Garmin Marine Ambassador Spotlight: Valentine Thomas

I am a trained lawyer in Canada and have worked in finance in London, UK for 6 years. I’m also a freediving Instructor with PADI, professional traveler, accomplished chef and advocate of sustainable eating. I quit my well-paying job in London to live a different life and to spread the word about eating and living responsibly. I travel the world to give conferences as well as fish and hunt with locals in order to eat […]

Autonomous street sweeper relies on Unicore precision

The sweeper Woxiaobai has been in service for a year. (Photo: Unicore) Fall is a beautiful time of year. But when the leaves drop, it means a lot of sweeping for most of us. Not so for the 200 campuses and parks in China using IdriverPlus’ WO series of unmanned sweepers. High-precision GNSS positioning plays an important role in making the autonomous units possible, providing real-time high-precision position, speed and time information. The sweeper in […]

Tips From The Cycling Pros: Stay Safe With The Varia Rearview Radar

There is nothing quite like riding in the outdoors: the sights, the smells and the enjoyment of being on the open road. When you get ready to get on your bike, you put on the kit that’ll keep you comfortable and safe whether you’re riding to the shops or aiming for a gigantic 200-kilometer stage. Any time that you’re outside, however, you’re at risk. You wear a helmet to stay safe, and for added protection, […]

Europe’s Galileo GPS system back after six-day outage

Europe’s Galileo satellite navigationsystem, a rival of the American GPS network, is back in service after a six-day outage, its oversight agency said on Thursday. “Commercial users can already see signs of recovery of the Galileo navigation and timing services, although some fluctuations may be experienced until further notice,” the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency said in a statement. The system of 22 orbiting satellites, which helps to pinpoint and track mobile telephone users […]

Galileo picks itself up and moves on

Galileo Ground Control Center, Fucino. Photo: GSA Galileo Initial Services have now been restored, according to a statement released on July 18 by the European GNSS Agency (GSA). “Commercial users can already see signs of recovery of the Galileo navigation and timing services…although some fluctuations may be experienced until further notice.” After a signal outage that began on July 11, efforts to restore services reportedly found a malfunction in the calculation of time and orbit predictions […]

Retrofit G1000 NXi Availability Expanded

We are excited to announce the addition of five aircraft eligible for G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrade. These aircraft currently equipped with a WAAS G1000 integrated flight deck include the Cessna 172/182/206 and Beechcraft Bonanza and Baron. The G1000 NXi includes a wealth of features and capabilities such as wireless connectivity, SurfaceWatch, map overlay within the HSI and more. Aircraft owners and operators can easily upgrade from the G1000 to the modern, state-of-the-art G1000 […]

ATLAS expands on-orbit customer base, bolsters global ground network

ATLAS Space Operations, a leading innovator of ground communications in the space industry, continues to grow its on-orbit customer base with two additional launches this past week. BlackSky Global’s Global-3 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) COSMIC-2 both successfully launched into orbit, utilizing ATLAS for communications and data support. ATLAS is tasked with providing ground station operations as well as telemetry, command, and data support for both BlackSky and NOAA’s […]

Septentrio offers GNSS/INS single-antenna receiver

High-precision GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option for faster integration, lighter weight and lower power consumption. Photo: Septentrio Septentrio’s GPS/INS receiver is now available with a single-antenna option. The single-antenna receiver brings the possibility of robust centimeter positioning and 3D attitude (heading, roll, pitch), while keeping weight and power consumption to a minimum. For Septentrio customers, this means simplified integration as well as increased operation time and productivity. Septentrio centimeter-level positioning is […]

inReach in the Field: New York Times Reporter Chronicles Crimes at

Ian Urbina is a journalist who has spent the past five years investigating the various types of issues that occur at sea. While reporting, Urbina often found himself in perilous environments, chronicling crimes such as sea slavery, intentional dumping, illegal fishing, piracy, stranding of crews and more in areas all over the world including Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East. As a result, Urbina and his team carry inReach® satellite communicators at […]

Europe’s GPS rival Galileo suffers outage

Europe’s Galileo satellite position system, a future rival of the American GPS network, has been out of service since Friday, its oversight agency said. The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) said the outage was caused by a “technical incident related to its ground infrastructure”. Galileo has been in a pilot phase since December 2016 and devices that use its signal should be able to switch to GPS services while it is fixed. “The […]


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