Originally posted in the Android Developers Blog, the following is reprinted with permission from authors Frank van Diggelen, principal engineer, and Jennifer Wang, product manager, Google. At Android, we want to make it as easy as possible for developers to create the most helpful apps for their users. That’s why we aim to provide the best location experience with our APIs like the Fused Location Provider API (FLP). However, we’ve heard from many of you […]

December 10, 2020 Nearly everyone wants to improve their fitness. Many wonder why their fitness isn’t improving as fast as they’d like. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), or aerobic performance capacity, is measured in terms of VO2 max. Research shows that increasing your VO2 max offers many health and performance benefits. A growing number of Garmin smartwatches and fitness trackers can detect your VO2 max fitness level during runs and walks. Monitoring changes in your VO2 max helps […]

The Institute of Navigation (ION) is seeking abstracts for ION GNSS+ 2021: GNSS + Other Sensors in Today’s Marketplace, which is slated to take place Sept. 20-24 in St. Louis. A virtual option for the show also will be available. The conference will feature two tracks: commercial and policy, and research. The commercial and policy tracks include high performance and safety critical applications; status and future trends in GNSS; and mass market and commercial applications. […]

December 8, 2020 Our GTN™ Xi Series of navigators now feature even more advanced capabilities, including a Glide Range Ring that helps safety-minded pilots visualize the estimated area an aircraft could reach in the case engine power is lost1. Other new features include the ability to remotely control the radios of another GTN Xi when dual GTN Xi units are installed in an aircraft, quicker page navigation with the addition of customizable dual concentric knob […]

Map plot from live tests in London show the route of a vehicle driven through Canary Wharf. It shows the difference between the position provided by a standard smartphone GNSS chip (red line) and the same data run through Focal Point Positioning’s Supercorrelation software (blue line). (image: u-blox) U-blox has signed a deal with the award-winning UK-based technology company Focal Point Positioning to integrate technology that will improve the accuracy and reliability of GNSS devices.  […]

December 3, 2020 Walter “Rich” Richards does not consider himself a risk-taker. After 26 years in the Army and plenty of time fishing, hunting, hiking, snowmobiling and ATV riding in the Alaska backcountry, Rich has become adept at mitigating risk. The event that nearly took his life in September 2020, however, was not the result of risky decisions. It was the last day of a 3-day hunting trip. By that point, Rich and his hunting […]

Ligado application will bring harmful interference to critical technologies U.S. Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Collin Peterson (D-MN) and James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter Nov. 24 to House Leadership and the Appropriations Committee requesting language delaying implementation of the April 2020 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order granting Ligado’s application to deploy a terrestrial nationwide network to provide 5G services. In July, the Congressmen expressed serious concerns surrounding the FCC’s decision, questioning the reliability of […]

December 4, 2020 Insights from a Garmin Product Manager. You’re ready to start training for your first 5K – or maybe your next marathon is just around the corner. You’ve purchased your new running shoes and refreshed your workout attire…but what about your running watch? How do you decide which Garmin watch should be your new running companion? That’s where Joe Heikes, Garmin’s lead product manager for the consumer segment, can help. Joe has worked […]

The fourth GPS III satellite, space vehicle (SV) 04, received United States Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval on Dec. 1. Operational acceptance marks another significant milestone for the GPS III program, Space and Missile Systems Center and USSF, according to the Space Force. This is the fourth GPS III satellite delivered into the operational constellation in the past 12 months and the second in the past three months. Also, this is the first GPS III […]

December 2, 2020 Note: The following recommendations are suggestions only. Each inReach® device can suite a variety of uses and the best match might depend on other criteria not covered in this article. The inReach product line is growing. Find out which device is right for you based on your favorite activities. Hiking, Backpacking & Climbing Are you focused on packing light for fast-paced trips or on navigation features? Fast and Light inReach Mini Only 3.5 […]