Luciad 2020.1 provides capabilities with panoramic imagery. (Screenshot: Hexagon Geospatial) Luciad 2020.1 features dynamic panoramic imagery capabilities and immersive 3D imagery Hexagon’s Geospatial division has launched Luciad 2020.1, a significant update to its platform for building advanced location intelligence and real-time, situational awareness applications. Luciad 2020.1 delivers immersive 3D experiences with 360-degree panoramic imagery support that can be combined with other 3D data layers for geospatial applications. The latest release also features additional styling for 3D […]

October 22, 2020 After boat capsizes, scuba diver uses GPS coordinates to aid rescuers. As a triathlete and master scuba diver trainer, Amanda Schaefer is no stranger to Garmin. A few years ago while training for a half marathon and completing her dive master certification, she purchased the Descent™ Mk1 dive smartwatch and has been wearing it ever since. “I wanted to have one device so I didn’t have to switch watches from running or […]

What do Albert Einstein, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and a pair of stars 200,000 trillion miles from Earth have in common? The answer is an effect from Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity called the “gravitational redshift,” where light is shifted to redder colors because of gravity. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered the phenomenon in two stars orbiting each other in our galaxy about 29,000 light-years (200,000 trillion miles) […]

Photo: Actility Actility and Semtech are offering the LR1110 LoRa Edge Evaluation Kit with a tracking device based on Semtech’s LR1110 chipset and Actility’s LoRaWAN network management expertise. The solution delivers ultra-low power meter-accurate positioning both indoors and outdoors. The kit allows solution providers and integrators to quickly evaluate this new technology and to experience how it reduces the cost and complexity of building a solution for locating and monitoring internet-0f-things (IoT) assets. The LR1110 […]

October 22, 2020 The Garmin aviation pilot training team has announced additional instructor-led, scenario-based webinars. These free, one-hour courses provide online attendees with valuable product knowledge, operational techniques, and useful tips and tricks — without the concerns about travel and social distancing. They explore various Garmin avionics and provide foundational knowledge, flight planning and navigation techniques and much more. Webinar Schedule Garmin G3X Scenario-based Pilot Training Webinar Nov. 23, 2020, at 7 a.m. CST: Sign […]

The virtual base station feature in SBG’s Qinertia computes a virtual network around a project in which position accuracy is maximized, homogeneous and robust, the company said. (Photo: SBG Systems) SBG Systems has released a virtual base station (VBS) feature in Qinertia, its in-house GNSS and inertial navigation system (INS) post-processing software. According to the company, trajectory and orientation are greatly improved by processing inertial data and raw GNSS observables in forward and backward directions. […]

October 21, 2020 By tracking my cycle in Garmin Connect™, I was able to get to know my body better and discover irregularities. I’ll be honest, I’ve never been the girl who religiously tracks her period. Unless I was on birth control pills, I didn’t know when it was coming or pay attention to how long it lasted. And I had never really used one of those fancy apps that tracks your period. To me […]

The aborted launch of the fourth GPS III satellite has sparked an investigation into the SpaceX Falcon 9’s Merlin engine. With only two seconds before launch, SpaceX stopped the scheduled launch of the fourth GPS III satellite on Oct. 2. Tim Dunn of NASA’s Launch Services Program said at an Oct. 16 briefing that the engines had undergone significant testing since the GPS III launch scrub, including taking the Merlin engines from that rocket back […]

October 18, 2020 Most people view wellness as a balance between mental and physical health. And while both are important, there’s actually more to it than that — five more to it to be exact. When it comes to your well-being, there are a total of seven components that all work together to impact your quality of life. And while that number might sound intimidating, they’re all concepts you’re familiar with; you’ve just probably never […]

GPS-enabled decoy eggs could help authorities track sea turtle egg poachers and disrupt illegal wildlife trade networks. In a proof-of-concept study, published Monday in the journal Current Biology, researchers placed 3D-printed, GPS-enabled decoy eggs in the nests of endangered sea turtles in Central America. Using the ingeniously named InvestEGGator, scientists were able to track the contraband from the beach to restaurants and bars where the eggs are sold as a delicacy. “Our research showed that […]