Photo: Krattworks The European Defense Fund (EDF) and the Ministries of Defense of Estonia and Finland have awarded a $6 million investment to Project BadB, a consortium led by KrattWorks, an Estonian defense technology company. The project focuses on developing advanced navigation solutions for land and aerial vehicles that operate independently of GNSS. Project BadB aims to address the challenges posed by rapidly evolving electronic warfare technologies, such as radio jamming and GNSS spoofing. The […]

Photo: SparkFun Electronics SparkFun Electronics has introduced its real-time kinematics (RTK) evaluation kit (EVK). It serves as a development platform for fixed or mobile high-precision positioning and navigation needs. The RTK EVK comes with a range of options for prototyping, including L1+L2 RTK GNSS, with L-Band correction built-in if needed, running on an agile processor. It features custom open-source software pre-loaded with RTK Everywhere firmware. Users can configure the EVK as an RTK Base and […]

July 19, 2024 According to data from the Garmin Quickdraw™ Community, here are all the new areas you’ve been exploring. The Garmin Quickdraw Community allows boaters to share custom maps created with the Quickdraw Contours feature on their compatible chartplotter and transducer — and download any maps that others choose to make public via the ActiveCaptain® or Striker™ Cast smartphone apps. It’s an excellent way for mariners to take full advantage of the free Garmin […]

Photo: Felt Felt has introduced Felt 3.0, which includes new features and native database integrations to improve Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capabilities. The goal of Felt 3.0 is to make data more accessible and actionable for stakeholders. It provides modern GIS tools for teams to visualize, analyze and present important insights and map data relevant to their operations. The company released version 2.0 in November 2023, which introduced UI and spatial analysis tools. This was […]

Mike O’Connor Satelles, which developed the Satellite Time and Location (STL) system, recently became part of Iridium, which already owned a large share of the company. I spoke with Michael O’Connor, previously Satelles’ CEO, who is now Executive Vice President of Iridium’s PNT Division. Besides the ownership change, has anything changed in your organization? What was the Satelles business is now part of the broader Iridium company. We’ve been partnered very closely with Iridium since […]

July 15, 2024 It’s July. And for Garmin and more than 675,000 aviation enthusiasts worldwide, that means Oshkosh is right around the corner. As EAA founder Paul Poberezny is famous for saying, “You come (to Oshkosh) for the airplanes but you stay for the people.” Thankfully, we have both at our exhibit! Garmin has exhibited at the world’s largest aviation event for decades, and here’s what we have in store for attendees in 2024. Same […]

Photo: UAVOS UAVOS has launched Gimbal 155, a gimbaled camera designed for the UAV Survey Mission program. The GOS-155 meets UAV requirements for surveillance and rescue missions. Its optimized size, weight and power (SwaP) profile, advanced day and night ISR imaging, and embedded video processor make it ideal for any mid-sized UAV — vertical take off nd landing (VTOL) or winged. With its low weight of 1,8 kg, and 155 mm, UAV platforms can increase […]

“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. Songs for the Cows Photo: SWNS Media Group Farmers are controlling cows with a GNSS-based tracking system that plays “Waltzing Matilda” when they get too close to a virtual fence. Blue Carbon Farming in Somerset, England, has begun working with the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust (WWT) to allow cattle to graze in […]

July 10, 2024 Each summer, the world’s eyes turn toward France for the single biggest event on the cycling calendar, and this year is no different. As some of the toughest endurance athletes prepare to compete, the rest of us can’t help but feel inspired to be a little more active — a trend that cyclists in the Garmin community have been steadily advancing for the past year. Using data from the Garmin Connect™ community […]

Photo: Landscape of Badwater Basin salt flats, with halite textures under a vibrant pink sky during sunset or sunrise at Death Valley National Park. (Photo: StephenBridger / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has commissioned Woolpert to collect Quality Level 1 lidar data and conduct ground control surveys throughout Southern California in support of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and The National Map. Overseen by the USGS National […]