GPS World

Author: Joelle Harms

  • Trimble Details New OEM Module at Unmanned Systems 2015

    Akshay Bandiwdekar of Trimble Integrated Technologies details the company’s BD935-INS module that features precision GNSS with an integrated 3-D Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) inertial sensor package at Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta. As part of Trimble’s GNSS OEM portfolio, the new compact module augments real-time precise positioning with 3-D orientation.

  • NovAtel Showcases FlexPak6, FlexPak-S Receivers

    At Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta, NovAtel’s Peter Soar talks about the company’s FlexPak6 receiver that houses its OEM628 triple-frequency plus L-Band GNSS receiver board. It has a highly configurable interface to ensure precise positioning for UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) applications. Soar explains that its “sister unit,” the FlexPak-S, contains a real time kinematic (RTK) GPS receiver with an L-3 XFACTOR Selective Availability Anti Spoofing Module (SAASM). The two receivers are both the same size and fit.

  • NovAtel Talks GPS Anti-Jam Technology for Use in UAVs

    NovAtel’s Peter Soar shares on the company’s GAJT (“Gadget”), a single unit GPS anti-jam antenna for use in UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). GAJT nullifies jammers, ensuring satellite signals necessary to compute position and time are always available.

    GAJT may integrate into unmanned vehicle platforms or can be retrofitted with GPS receivers and vehicle navigation systems on military fleets.

  • Spectracom Shows Off Rugged Product Line at AUVSI Show

    Spectracom displayed its precise positioning, navigation and timing solutions that leverage GPS/GNSS signals while at Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta. Capabilities for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) include precision references, signal generation, reception, synchronization, distribution, test/validation, simulation, integration, interference, detection/mitigation, real-time embedded and technical/support services.

  • Spirent Federal Systems GSS9000 GPS/GNSS Constellation Simulator

    Jeff Martin of Spirent Federal Systems talks about how its GSS9000 simulator can help with unmanned aircraft system (UAS) development while at Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta. The GSS9000 simulator supports multi-system, multi-constellation GNSS testing for UAS.

  • Racelogic Highlights GNSS Simulator, VBOX Speed Sensor IMU

    Jim Lau of Racelogic details the company’s GNSS Simulator and VBOX Speed Sensor IMU while at Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta. VOBX is a 100Hz dual antenna GPS/GLONASS speed sensor (VBSSISL) that combines signals from an integrated inertial measurement unit (IMU) with those from GPS to provide smoother output data even when satellite reception is interrupted.

  • Lockheed Martin Displays K-MAX Cargo UAS Helicopter at AUVSI Show

    Lockheed Martin Corporation and Kaman Aerospace Corporation transformed Kaman’s K-MAX power lift helicopter into an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capable of autonomous or remote controlled cargo delivery. Jon McMillen explains at Unmanned Systems 2015, held May 4-7 in Atlanta, that its mission for the last three years has been to resupply battlefield cargo for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. McMillen says another possible application for K-MAX is firefighting.

  • what3words Uses 3 Words as Coordinates to Identify Location

    what3words explains its coordinates system based on words while at the 2015 Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. what3words splits Earth’s surface into 57 trillion 3-meter by 3-meter squares, and gives each square a unique combination of three words — replicated in eight languages — that identifies the area.

  • Pufferfish Spherical Display Integrates Esri ArcGIS Runtime

    Pufferfish, a multitouch digital display technology company, displays its PufferSphere product at the 2015 Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. PufferSphere is spherical, 360-degree display system made for multinational corporations, public and private institutions. It is innovating the understanding of trends, phenomena and correlations in global data.

  • CycloMedia Talks HD-Cycloramas, New App, Esri Partnership

    Paul Smith gives us updates from CycloMedia at the 2015 Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 9-10 in Washington D.C. CycloMedia launched an HD-Cyclorama with 360-degree, 100-megapixel panoramic images — a resolution 10 times higher than the previous generation Cycloramas. Smith also announced a partnership with Esri for street imagery and introduced its Streetsmart app.

  • ClearTerra’s Locate XT GIS Software Extracts, Outputs Spatial Data

    ClearTerra‘s Jeff Wilson gives a snapshot of the company’s Locate XT software while at the 2015 Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 9-10 in Washington D.C. The LocateXT software extracts unstructured textual documents into structured spatial output for GIS and spatial viewing platforms, including Esri ArcGIS and Google Earth.

  • Canon Demonstrates the Océ ColorWave 650

    Anthony Gage from Canon Solutions America details the Océ ColorWave 650 at the 2015 Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. The machine can print up to 1,300 square feet per hour in both black and white and color. It can hold up to six media rolls, and prints come out dry and cut to size.