CP Aeronautics offers American-built combat-proven unmanned aerial systems for defense, homeland security and civil applications CP Technologies has launched a new division, CP Aeronautics, to provide integrated turn-key solutions based on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) platforms, payloads, data links, ground control stations (GCS) and communications for defense and civil applications. Designed as leading-edge UAS-based solutions, CP Aeronautics’ systems offer operationally proven solutions for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems requirements. CP Aeronautics’ broad product portfolio […]

January 30, 2020 As the 2020 cycling season begins, Garmin, with Tacx, is pleased to announce its professional team sponsorships, which includes several world champion cyclists, all using the latest Garmin and Tacx products. The teams that will be sponsored by both Garmin and Tacx include: female and male Michelton-SCOTT teams, with the world’s number 1 female road cyclist, Annemiek van Vleuten; SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing, which includes eight-time XC MTB World Champion, Nino Schurter; 2019 […]

On a test track in Sweden, a truck successfully merged between two cars driving alongside it in a fully automated maneuver. The live demonstration took place at the AstaZero test site near Borås, Sweden, on Nov. 21, 2019, showing automotive industry experts how well the automated merging solution performed. The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and project partners RISE, Scania, Waysure, Ceit-IK4, Baselabs and Commsignia are taking part in an EU-funded project PRoPART, which […]

February 7, 2020 Garmin Galentine’s Day Sweepstakes: OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ENTER.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.  ELIGIBILITY:  The Sweepstakes is open only to individuals who are legal residents of the 50 United States (excluding Puerto Rico residents) or the District of Columbia, are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees and their immediate families of […]

China will finish the construction of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), with another two geostationary orbit satellites to be launched before June 2020, said BDS Spokesperson Ran Chengqi on Friday. Friday marks the one-year anniversary of China’s BDS-3 system providing global service. Ran said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that with the BDS as the core, a more ubiquitous, integrated and intelligent navigation and […]

Company modernize GPS for U.S. Navy and Air Force The U.S. Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC Pacific), in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $178 million contract to provide technical engineering services toward the modernization of advanced GPS systems. Specifically, Booz Allen’s work will aid in the development and modernization of GPS systems through major programs such as Military GPS User Equipment […]

January 30, 2020 Don Lee, owner of Alaska Floats & Skis flight school in Talkeetna, Alaska, has felt the ground below him shake from the pounding of thousands of caribou hooves. He’s discovered areas so abundant with blueberry bushes, it was impossible to sit down. He’s looked down at water thick with layers of migrating fish. Lee is a flight instructor with decades of experience. He prides himself on running one of the only flight […]

“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Photo: Karma drone/GoPro Bad karma The GoPro Karma drone has been grounded since the new year began, reports The Verge. Multiple owners say their Karma controllers are flashing errors about not receiving a GPS signal, and that they can’t calibrate the compass. They’re not able to fly the drones even after disabling […]

January 30, 2020 EPISODE 1: The 3,000th inReach SOS Incident Dennis: Last October Guillaume Hullin found himself stuck in the middle of a snowstorm in one of the most remote territories in all of Europe. He was alone. His only hope was to call for help. This is the story of the 3,000th rescue called in from a Garmin inReach handheld device. You’re listening to “Life on the Outside,” a podcast beyond boxes or comfort […]

The 2nd Space Operations Squadron decommissioned Satellite Vehicle Number-36, the second to last Block IIA satellite, Jan. 27. Capt. Collin Dart, 2nd SOPS assistant flight commander of GPS mission engineering, said the disposal of SVN-36 will allow for newer vehicles to take it’s place. “The main reason it was decommissioned was because, at this time, we’re accepting a lot of the new generation GPS IIIs,” he said. “We’re trying to […]