August 13, 2021 Matt Pinchak does not remember falling. He remembers when the rope got stuck while climbing a multipitch route with his wife. He remembers his attempt to free the rope. And then he remembers waking up at the base of the mountain, unable to move. It was his wife who watched him tumble while trying to free the rope — and falling for another 250’. “It was immediately obvious that I needed serious […]

A surveillance system is demonstrated during a Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) exercise. (Photo: Rick Naystatt/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is asking for commercial solutions to fight GNSS disruptions, including jamming and spoofing. DIU is particularly asking for “solutions leveraging machine-driven analytics and datasets derived from publicly/commercially available information to provide a situational awareness capability” against intentional disruptions. Responses to “HARMONIOUS ROOK — Situational Awareness for Intentional Disruption of Global Navigation Satellite System […]

August 11, 2021 In the last few months, Colin West and his crew have cleaned up 8,122 pounds of trash out of Lake Tahoe. And no, that is not a typo. We, as humans, have deposited more than eight thousand pounds of trash into the largest alpine lake in North America — and West’s organization, aptly named Clean Up the Lake, is only on mile 22 of a 72-mile scuba cleanup. Clean Up the Lake […]

Testing on Galileo’s second-generation hardware has begun. Test versions of the satellites’ navigation payloads is undergoing evaluation by Airbus Defence and Space at its Ottobrunn facility in Germany and by Thales Alenia Space at the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands. Known as the Galileo Payload Testbeds (GPLTBs), these are development models of the navigation payloads intended for the Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites. The navigation antennas of the testbed payloads […]

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Image: SPH Engineering SPH Engineering has released a lidar toolset update to UgCS — the company’s UAV mission planning and flight control software. The lidar toolset is designed to eliminate human error in remote sensing. Features include precise calibration, flight patterns for route planning, anti-shake turns, and constant line spacing and buffer. The UgCS lidar toolset allows users to optimize time and cost-effectiveness at all stages of data collection and processing. At the flight planning […]

July 29, 2021 If you love the Garmin Connect Badges and the hard work that goes into earning the newest one, you’re going to love our new Garmin Connect Badge Challenges. This new Garmin Connect feature offers a way for you to keep acquiring new badges all month long. You can rise to the challenge every day, pushing yourself further to beat yesterday.  You need to opt-in and join each Badge Challenge to earn the […]

A new draft policy in India seeks to foster global use of its Indian NavIC satellite navigation system. The draft Indian Satellite Navigation Policy 2021 (SATNAV Policy 2021) is part of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/Department of Space’s (DoS) reforms. “ISRO/DOS shall work towards expanding the coverage from regional to global to ensure availability of NavIC standalone signal in any part of the world without relying on other GNSS and aid in wide utilization […]

August 4, 2021 Garmin Autoland brought home FLYING Magazine’s 2021 Flying Innovation Award for an “incredible leap forward in GA safety.” Garmin Autoland won the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy in June, and now it’s added FLYING Magazine’s 2021 Flying Innovation Award to its résumé. Certified in May 2020 on select general aviation aircraft, Garmin Autoland is the world’s first autonomous system designed to activate in an emergency to fly and land an aircraft with […]

Counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) company DroneShield has sold its RfOne MKII long-range sensors to the Australian Army. The capability is being delivered immediately to allow the Australian Army to assess its future counter-drone requirements and options, the company said. “As an Australian company, DroneShield is immensely proud to support the Australian Army with its long-range counter-drone strategy, said DroneShield CEO Oleg Vornik. Deployment of the long-range sensors will highlight the flexibility, resilience and capabilities of […]