January 29, 2021 The onslaught of COVID-19 necessitated an initial slowdown in all physical activity — and then Garmin users found creative and safe ways to keep moving. 2020 was … a year. It’s tempting to consider it relegated to the rearview mirror, but the truth is that we’ll be studying it for decades to come — not only because of the onslaught of COVID-19, but also because of the myriad ways in which human […]

GNSS Winter School 2021 is planned for Feb. 22-26 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Institute of Space Technology is hosting the event, in collaboration with the Space Education Research Lab of the National Center of GIS and Space Applications. GNSS Winter School will be held on the institute’s campus; however, in case of severe circumstances (such as COVID-19), it will take place virtually online either partially or entirely. GNSS Winter School will focus on GNSS positioning, […]

January 27, 2021 Featuring a beautifully patterned lens and a 34 mm watch case, Lily was designed with fashion-conscious women in mind. There’s a lot to be said about our small, stylish smartwatch — and the most obvious of all is that it doesn’t look like a smartwatch. From the very start, Lily™ was tailor-made to look like a classic accessory but function as a modern wearable. After analyzing future fashion and wellness trends and […]

Findings show accuracy of new sensors is improved by greater than an order of magnitude over current offerings. Honeywell, with funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is creating the next generation of inertial sensor technology that will one day be used in both commercial and defense navigation applications. The HG1930 IMU. (Photo: Honeywell) Recently, findings gathered in Honeywell labs have shown the new sensors to be greater than an order of […]

January 8, 2021 More and more, people are finding ways to enjoy outdoor activities during the winter months. And while snowy landscapes can be beautiful, colder temperatures and drastic weather can become dangerous quickly. Here are our top tips for using inReach® satellite communication devices in the winter.   Always pack your inReach. It can be even more important to carry an inReach device in the wintertime when equipment failure or minor injury can have […]

Photo: Trimble Trimble has introduced the Trimble AX940 and AX940i high-precision GNSS smart antennas, designed for a broad range of high-precision applications such as precision agriculture, milling machines in construction, forestry harvesting equipment, autonomous vehicles, port automation and mobile mapping. With multi-frequency, multi-constellation support for GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and NavIC, the smart antennas can deliver reliable centimeter-level accuracy in a variety of environments. In addition, the Trimble AX940 and AX940i provide reliable, high-accuracy […]

January 20, 2021 Airbus Helicopters, Inc. honored the Garmin aviation team with a 2020 On-Time Delivery Award from Airbus Helicopters, Inc. for its efficient performance related to product delivery. Garmin avionics are available as standard on select Airbus Helicopters, including the H125, H130, H135 and H145. Each year, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. recognizes suppliers who stand out in performance, competitiveness and reliability. This is the second year in a row Garmin has won the On-Time Delivery […]

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) An ESA-supported project is testing autonomous vehicles on an intelligent road in Lapland, Finland. Known as Snowbox, this 10-km stretch of forest-lined roadway on Finland’s E8 highway has been specially equipped for autonomous driving tests, ESA said. Containing cameras, “laser radar” lidar, ultra-wideband antennas and reflective panels, the road itself is underpinned by power and fibre optic lines, and embedded with pressure sensors to record road surface conditions […]

January 21, 2021 Our GFC™ 600 digital autopilot has received FAA STC approval in select Beechcraft King Air C90 aircraft and E90 aircraft1. GFC 600 is optimized for turbine aircraft, delivering superior in-flight characteristics and new operational capabilities such as Vertical Navigation (VNAV), automatic Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) switching when paired with a GTN Series navigator, enhanced go-around capability and much more. The GFC 600 certification for the Beechcraft King Air C90 and E90 provides […]

In a report issued on Jan. 14, the Department of Transportation (DOT) outlined the results of its GPS Backup Technology Demonstration project. As officials had previously projected, it called for a system-of-systems approach using multiple complementary technologies. The report called for an architecture that included signals from space in the L-band, terrestrial broadcasts in the ultra high frequency (UHF) and low frequency (LF) spectra, and a fiber backbone to synchronize and feed precise time to […]