s expertise in location technology and AWS’s cloud capabilities to address the growing importance of live mapping in modern vehicles. These data-intensive operations […]

“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. Smarter self-driving cars Photo: hoi dongsu / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images Researchers at Drexel University have developed a testing method to enhance the robustness of autonomous driving systems. Their approach uses dynamic visual patterns to evaluate object detection capabilities in self-driving cars, focusing on critical objects […]

January 10, 2025 By Jason McDowell A contributor for Flying Magazine and other publications, Jason McDowell is renowned in the aviation industry for his expertise in all things planes — especially his 1953 Cessna 170B. Nearly 130,000 accounts follow his Instagram page, @cessnateur. I realized long ago that the part of my 1953 Cessna 170B most in need of improvement sits in the left seat. New to tailwheel flying when I bought it, our time […]

Global coverage of Overture maps transportation data. (Photo: Overture) The Overture Maps Foundation has released the general availability of its global transportation dataset. This dataset encompasses 86 million km of roads worldwide and is designed to support various industries, including automotive, logistics, navigation, urban planning and humanitarian response. The transportation dataset incorporates detailed information from multiple sources: Aerial imagery for accurate road representations Clear road routes with recognizable highway signs Comprehensive rail and ferry route […]