The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last week awarded contracts to nine Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology vendors. DOT says the awards, which total $7.2 million and awarded through its Volpe Center, will allow it to conduct real-world field tests...
TomTom and East View Geospatial to Supply Map Data for Australian Military
TomTom , with East View Geospatial, will supply global map data to Australian Government Department of Defense. EVG leverages TomTom Orbis Maps to create an ArcGIS-ready global vector basemap, the company said.
TomTom and East...
Company cites poor cost and schedule performance in telecom, navigation and observation segments
Airbus said this week it would take a charge of nearly $1 billion because of issues with space programs, namely in its telecommunication, navigation and observation segments. As...
Verizon Business VZ -0.46%↓ and Livermore, Calif.-based Monarch Tractor, which offers the MK-V electric smart tractor, have partnered to support sustainable farming practices via autonomous tractors connected through Verizon’s network.
The companies say that by using Verizon’s technology, Monarch’s autonomous tractors will be able to be...
GEODNET Foundation Announces New Customers in Automotive, Drones, IoT, Farming and Surveying
The GEODNET Foundation, which offers the GEODNET RTK network, has announced OEM and distribution agreements with AllyNav, Bad Elf, bynav, Sensori Robotics, and Unmanned Life. The GEODNET ecosystem is growing at an average of 100...
The recent buzz around solar storms—and issues surrounding GNSS signal disruption—have prompted the industry to seek solutions for mitigation. Due to Solar Cycle 25, the world is experiencing higher-than-usual solar activity on Earth, which will peak through the remainder...
House subcommittee members turn down $77 million request for small sats that were supposed to make GPS more resilient.
The U.S. House Appropriations defense subcommittee says they aren’t sold on the Space Force’s plan to use small GPS satellites, dubbed Resilient GPS (R-GPS), to increase...
TomTom has partnered with auto tech supplier Marelli to offer an advanced in-vehicle infotainment system for global automakers. Marelli will pre-integrate TomTom’s Digital Cockpit SDK to offer navigation, traffic information and electric vehicle services.
For its part, Marelli offers its LeanConnect cockpit that combines the in-vehicle...
Second generation (G2) satellites for the European Galileo navigation system have been approved for the first 12 of the new fleet.
Two independent review boards have confirmed that the satellites meet mission and performance requirements, ESA said. The first board met in...
Saying its signal is 1,000 times more powerful than GPS, Iridium Communications IRDM -2.03%↓ has announced expanded commercial availability of its Satellite Time and Location (STL) service. STL, an alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution, will be sold by Iridium partners in parts of...
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