Photo: UAVOS UAVOS Inc. has performed a series of successful flight trials with High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) ApusDuo, testing its unique control system. The test flights confirmed that UAVOS’s control system allows aircraft with a large-wing elongation to fly in unstable atmospheric conditions. The ApusDuo aircraft successfully copes with turbulence, actively changing the bend of the wings. The total flight time of UAVOS solar-powered test aircraft is more than 1,000 hours. Test flights took […]

October 12, 2020 Podcast (behind-the-chartplotter): Play in new window In their very first episode, hosts Dowe and John get the inside scoop from industry insider (and their boss of 10 years) David Dunn. You might know Dave because he’s been a fixture in the marine community for more than two decades, first starting in retail and working his way up to his current position as director of marine sales for Garmin. Listen as he talks about how the pandemic has affected fishing, his favorite advancement in marine technology and even shares some interesting personal successes (including his time as […]

Serco Europe, a leading provider of services to the space sector, has just launched a research incubator at its Italian Head Office near Rome. The Red Lab is a research hub which aims to strengthen Serco’s relationships with universities and research institutes and encourage cooperation in space research and innovation. Through the Red Lab, Serco will provide research opportunities in the field of Earth Observation and will host students and […]

Tallysman Wireless Inc. has launched four new embedded VeroStar Mini products to its line of antennas. The ultra-compact and lightweight embedded VeroStar Mini models offer the same key features as the full-size VeroStar models but in a smaller, lighter package, with either a 90-mm (58 g) or 106-mm (69 g) integrated ground plane, both 32.4 mm in height. Innovation: Design and performance of a novel GNSS antenna for rover applications The VSM6028, VSM6028L, VSM6328 and […]

October 12, 2020 OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR AGE OF MAJORITY, IF OLDER, TO ENTER.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ELIGIBILITY:  The Contest is open only to any individual who is a legal resident of the 50 United States (excluding Puerto Rico residents) or the District of Columbia or of Canada (other than Quebec) and is 18 years of age or age of majority […]

Despite being affected by three typhoons and the COVID-19 epidemic, Song Jilin’s 20 hectares of rice on the Qixing farm, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, embraced a bumper harvest this year. There was a lack of hands during the spring plowing season because of the epidemic, but the unmanned rice transplanters equipped with China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) helped out, Song said. On the Qixing farm, a combine harvester guided […]

The United States Army has awarded Collins Aerospace a Phase III contract to build the second generation of its Mounted Assured Position Navigation and Timing System (MAPS). The MAPS program adds anti-jamming capability for soldiers in GPS-contested environments. In 2019, MAPS Gen I units were installed on Stryker vehicles of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany. Phase 3 of the MAPS Gen II program “begins combat platform integration in preparation for low-rate initial production,” according […]

September 30, 2020 VO2 max is the number that describes your cardiorespiratory fitness. It’s a single number that captures your heart, lungs, circulatory system, and muscle stats all working independently and together. And not surprisingly, your VO2 max is connected to health, performance and longevity. At the same time, many people find VO2 max difficult to understand on their Garmin smartwatch. Why? First, mixing letters, numbers and abbreviations together makes things look scary and complicated. Let’s skip past that problem for a […]

Satellogic, the first company to develop a scalable Earth observation platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution, has announced the public launch of their Global Consortium of Geospatial Imagery. European Space Imaging, the leading supplier of global imagery in Europe and North Africa, joins as a founding member of the Global Consortium. Other partners include Eartheye from Singapore covering JAPAC, and 5CI Brazil and Colombia […]

Photo: lakshmiprasad S/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Walmart is teaming up with drone delivery company Zipline to launch a drone delivery operation in the United States. According to Walmart, this first-of-its-kind drone delivery service will make on-demand deliveries of select health and wellness products with the potential to expand to general merchandise. Trial deliveries will take place near Walmart’s headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. The trials will use Zipline’s proprietary technology. Zipline will operate from […]