Trimble introduces MPS566 Modular GNSS heading receiver
Trimble has announced its next generation GNSS receiver for marine construction and drilling and piling operations— the Trimble MPS566 Modular GNSS heading receiver. With built-in dual GNSS antenna ports and constellation-agnostic Trimble ProPoint™ technology, the MPS566 delivers highly accurate positions and orientation for work that demands precise heading. With …

UP42, GLOBHE sign partnership
UP42 and GLOBHE have announced their partnership to make high-quality drone data available through UP42. GLOBHE relies on 9500+ local professional drone operators in 142 countries and is the sole drone marketplace platform to support automated data collection at a global scale for sustainable infrastructure, environmental and humanitarian purposes. https://up42.com
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Neuraspace and Arcsec partner for debris detection
Neuraspace, a provider of space traffic management (STM) has partnered with Arcsec, a provider of star trackers to develop a new way to detect space debris.
Neuraspace will harness Arcsec’s space-based star trackers for detection and characterisation of space debris and resident space objects. Arcsec’s trackers use optical sensors onboard …

Ligado Networks sues U.S. Government
Mobile communications company Ligado Networks has sued the U.S. government for its unlawful taking of Ligado’s constitutionally protected, exclusively licensed spectrum without compensation.
Backed by a multiyear misinformation and disparagement campaign against Ligado to conceal these activities, the U.S. government misappropriated Ligado’s exclusively licensed spectrum to support previously undisclosed Defense …

SBG Systems unveils Qinertia 4
SBG Systems will release Qinertia 4 on November 7th. It is a superior post-processing software delivering better precision and reliability compared to RTK systems. It is continually updated to incorporate user feedback and add new features.
Qinertia 4 is packed with an …

Lytx expands AI-powered geospatial solutions
Lytx® Inc. has announced the rollout of its Weather Hazard Alerts, available to all clients as a project within the Lytx Lab tab in their accounts. Weather Hazard Alerts allow fleet managers the option to get notifications based on geospatial criteria and National …

India launches nationwide CORS
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh launched state-of-art latest National Survey Network. The nationwide “Continuously Operating Reference Stations” (CORS) Network. It will be operated by the Survey of India, which has set up more than 1,000 CORS …

Integration between RIEGL and StriekAir engineering
The renowned VUX-12023 laser scanner from RIEGL has been seamlessly integrated into the innovative VTOL CarryAir by StriekAir engineering GmbH from Germany. During its inaugural flight, this remarkable duo successfully captured accurate data of the ground structure.
The RIEGL VUX-12023 laser scanner …

Hydrogen fuel storage solution for UAVs
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) embarked on a year-long collaboration with Honeywell Aerospace in 2023 to prototype and support the commercialization of a novel cartridge-based hydrogen fuel storage solution for UAVs. The project, Fuel Additives for Solid Hydrogen (FLASH) …

Globalstar contracts SpaceX
On August 28, 2023, Globalstar, Inc. entered into a Launch Services Agreement by and between the Company and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and certain related ancillary agreements (the “Launch Services Agreements”), providing for the launch of the first set of the satellites the Company is …