ASO Inc. takes delivery of RIEGL VQ-1560 II-S LiDAR system
Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. has just taken delivery of one of the first in North America cutting-edge RIEGL VQ-1560 II-S airborne laser scanners, just as the ASO program at NASA pioneered the use of the first of RIEGL’s dual laser scanner, the LMS-Q1560 in 2013. This …

Eos Positioning Systems announces the Eos Bridge
Eos Positioning Systems have released a new product called the Eos Bridge™. The Eos Bridge™ enables almost any instrument to become iOS Bluetooth compatible. It is a small, pocket-sized device that connects to instruments via Bluetooth Classic or serial port, and transmits data from them to any Apple …

Raytheon gets $228 million contract extension for GPS ground system
Raytheon received a $228 million contract to continue development of a ground system for GPS satellites, the Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center announced April 30. The contract is for work on the operational control system for the newest version of GPS 3 satellites made …

Large-scale Deployment for Sonardyne Fetch AZA
A new breed of underwater sensor that is able to self-calibrate, enabling precise, long-duration subsidence monitoring at all depths, has been deployed at scale for the first time. The 20-plus Fetch Ambient- Zero-Ambient (AZA) pressure monitoring transponders (PMTs), developed by underwater technology specialist Sonardyne, will support an ongoing longterm, …

Tallysman introduces the HC843 and HC843E lightweight dual-band GNSS
Tallysman® Wireless Inc. announced the addition of two new models to its industry-leading line of Helical antennas.
The key feature of the HC843 and HC843E is their two-mode operation. The first mode is dual-frequency GNSS and the second is passive Iridium™ (1616.0 – 1626.5 MHz), which …

2020 – A record year for NovAtel GAJT GPS Anti-Jam Technology
NovAtel has announced that their GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) product lines achieved a milestone of more than several thousand units shipped worldwide in 2020. Despite COVID-19, 2020 has proven to be one of NovAtel’s most successful years in protecting PNT from Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) …

Klau Geomatics releases GNSS/ IMU hardware and software integration platform
Klau Geomatics is releasing the 7700C integration platform, a GNSS hardware system designed to integrate with external IMUs and IoT devices.
The KlauPPK hardware/software product has been an industry leader in aerial mapping for over 5 years, with ongoing improvements leading to the release of the 7700C. …

Microlab enables GPS network synchronization at Distrito T-Mobile
Wireless Telecom Group has announced that theMicrolabDigital GPS Repeaterwas selected and integrated by Anziva Technologies for the new Distrito T-Mobile entertainment venue in Puerto Rico to enable precision network synchronization for its cellular communication network. The GPS Repeater provides future-proof network synchronization for both 4G deployments and the …

Trimble Connect integrates with Microsoft 365 and BIMcollab
Trimble has announced new integrations for Microsoft 365 and BIMcollab with its Trimble® Connect™ cloud-based collaboration platform. It provides users of both platforms with a common data environment for connecting project stakeholders with the data they need to inform decisions and improve team efficiency. In real-time, project …

GNSS RTK rover with Visual Positioning
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, unveils the Leica GS18 I a versatile, GNSS RTK rover with Visual Positioning. It allows users to capture points of interest from a distance and measure points from the images in the field or the office.
Visual Positioning technology (sensor fusion combining GNSS, IMU …