GNSS & POSITIONING
GNSS & POSITIONING
What was the Sandy Island’s [Mystery]? And How was solved?
The ‘ghost island’, Sandy Island, is back in the spotlight today despite the fact that its mystery was definitively solved in 1979. During a...
GNSS & POSITIONING
What is nanosatellite? and How does it work?
How Big is a Nanosatellite?
Like your mobiles, satellites are also getting smaller and better. Nanosatellites are those satellites that are just about the size...
GNSS & POSITIONING
France develops GNSS backup service using nanosatellite
France has begun the Synchrocube project with an aim to provide a complementary service to GNSS. In the project, a low-Earth-orbit nanosatellite will provide...
GNSS & POSITIONING
How many satellites are there in space?
Do you know how many satellites are there in space? According to Wikipedia, there are more than 6,542 satellites orbiting Earth as of June...
GNSS & POSITIONING
New GNSS-aided Inertial Navigation System From Inertiallabs
Inertial Labs has launched a new GNSS-aided inertial navigation system. INS-DM is an IP68-rated version of the company’s new generation of super ruggedized units, shielded...
GNSS & POSITIONING
12 Things you never knew about Galileo satellites
Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system is providing the world’s most precise positioning services, but the satellites at its heart are surprisingly compact, and dependent...
GNSS & POSITIONING
Topcon announces MC-Max machine control solution
Topcon Positioning Group has announced its MC-Max machine control solution. Based on its MC-X machine control platform, and backed by Sitelink3D — the company’s real-time, cloud-based data...
GNSS & POSITIONING
Emlid announces NTRIP Caster for Private RTK Networks
Emlid released an enterprise version of its NTRIP caster—Emlid Caster Pro. The advanced caster for commercial use is able to connect dozens of base...
GNSS & POSITIONING
Senceive Launches Latest Wireless Sensor: NanoMacro
Wireless condition monitoring technology company Senceive has expanded its range of smart movement sensors with the launch of a new tilt meter - the...
GNSS & POSITIONING
EGNOS Locator To Make Train Management Systems Safer In Europe
Europe’s Certifiable Localisation Unit (CLUG) with GNSS in the railway environment has moved the continent towards a cost-efficient train tracking solution based on satellite...