ION GNSS+ 2020 organizers have decided to host the event both in person and virtually. The ION GNSS+ 2020 virtual option will mirror the technical program being presented live, Sept. 21-25 in St. Louis, Missouri. “This year, recognizing that some won’t be able to attend ION GNSS+ 2020 due to restrictions and with the goal of increasing global accessibility to everyone who wants to participate, the Institute of Navigation is excited to offer an ION […]

June 12, 2020 By Amanda Ballengee, Garmin Ambassador If you’re like me and found yourself welcoming home the newest member of your family during quarantine, it’s certainly a time you won’t soon forget. Right before everything came to an abrupt halt in April my husband and I scooped up our 8-week-old English Setter puppy Rohan at an airport and darted home, and these first months with Rohan have been critical for building our relationship with […]

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Global Positioning System (GPS) III program reached a major milestone with the successful core mate of GPS III Space Vehicle 08 at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility in Waterton, Colorado, April 15. With core mate complete, the space vehicle was named in honor of a NASA trailblazer. The two-day core mate consisted of using a 10-ton crane […]

Orolia has launched the virtual Orolia Air Show, which will take place June 23-26. The free event aims to connect the global aviation industry. “As the aviation industry is deeply impacted in daily operations and trade shows are on hold, Orolia is highlighting the importance of aviation technologies with this global event,” the company said. Attendees will have the opportunity to catch up on the latest industry updates and compliance requirements in a series of […]

June 8, 2020 By Kindal Wallum, Garmin Ambassador, @runningwithstrength Whether it’s a global pandemic, crazy weather conditions or a newborn baby at home, many of us must work out at home and turn to the treadmill. For a lot of us, the treadmill is a necessary evil but staring at a blank screen or basement wall is monotonous and boring. Luckily, Garmin has a new feature on their fitness tracker watches* to help make treadmill running […]

Over the past two decades, satellite-based positioning has become an indispensable, every-day technology that we constantly rely on – often even without being aware of it. With the relentless expansion of applications and use cases, driven largely by falling cost of ownership and improvements in positioning accuracy, there will soon be one GNSS receiver in operation for every person on the planet. But now, with the accuracy challenge all but solved, security […]

Swift’s first-of-its-kind, cross-continental drive demonstrates the performance of Skylark. (Image: Swift Navigation) Swift’s first-of-its-kind, cross-continental drive demonstrates the performance of Skylark. Swift ​​Navigation​, ​​a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, has completed a cross-country drive test. The goal of this first-of-its-kind drive, from San Francisco to New York and back, was to measure the efficacy of Swift’s recently expanded Skylark cloud corrections service and to demonstrate true nationwide […]

June 9, 2020 For the first time in decades, authenticity and functionality have returned to the tool watch category. For Garmin it is the brilliant culmination of a 30-year vision. An inspiration for new adventures and a celebration of those who confidently break new ground. In March 2019, we first announced MARQ Driver, MARQ Aviator, MARQ Captain, MARQ Adventurer and MARQ Athlete and have since introduced MARQ Commander and a special-edition MARQ Captain: American Magic […]

Dave Burrier steered his tractor through a field, following a GPS map as he tried to plant as much corn as possible amid the yellow and green rye covering the ground. Striving to get a massive yield out of his crops in rural Maryland is how Burrier hopes to make it through yet another uncertain year, beset by market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and renewed trade tensions between the United States and China. […]

Photo: Orolia Orolia has introduced a low SWaP-C miniaturized rubidium oscillator, the Spectratime mRO-50, designed to meet the latest commercial, military and aerospace requirements where time stability and power consumption are critical. The oscillator is low SWaP-C — size, weight, power and cost. The Spectratime mRO-50 provides a one-day holdover below 1 µs and a retrace below 1 x 10-10 in a form factor (50.8 x 50.8 x 19.5 millimeter). It takes up only 51 […]