INDUSTRY

OnPOZ EZSurv is now compatible with Galileo and Beidou

New OnPOZ EZSurv® GNSS Postprocessing Software (V2.93) by Effigis Geo-Solutions Inc. is now compatible with both the European Galileo and the Chinese BeiDou satellite constellations. With the integration of these two new satellite constellations, EZSurv® becomes one of the most powerful and easy to use tools on the Survey/GIS market to complement any RTK system. www.effigis.com

NavSpark-BD model

NavSpark-BD model has GPS/Beidou receiver onboard, enabling users to use the latest GPS/Beidou navigation technology just as large smartphone makers are beginning to adopt this new technology. Similarly, NavSpark-GL model has GPS/GLONASS receiver onboard. www.skytraq.com.tw

Topcon offers entry-level display modeled on X30

The X14 is Topcon’s newest precision farming in-cab display and offers entrylevel guidance with the look and feel of TPA’s larger X30 touchscreen console. The 4.3 inch full-color 3D touchscreen offers moving map visualization and an on-screen, software-based virtual lightbar. For low-cost guidance, it can be paired with Topcon’s SGR-1 GNSS receiver featuring TruPass technology. For high-accuracy autosteering, it can team up withTopcon’s new AGI- 4 GNSS receiver/steering controller.

Loctronix Ships ASR-2300

Loctronix Corporation has begun shipments of its new software-defined radio (SDR) module, the ASR-2300, for developing high-performance positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), and communication applications. Developers looking to create solutions for demanding military, scientific and industrial applications will realize greater functionality with the ASR- 2300, thanks to its multiple sensor and multiple frequency capabilities.

CHC awarded 520 GNSS Receivers’ Contract in Myanmar

CHC Navigation has announced the successful delivery completion of 520 units of X91+ GNSS receivers to the Settlement and Land Records Department (SLRD), a part of the Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. Its activities encompass the collection of agricultural statistics, annual assessment of land revenue, land lease and tenure, and many other agricultural land administration tasks. CHC Navigation, in cooperation with its distributor, IGS Company Limited, has demonstrated the outstanding performances of the X91+ during stringent field technical assessments versus other major GNSS industry players. www.chcnav.com

New GNSS Location Chip by Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation has introduced the BCM47531, a GNSS chip that generates positioning data from five satellite constellations simultaneously (GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, SBAS and BeiDou). www.broadcom.com.

Qualcomm includes Beidou

Qualcomm has begun working with Beidou to enhance the positioning accuracy of smartphones and tablets in China. Its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies collaborated with Samsung on its IZat positioning system, which increases the number of satellites that the devices run on Qualcomm processors can process. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor MSM8974 can now respond to signals from US, Russian and Chinese satellites to provide accurate positioning information. www.wantchinatimes.com

Delivery of Navigation Information Platform to ERA-GLONASS by Luxoft

Luxoft LXFT has closed the full cycle commercial software development of the navigation and information platform for ERA-GLONASS, which is a national system of emergency response and deploys a combination of technologies such as telecom, information processing and satnav solutions. It is run by a noncommercial partnership GLONASS (NP GLONASS). Luxoft was operating on a tight time line to develop a software for the navigation and information platform, a complex country-wide system required to interact with numerous external systems and to meet stringent reliability and availability requirements. www.m2.com

Navtech and DW International partnership

Navtech, Inc. has entered a partnership with DW International (DWI). The UK-based aviation consultancy will provide Navtech Flight Plan (NFP) customers with GNSS RAIM/RNP Prediction Services. This service, required to meet FAA Performance Based Navigation (PBN) guidelines and state requirements, fits into Navtech’s current suite and provides GPS coverage information for routes and airports as part of the flight planning process.

Raytheon gets contract modification for GPS 3 ground segment

Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems of Aurora, Colo., has been awarded a change order worth as much as $8.5 million to assure a new GPS military signal works with the satellite navigation constellation’s next-generation ground segment. The work on the GPS Operational Control Segment (OCX) under the contract modification is specifically on the M-code implementation. M-code is the new highly secure, anti-jam signal designed for the GPS 3 constellation. The current GPS ground control system does not have M-code capability. www.spacenews.com

Imdaad to deploy FleetMan GPS in fleet

UAE-based Imdaad plans to install FleetMan, a GPS-based fleet tracking system for the vehicle management cycle of its fleet of vehicles from initial acquisition until its final disposal. FleetMan is a web-based system that will enable Imdaad to improve the efficiency of its fleet.It can be viewed and controlled from the computer and GPS tracking equipments fitted in the vehicles, facilitating them to monitor the whereabouts of their fleet in real-time. www.tradearabia.com

Aireon to receive $120 million investment

Aireon LLC has entered into a binding agreement with three major Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) to make a $120 million investment in the revolutionary new service that it will provide. The new ANSP investors, ENAV (Italy), the Irish Aviation Authority, and Naviair (Denmark), are responsible for providing air traffic control service in some of the busiest airspace in Europe. With this agreement, combined with the previously announced $150 million commitment from NAV CANADA, Aireon is well positioned to build and launch the world’s first space-based global air traffic surveillance system, extending Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) coverage and benefits to every flight path across the planet. www.aireon.com.

Sustainable farming software acquired by Trimble

Trimble Navigation has acquired the assets of C3 Consulting LLC, a privately held, crop science software firm promoting sustainable farming methods with tools to conserve natural resources, reduce chemical inputs and restore native fertility. Farmers can view C3’s detailed soil analysis, which can be applied to all manufacturer equipment types, and recommendations from their advisor on its new Connected Farm online dashboard, which displays farm information such as weather forecasting, rainfall totals, irrigation rates, fertilizer rates, commodity prices, field operation maps, and fleet locations.

Hi-Target won 100 units Total Stations tender in Myanmar

Hi-Target Surveying Instrument Co., Ltd has won the bidding announced by Settlement and Land Record Department, Ministry of Agriculture in Myanmar. This 100 units of total station will make professional contribution to Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture in data collection statistics, land valuation and land management with excellent quality. According to the ministry official, excellent performance total station, strong business support and strong background of being a listed company were the key elements for Hi-Target to win this tender. www.hi-target.com.cn/en/

Quantum Spatial partners with Hawkeye Helicopter

Quantum Spatial, Inc. has recently entered into a Master Services Agreement with Hawkeye Helicopter, LLC to provide precision helicoptermounted LiDAR solutions to both Quantum Spatial and Hawkeye clients. www.quantumspatial.com

Aibotix enters a partnership with Cooliris

Aibotix has announced a partnership with Cooliris to bring a brand new consumer sharing experience for drone photography. Using the Cooliris mobile app, consumer will be able to view and share drone photos and videos in real-time on their iPad and iPhone in a 3D Wall. Using Aibotix’s multicopter, the Aibot X6, which has a built-in camera mount, and Cooliris Groups, consumers will be able to capture otherwise inaccessible aerial angles of landscapes, inspection of power lines, photovoltaic systems or bridge facilities, or mapping tasks, and share them with private groups as the moments unfold. www.aibotix.com

Leica GMX901plus

The Leica GMX901plus is an affordable and rugged GNSS receiver that delivers precise and reliable data about movements of sensitive structures such as mine walls, rock slopes, dams, and buildings. For time-critical applications that require high rate data and a higher accuracy the GMX901plus can be smoothly upgraded to a powerful L1/L2 GPS/ GLONASS receiver with an update rate of 5 Hz. www.leica-geosystems.com

Blue Marble Releases GeoCalc 6.7

Blue Marble Geographics has released GeoCalc 6.7 software development kit (SDK). This release features enhanced speed and memory handling, making the GeoCalc SDK even more powerful for coordinate transformation. www.bluemarblegeo.com

Using GIS Web and iOS Travel Apps to Stimulate Tourism Industry

Supergeo helps Chiayi City Government, Taiwan develop a GIS website and iOS GIS apps to promote the local tourism industry. These GIS tools are served as excellent introductions to the local traditional culture. To achieve this, a GIS website and mobile apps were developed to record the data about human resource management, and construction of aesthetics for the living space and then formulate creative marketing campaigns to increase jobs and accelerate urban economic revitalization in the City.

The website established with SuperGIS Server includes front-end and backend platforms. The back-end platform enables administrators to easily upload and manage data usage, as well as showing the audited data on the front-end platform for query.

Multi-Constellation Compact GPS Antennas by Tallysman Wireless

The TW4327 and TW4329 are the only low power GPS L1 + GLONASS G1 antennas on the market by Tallysman Wireless Inc.. They feature current consumption of 1.75mA typically and parametrically invariant performance over a supply range from 2.5V to 12V.

The TW4327 o_ers 21dB gain minimum and the TW4329 includes a narrow pre-_lter to prevent front end saturation by near out-of-band interfering signals. Both antennas are more tolerant to detuning e_ects caused by the operational environment thanks to a 40% thicker patch element that provides wider bandwidth than conventional antennas.

GIS – Transforming our World 14th Esri India User Conference, 11 – 12 December 2013, New Delhi, India The word “transformation” has to do with change – changing physical circumstances and changing how we see things. The concept of GIS changing the world is not new. It’s already happening. GIS is transforming geography, transforming health and public safety, transforming green buildings, transforming libraries, roadways, education, and national security. GIS is changing how we conceptualize and see the world. The theme of the 14th Esri India User Conference was ‘GIS – Transforming our World’. With the participation of around 400, the conference was attended by various professionals from the industry, academia and government. In the inaugural session Agendra Kumar, President, Esri India explained the purpose and importance of the User Conference. The plenary address was delivered by Dean Angelidas, Director, International Operations, Esri. He highlighted the importance of GIS technology in addressing several issues pertaining to mankind. Rajesh C Mathur, Vice Chairman, Esri India in his address elaborated the evolution of GIS from technology to its role in delivering various services. He presented several success stories of GIS applications in various projects in India. Many eminent speakers Dr S N Das, Director, Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre and Sunil Pawar (IFS), DCF – Bidar, Karnataka Forest Department (KFD), Rakesh Verma MapmyIndia and Dr Vandana Sharma, DDG, National Informatics Centre also addressed the participants.