Tag: drones
Conferences Combine For Geo Week
DENVER—The worldwide pandemic has significantly reduced the size of trade shows—if not cancelled many of them all together. However, Geo Week has found success this year...
Point One Navigation Grabs $10 Million Series A Funding
San Francisco-based Point One Navigation announced this week that it has closed a $10 million Series A round of funding. The funding, led by...
SoftBank and u-blox to Develop GNSS Augmentation Systems
Three companies have announced plans to develop GNSS augmentation systems for Japan, the United States and Europe. SoftBank, ALES and Thalwil, Switzerland-based u‑blox have signed a memorandum of...
MWC Los Angeles Attendance Down, But Companies Upbeat
This year’s Mobile World Congress Los Angeles had most of the carriers and manufacturers in attendance—and many companies in the location ecosystem. However, because of the...
CGI Grabs ESA Contract to Develop 5G System for UAV Positioning
CGI has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop conceptual navigational capabilities for airspace users in areas where traditional navigation systems...
Hexagon Rolls Out Leica Products For Robot Market
Hexagon Rolls Out Leica Sensors for Unmanned Systems (Photo: Hexagon)
Hexagon AB has launched its Leica BLK ARC and the Leica BLK2FLY for autonomous mobile reality capture. The Leica BLK ARC...
Honeywell Rolls Out BVLOS Technologies
Honeywell Offers New BVLOS Technology Suite (Photo: Honeywell)
Honeywell has developed a new technology suite for light drones that allows them to fly three...
Drone Market Strong for Location Industry
Companies Return to Trade Shows, Starting With AUVSI Xponential
The worldwide market to integrate location capability into unmanned systems that include drones is growing as...
Location Companies Part of Verizon and Newlab’s 2021 5G Studio
Several companies in Verizon and Newlab’s 5G Studio integrate location technology in their offerings. The startups, which leverage Verizon’s Ultra Wideband 5G network and Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) capabilities,...
U-blox Looks for Mass Market With New Location Service
Swiss company launches GNSS augmentation service for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications.
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced the launched its new PointPerfect location service that aims to deliver...