The Most Recent Chapter of the FCC-Ligado Study Book Closes
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) held an online public briefing on Friday, September 9, 2022, to present the findings of their Ligado interference study in collaboration with the Department of Defense (DOD). Made available simultaneously at the National Academies Press, the findings explained the likelihood of harmful interference from the authorized
Read More...GPS Antenna Splitter – Applications and Benefits
High precision Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation and testing applications often call for the use of multiple receivers processing the signal from a single antenna. To send a single input to multiple outputs, a GPS splitter is required. Using a splitter allows the user to save time and money by not installing multiple antennas. These
Read More...NavtechGPS at AUVSI Xponential 2022
NavtechGPS is attending AUVSI XPONENTIAL on April 25-28, 2022 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. XPONENTIAL is a gathering for global leaders and end users of unmanned technology. NavtechGPS will be exhibiting in booth 2332. The NavtechGPS booth will feature the latest in unmanned GNSS and INS solutions. This convention is a
Read More...IN MEMORIAM, Stephen Heppe, D.Sc.
Stephen Heppe, D.Sc., esteemed instructor for NavtechGPS, died on January 13, 2022 from cancer. He was an outstanding and enthusiastic NavtechGPS instructor with a strong technical background and a keen ability to relate both his technical and practical knowledge to his classes. Dr. Heppe had been with Stanford Telecommunications working under Dr. Jim Spilker, and
Read More...Tallysman® Adds eXtended Filtering to its TW3800 Family of Accutenna® Precision Antennas
Tallysman® Wireless announced adding eXtended Filtering (XF) features to the TW3800 series of Accutenna® precision antennas (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 14, 2021). Tallysman designed the XF feature to mitigate interference from all near-band signals and ensure that the antenna provides the purest GNSS signals. Worldwide, the radio frequency spectrum has become congested as many new
Read More...Tallysman Adds North Orientation Mark to TW3000, TW5000 GNSS Antennas
Tallysman® Wireless (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) announced that it will add a north orientation mark to its TW3000 family of Accutenna® precision GNSS antennas and its TW5000 family of smart antennas. This feature will allow its customers to align their antennas, standardize radiation patterns, and increase the synchronicity of their azimuth gain readings across multiple devices.
Read More...Configure, monitor, post-process and analyze your data with ease using OxTS NAVsuite software applications
NAVsuite for Survey, Location, and Mapping. Configure, monitor, post-process and analyze your data with ease using OxTS NAVsuite software NAVconfig NAVdisplay  NAVsolve  NAVgraph What is NAVsuite? What’s an Inertial Navigation System (INS) without the software to run it? NAVsuite is OxTS’ complimentary software toolbox. It is included FREE with every purchase of an OxTS
Read More...Using Inertial and Position Measurements in Testing and Survey Projects – Bridging the GAP between Autonomous Vehicle Development and Survey
Join NavtechGPS and OxTS for a discussion on using INS for precise positioning in unmanned systems, testing and mapping. WEBINAR, JANUARY 14, 2021, 11AM-12PM EST/ 4-5 PM GMTÂ Join NavtechGPS and OxTS for this AUVSI hosted webinar. Find out how to use high precision INS with cm-level GNSS to get high end coordinates and data
Read More...GPS Jamming: Two Tools to Identify the Source
In December, I highlighted the potential threat of GPS interference, jammers and spoofing to businesses. Let’s take a deeper look at a couple of tools on the market from the UK company Chronos Technology to help protect your company from harm. The Chronos Technology CTL3520 Directional Handheld Jamming Detector and Locator is a battery-operated device
Read More...GPS Jamming and Spoofing: How Real is the Threat to YOUR Business?
How real is the potential threat to your business? GPS jamming and its more insidious cousin, GPS spoofing, continue to cause serious threats to the accuracy of GPS timing, location, and precision, and often businesses remain unaware of the problem or the potential harm until it’s too late. Jammers work by blocking the reception of
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