Trimble’s GeoExplorer GNSS Data Collection Solution Adds Remote Positioning Capability for Greater Productivity
Topcon’s Hybrid Positioning combines GNSS and optical measurement
LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – October 7, 2013 – Topcon Positioning Group announces a new technology – Hybrid Positioning™ – that increases efficiencies and improves productivity on job sites, regardless of conditions, terrain or location. Hybrid Positioning is enabled through the Topcon MAGNET™ software suite, a Topcon enterprise solution for the […]
Trimble RTX Mobile App Puts Satellite Correction Data in the Hands of Geospatial Users
Essen, Germany, Oct. 8, 2013—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® RTX™ mobile app, built to serve end users across the survey, mapping and agriculture markets. Using Android smartphones and tablets, the Trimble RTX app enables the Trimble CenterPoint™ RTX post-processing service and the RangePoint™ RTX service activation portal to go mobile. The Trimble RTX […]
Topcon’s Hybrid Positioning combines GNSS and optical measurement
LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – October 7, 2013 – Topcon Positioning Group announces a new technology – Hybrid Positioning™ – that increases efficiencies and improves productivity on job sites, regardless of conditions, terrain or location. Hybrid Positioning is enabled through the Topcon MAGNET™ software suite, a Topcon enterprise solution for the […]
Raytheon completes critical design review for GPS OCX software Iteration 1.5
OCX Launch and Checkout System will provide a mission-critical capability
Kickstarter Tip – Spike : Laser accurate measurement & modeling on smartphones
Experience laser accurate Augmented Reality. Measure & model the outside world, fast. Develop immersive laser based smartphone apps… details of this kickstarter project from iKeGPS
Trimble Adds a Galileo and BeiDou MEO Satellite Preview to its CenterPoint RTX Post-Processing
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 18, 2013—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today a Preview version of its CenterPoint™ RTX™ post-processing service, enabling GNSS observations using available Galileo and BeiDou Middle Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. Powered by Trimble® RTX technology, the free CenterPoint RTX post-processing service provides better than centimeter level positions. The announcement was made today at ION […]
Exelis product demonstrates ability to successfully locate GPS interference and jamming threats
CLIFTON, N.J.-Sep. 18, 2013– Signal Sentry 1000, an Exelis (NYSE:XLS) product that detects and locates GPS interference sources in 3-D by using longitude, latitude and altitude has demonstrated successful results during a planned field testing event held last week at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden. Taking advantage of the range’s remote location, Exelis was […]
Satellite integration makes city navigation easy
Finding your way through Australian skyscrapers and open pit mines should no longer be a challenge thanks to the latest integration of two global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs). After combining two satellite systems for the first time in 2012, Curtin University spatial scientist Professor Peter Teunissen, in conjunction with the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial […]
Piksi RTK GPS Receiver Getting a Kickstart
Here’s an interesting kickstarter project that’s getting quite a kick! Enter the Piksi RTK GPS receiver, a low-cost GPS receiver boasting open source software, centimeter accuracy GPS collection, rugged design, Bluetooth and more… nice! This interesting info comes from the developer and helps explain what sets Piksi apart from the others… It implements RTK (Real […]