In separate letters to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and new Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg, influential members of Congress have urged the Biden administration to take prompt action and establish a backup timing capability for GPS. Danger and Benefits, Solution in Hand On March 1, Republican representatives Sam Graves and Bob Gibbs wrote to the acting OMB director citing the dangers of not having a backup, and the benefits one would bring. Graves […]

March 4, 2021 You may have noticed that we care about your health. We spend a lot of time crafting best-in-class features for our smartwatches, making it as easy (and enjoyable!) as possible for you to track your body’s status in terms of sleep, hydration, exercise, energy and more. Nutrition plays a big part in all of the above, which is why we’re more than happy to celebrate March as National Nutrition Month alongside the […]

The Institute of Navigation will host the Navigation of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover from Earth to Jezero Crater webinar on Tuesday, March 23, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar will be presented by Gerhard Kruizinga, navigation engineer, Mars 2020 Navigation Team chief, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and moderated by Frank van Diggelen, ION president. “We are honored to have the Navigation team chief of this historic mission, Gerhard Kruizinga, present his first-hand account of […]

March 1, 2021 By: Michael R. Thompson and Julie B. Potter Facing a potentially dangerous situation alone in the wilderness can be harrowing, but waiting at home alone for news — any news — regarding your loved one’s well-being isn’t an enviable position to be in either. Below, husband-and-wife duo Michael Thompson and Julie Potter each share their own experience with a recent hunting trip gone awry — Thompson from the perspective of a solo […]

The Velos UAV helicopter has passed field tests to become the first single-rotor helicopter supported by UgCS software, according to UgCS maker SPH Engineering. UgCS now enables Velos helicopter professionals to use Velos for photogrammetry and lidar drone surveying missions. UgCS is now able to support the twin-engine telemetry providing input for a UAV. Its newly created Telemetry Viewer can handle extensive telemetry from such complex drones. This allows for optimal flying of the Velos […]

February 15, 2021 As the America’s Cup nears, it’s Ben Williams’ job to make sure INEOS TEAM UK is prepared. INEOS TEAM UK is battling once again in the fight for the America’s Cup. While world-class engineers pour through the data to understand how the boats have performed so far and seek to make every gain possible, Ben Williams, the team’s Head of Human Performance, will be doing the same on the human side with […]

To mark the one-year anniversary of the PNT Executive Order, Orolia will host an interactive Coffee Talk webinar on March 24 to explore latest developments in the national initiative to protect U.S. critical infrastructure from GPS/GNSS jamming, spoofing and interference. Panelists from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), among others, will focus on key actions and priorities for 2021 and beyond, including insights and context […]

February 25, 2021 FLYING Magazine honored our revolutionary Autoland system — part of our Garmin AutonomiTM family of autonomous safety-enhancing technologies — with a 2021 Editors’ Choice Award. Autoland is the world’s first certified system of its kind with the ability to activate during an emergency situation to autonomously control and land an aircraft without human intervention1. Each year, FLYING’s Editors’ Choice Awards celebrate an elite collection of aircraft and products that demonstrate significant innovation […]

BAE Systems has received a $247 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and next-generation semiconductor. The technology will provide positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities to warfighters so they can execute missions in challenging electromagnetic environments. MGUE Increment 2 The contract is related to November’s U.S. Department of Defense contract for M-Code military GPS technology. The Military GPS User Equipment […]

February 24, 2021 Looking ahead to warmer weather and the onset of racing season, the CUBE Actionteam manager Claus Wachsmann talks training and how the team maximizes performance with the Garmin Edge. Celebrating their 10th anniversary The CUBE Actionteam was formed 10 years ago, and back then it was the first professional enduro team in the world. Picking the most memorable moment of this decade is easy for team manager Claus Wachsmann: “Winning the Trans-Provence […]