INDUSTRY

JAVAD introduces US-built GNSS board for LEO applications

JAVAD GNSS has announced the TR 2S LEO, a compact GNSS OEM board designed and manufactured at the company’s headquarters in San Jose, California. The TR-2S LEO delivers high-precision GNSS positioning for low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions.

Developed for customers requiring high integrity navigation performance under the demanding conditions of space, the TR-2S LEO integrates radiation tolerant, space-hardened electronics with patented spoofing and jamming detection to support, secure and protect continuous GNSS operation. The board tracks 874 channels across all major GNSS constellations, enabling robust and real-time position, velocity, time and measurements (PVT) with multi-frequency resilience.

JAVAD GNSS brings more than two decades of flight heritage, with OEM boards deployed on most commercial launch vehicles worldwide, including the Vega program of the European Space Agency (ESA). The company continues to build upon its experience, now with focused concentration on LEO-based applications with technologies like the TR-2S LEO and the SpaceAnt-G3T OEM GNSS antenna. The SpaceAnt G3T features a stable phase center and is usable for single-, dual- and triple frequency applications. javad.com

Leica CityMapper-3 airborne hybrid system

Leica CityMapper-3 airborne hybrid system is a new solution designed to improve operational efficiency by combining the latest imaging and LiDAR technologies within a single, configurable platform, streamlining data acquisition across demanding urban and regional mapping applications. On the imaging side, CityMapper-3 is the first CityMapper to feature a Leica MFC250-based camera system, powered by Sony’s IMX811 sensor, delivering up to a 30% increase in acquisition efficiency compared to previous generations. The new multi configuration architecture enables the swath width and resolution to be tailored to specific flight altitude and project requirements, while improved nadir and oblique performance allows details to be captured from every angle with greater precision, supporting deliverables from digital twins to 2D ortho imagery. https://leica-geosystems.com

Viavi launches ePRTC360+

Viavi Solutions Inc. has launched the patent-pending Cesium-less ePRTC360+ holdover solution to safeguard at-risk critical power grids, transportation, aviation and public safety systems, 5G mobile networks and AI data center infrastructure against the increased threat of GNSS timing disruptions. It is the only alternative to Cesium clocks to meet ITU-T G.8272.1 standards. The international ITU-T G.8272.1 standard stipulates that Enhanced Primary Reference Time Clock (ePRTC) holdover must have short-term drift of less than 30 ns when entering into holdover and a long-term drift of less than 100 ns over 14 days, all traceable to UTC. Previously achieved only by Cesium atomic clocks, VIAVI’s ePRTC360+ now also meets this standard. www.viavisolutions.com

Micro-Magic unveils high precision MEMS IMU module

Micro-Magic has released the U4930 series – a six-axis MEMS inertial measurement module that can be widely used in navigation, control and measurement fields for vehicles, ships and drones. It integrates high-performance MEMS gyroscopes and MEMS accelerometers within an independent structure. www.memsmag.com

CR-S1 reality capture handheld scanning system by Topcon

Topcon Positioning Systems has introduced the CR-S1, a handheld scanning system that combines LiDAR, panoramic cameras, visual SLAM cameras, and a GNSS antenna in a single device. It offers increased pointcloud density, extended scanning range, and upgraded panoramic imaging. It uses Topcon’s Collage mass-data software ecosystem central to a connected workflow. www.topconpositioning.com

Inertial Labs launches IRINS LEO-aided INS

Inertial Labs has announced IRINS, a low Earth orbit (LEO)-aided inertial navigation system (INS) designed to allow full operation across land, air and sea in GNSS-denied, -degraded and -disrupted space operating environment.

Combining the capabilities of an INS, an altitude and heading reference system (AHRS) and a LEO PNT receiver, this platform marks a major milestone in Viavi’s portfolio for assured PNT by bringing together the INS capabilities of inertial labs and the timing expertise of Jackson Labs. The IRINS embedded system has been developed to counter the exponentially rising number of spoofing and jamming attacks. www.viavisolutions.com

Taoglas unveils AI-driven antenna recommendation platform

Taoglas has launched its AI-driven Antenna Product Recommendation Engine, a platform that helps engineers and organizations select the company’s antennas and RF components. Available worldwide, the tool provides both seasoned RF engineers and non-technical decision-makers with intelligent guidance to make informed choices. www.taoglas.com

ARK Electronics launches GNSS magnetometer unit

ARK Electronics has launched the ARK DAN GPS, a U.S.-built dual-band L1/L5 GNSS and industrial magnetometer unit. It is designed for dependable navigation and orientation in professional drone and autonomous platform applications. Incorporating the u-blox DAN-F10N receiver, the system delivers resilient signal acquisition across L1, L5, E5a, and B2a frequency bands. Its integrated SAW-LNA-SAW design ensures robust immunity to interference, while proprietary dual-band multipath mitigation enhances positional reliability even in complex environments. arkelectron.com

Advanced GNSS-R terrain monitoring project

Divirod and Oki Electric Industry (OKI) have completed a project to monitor landslide risk and slope stability across vulnerable areas in the Fukuoka Prefecture of Japan. The project deployed Divirod’s next-generation ground deformation and anomaly-detection technology to provide continuous, high-resolution monitoring of mountainous terrain prone to extreme rainfall and seismic activity. The initiative supports Japan’s broader effort to enhance early-warning capabilities and strengthen climate resilience following recent years of severe rainfall disasters and complex terrain-related hazards.

For the project, Divirod designed a system comprised of GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) sensors and intelligent algorithms and deployed it across three areas of interest collecting continuous, all-weather measurements throughout the monitoring period. www.divirod.com

Aptella offers free RTK positioning for bushfire

Australia-based Aptella is offering free access to its AllDayRTK high-accuracy positioning service for volunteers and organizations involved in bushfire and f lood recovery efforts. Extreme weather events often disrupt permanent GNSS base stations due to power outages and loss of internet connectivity. To address this challenge, AllDayRTK has developed a Synthetic Base Station system, enabling high-accuracy positioning even when permanent bases are offline. This technology creates a virtual reference station network that ensures continuity of service in disaster-affected regions, supporting emergency response teams and volunteers where traditional infrastructure cannot. www.aptella.com

Eos MDM Configurator designed to streamline deployments

Eos Positioning Systems has released the Eos MDM Configurator, a webbased tool that allows organizations to quickly create and deploy pre-configured Eos Tools Prosettings across large numbers of mobile devices via their third-party mobile device management (MDM) systems. Until now, administrators who wanted to deploy Eos Tools Pro through their MDM needed to write an XML configuration file manually — a process that was time consuming and potentially error-prone. The Eos MDM Configurator eliminates manual coding entirely. The tool guides users stepbystep through five GNSS categories, supplies a preview of the XML code, and allows the user to export their XML file, compatible with any thirdparty MDM solution. eos-gnss.com

CHC Navigation releases Apache 6 USV

CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) has released the Apache 6–2026 Edition, an integrated unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed for high-resolution bathymetric and 3D mapping applications. It delivers a comprehensive solution for underwater surveying, object positioning, and offshore construction support in varying aquatic conditions. www.chcnav.com

Sub-centimeter aerial mapping at aircraft speeds

Phase One has announced the iXM FS130, aerial mapping camera designed to unlock sub-centimeter ground sample distance (GSD) missions from a fixed wing aircraft. It enables new mission profiles while protecting existing customer investments and workflows. It enables reliable 1 cm GSD image capture at airspeeds exceeding 120 knots, allowing operators to cover more area per flight and complete missions previously constrained by motion blur, overlap requirements, or re-flight risk. phaseone.com