CGI has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a proof of concept to enhance the navigational capabilities of airspace users in areas where traditional navigation systems alone cannot provide sufficient performance. Future aircraft, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and innovative air mobility solutions, will need to safely operate beyond visual …

Capella Space, an information services company  that provides an operational, high-quality, Earth observation data service, today announced it  has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC). Through this agreement, Capella  Space integrates its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data into the US Army’s Payload  Development Lab, exploring …

Geo-location startup Naurt has launched embedded software that can provide centimetre accuracy in satellite navigation systems both indoors and out.

After a year of beta testing with a pilot group, Naurt has now made their software accessible to any businesses through a hardware-agnostic web API, served via REST. Nuart collects the location data and improves it with …

BAE Systems has developed the world’s smallest, lightest, and most power-efficient military M-Code GPS receiver. About the size of a postage stamp, the low-size, weight, and power (SWAP) MicroGRAMTM-M GPS receiver can be installed in handheld devices and drones, and is resistant to jamming and spoofing.

Though it’s only been around in a practical sense for less than …

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, has announced the introduction of the Leica BLK ARC and the Leica BLK2FLY, extending its iconic and award-winning BLK series known for speed, portability and mobility with fully autonomous mobile reality capture. The autonomous reality capture solutions are the latest innovations in Hexagon’s comprehensive portfolio of accessible, easy-to-use …