positioning
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
Vladislav Surkov, who has recently entered Russia’s government as deputy prime minister, will be responsible for the modernization of education, science and healthcare, as well as for the development of the GLONASS global navigation system. Prime Minister Vladimir...
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Record and playback (RP) systems are increasingly popular in the GNSS receiver testing and validation process. For this reason, it’s important to have a better understanding of the RP’s contribution to the tested receiver’s raw measurements. Through documented laboratory test results...
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Trimble announced the appointment of PeopleNet® founder and CEO Ron Konezny as general manager of Trimble's worldwide Transportation and Logistics (T&L) Division. "Since establishing PeopleNet in 1994, Ron has...
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Assisted-Global Navigation Satellite Systems (A-GNSS), or Assisted-Global Positioning Systems (A-GPS) in particular, are now commonly accepted as an effective way to reduce the time-to-first-fix (TTFF) in GNSS-unfriendly environments, e.g. in areas of weak GNSS signals. Today’s location-based service (LBS) devices...
Monday, December 12th, 2011
PS fleet management technology company Navman Wireless has rolled out a free over the air software update to its vehicle tracking software, OnlineAVL2. The Dynamic Dashboard platform was a reporting application that analysed vehicle trends such as idling...
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Racelogic’s SatGen simulator assists OEM device development with GLONASS capability. The inclusion of GLONASS into the recently released iPhone 4S highlighted the penetration the Russian satellite system is now enjoying in consumer devices. With the constellation now providing...
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The 3,119-pound Glonass M satellite launched at 0826 GMT (3:26 a.m. EST) on a Soyuz 2-1b rocket. It was 12:26 p.m. Moscow time. The three-stage booster finished its job in less than 10 minutes, leaving a Fregat upper...
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
A GPS-based technology which will alert train drivers about an approaching signal during foggy weather conditions will be installed in all passenger and freight trains in Delhi division from the end of this month. The 'fog safe...
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems has released the X-22, a 2D wireless indicate system for excavators, said to be the most advanced in its price bracket and which eliminates the need for cables, and can be quickly and easily...
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announces a service pack for its SurveyMaster and SiteMaster software products. Jason Hallett, TPS director of product management for application software, said, “Whether it’s a simple TopSURV topo, or a mortgage inspection with a...
