Credit: B. Hayes/NIST NIST’s new cybersecurity profile is designed to help mitigate risks to systems that use positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) data, including systems that underpin modern finance, transportation, energy and other critical infrastructure. While its scope does not include ground- or space-based PNT source signal generators and providers (such as satellites), the profile still covers a wide swath of technologies. Taking another step toward strengthening the nation’s critical infrastructure, the National Institute of […]

Partnering with the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN), U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin Space have released the GPS IIR/IIR-M satellite antenna patterns for worldwide public use. Additionally, the Institute of Navigation has offered a related ION journal article free to the public to accompany the antenna patterns. The files now available from NAVCEN include: The GPS Block II Replenishment (IIR) space vehicle (SV) began improving upon its baseline design in 2003 with the launch […]

October 29, 2020 Our G500 TXi™ and G600 TXi flight displays can now bring more capabilities to cockpit upgrades. Cirrus SR20/SR22 aircraft equipped with either legacy Avidyne flight displays or original flight instruments can now upgrade to the G500 TXi to display engine information. Additional enhancements to the TXi flight display series include DFC90 autopilot compatibility, new multi-function display (MFD) configurations, the display of additional engine parameters such as percent power and more. GFC™ 500 autopilot […]

Image: metamorworks/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images U‑blox has launched a commercial internet of things (IoT) Security-as-a-Service offering. Available on both the u‑blox SARA-R4 and SARA-R5 series of LTE-M cellular IoT modules, the service protects data from malicious third parties, both on the device and during transmission from the device to the cloud, u-blox said in a press release. Both the SARA-R4 and R5 have integrated M8 GNSS receivers. The IoT Security-as-a-Service provides an out-of-the box onboarding process […]

October 20, 2020 By Mark Zepp, Garmin Regional Sales Manager When I am at large hound events and updating software on Garmin products, I often hear people say, when referring to their Alpha® 100, “How could you possibly improve this product? It is the best thing ever invented for hunting dogs.” Well, Garmin answered that question this month when it introduced in the United States the new Alpha® 200i. I have been lucky to get […]

Luciad 2020.1 provides capabilities with panoramic imagery. (Screenshot: Hexagon Geospatial) Luciad 2020.1 features dynamic panoramic imagery capabilities and immersive 3D imagery Hexagon’s Geospatial division has launched Luciad 2020.1, a significant update to its platform for building advanced location intelligence and real-time, situational awareness applications. Luciad 2020.1 delivers immersive 3D experiences with 360-degree panoramic imagery support that can be combined with other 3D data layers for geospatial applications. The latest release also features additional styling for 3D […]

October 22, 2020 After boat capsizes, scuba diver uses GPS coordinates to aid rescuers. As a triathlete and master scuba diver trainer, Amanda Schaefer is no stranger to Garmin. A few years ago while training for a half marathon and completing her dive master certification, she purchased the Descent™ Mk1 dive smartwatch and has been wearing it ever since. “I wanted to have one device so I didn’t have to switch watches from running or […]

What do Albert Einstein, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and a pair of stars 200,000 trillion miles from Earth have in common? The answer is an effect from Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity called the “gravitational redshift,” where light is shifted to redder colors because of gravity. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered the phenomenon in two stars orbiting each other in our galaxy about 29,000 light-years (200,000 trillion miles) […]

Photo: Actility Actility and Semtech are offering the LR1110 LoRa Edge Evaluation Kit with a tracking device based on Semtech’s LR1110 chipset and Actility’s LoRaWAN network management expertise. The solution delivers ultra-low power meter-accurate positioning both indoors and outdoors. The kit allows solution providers and integrators to quickly evaluate this new technology and to experience how it reduces the cost and complexity of building a solution for locating and monitoring internet-0f-things (IoT) assets. The LR1110 […]

October 22, 2020 The Garmin aviation pilot training team has announced additional instructor-led, scenario-based webinars. These free, one-hour courses provide online attendees with valuable product knowledge, operational techniques, and useful tips and tricks — without the concerns about travel and social distancing. They explore various Garmin avionics and provide foundational knowledge, flight planning and navigation techniques and much more. Webinar Schedule Garmin G3X Scenario-based Pilot Training Webinar Nov. 23, 2020, at 7 a.m. CST: Sign […]