Photo: Murata Murata has developed a new (micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) inertial sensor for GNSS positioning support, autonomous off-highway vehicles and dynamic inclination sensing. Murata’s new SCHA63T sensor is a single package 6DoF component. It can enable centimeter-level accuracy in machine dynamics and position sensing, and can assist in ensuring safe, robust and verified designs. The sensor enables further advancement in technology and novel solutions for GNSS-based measurement instruments, advanced driver/operator assistance systems, and […]

March 24, 2021 An abnormally high stress level indicated to Cynthia Sarver that what her body was experiencing might not be simply food poisoning — a tip-off that resulted in emergency surgery for a gangrenous, burst appendix. By Garmin customer Cynthia Sarver My Garmin vívosmart® helped to save my life. I know, I know — you’re rolling your eyes and thinking that I’m being overly dramatic, but I assure you I’m being quite literal. Let […]

A new enterprise platform available this summer provides real-time location and asset tracking across a campus with Bluetooth technology. Link Labs’ AirFinder OnSite is an internet of things (IoT) asset-tracking platform for campus-based environments. Using a Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) radio to support both Bluetooth LE and phase ranging brings location accuracy with Bluetooth LE tags to the sub-meter level. According to Link Labs CEO Bob Proctor, AirFinder OnSite eliminates the need to choose […]

March 15, 2021 The Navionics® Boating app is a convenient way to plan your next adventure before you even get to the water. You can pre-fish a new area, mark your favorite spots on the map and plan a new cruising route with just a few taps on your compatible smartphone or tablet.  Want to transfer your app archive to a Garmin chartplotter? All you need is the free ActiveCaptain® app to easily transfer routes […]

The Institute of Navigation (ION) announces that registration for the Joint Navigation Conference (JNC) is now open. The JNC, sponsored by the Military Division of the Institute of Navigation, will be held Aug. 24-26 (FEDCON U.S. ONLY) at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky (Greater Cincinnati, Ohio). The Classified Sessions (Secret U.S. ONLY) will be held Aug. 27, at the Air Force Institute of Technology on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Visit requests […]

March 15, 2021 Podcast (behind-the-chartplotter): Play in new window What do Lions, Bears and Garmin have in common? If you guessed Willie Young Jr., you’d be right. Get to know the football pro turned captain and angler with hosts Dowe and John. They chat about Willie’s eight years in the NFL, how he uses his Garmin marine products to get on fish quick and a whole lot more in this week’s episode of “Behind the […]

A train arrives at Tel Aviv University Station on the Israeli Railway in Tel Aviv. (Photo: svarshik/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) InfiniDome Ltd., a GPS security company, is joining with with Israeli partner Focus Telecom, in a new country-wide project with Israel Railways. The project involves deployment by Focus Telecom of GPS repeaters at more than 30 railway stations across Israel, providing accurate, location-based service indoors at all locations for a new Israel Railways ticketing […]

March 16, 2021 With Global Running Day just a few months away, there’s no better time to start a new training plan. When it comes to training for races or hitting the next PR, it can be difficult to apply and maintain an effective training plan. Determining the level of intensity as well as how often you run over a series of weeks can be difficult, and there is always the concern of over- or […]

Photo: Spirent Spirent Communications plc has added premium enhancements to its GSS9000 Series of GNSS constellation simulators. Among the enhancements, a doubling of the update rate means the GSS9000 series now offers the ability to recreate operations more precisely and realistically, reducing uncertainty in positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) testing. The latest developments provide the GSS9000 series with the ability to run simulations at a software and hardware update rate of up to 2 kHz, […]

March 16, 2021 Sleep is important for everyone. Whether you’re a high-performance athlete or just looking to better your health, sleep is something that you shouldn’t neglect. After all, we spend a third of our lives trying to catch some z’s. But what do you really know about how you sleep? You might go to bed and wake up at proper times, but does that mean your body is getting enough rest? What does your […]