Category Archives: GNSS/Location Tech

UAS: It’s Unstoppable and Headed Your Way

From time to time I like to stop and think about the mission of Pangaea and explain that mission to you. My task is exposing you to new, emerging geospatial technologies. But why bother? Here’s a little analogy I thought of to help explain why keeping abreast of new geospatial tech is critical. Imagine emerging...

Septentrio’s headquarters in Belgium has an international staff, about half in engineering.

Advancing GNSS: Full Interview with Jan Van Hees & Bruno Bougard

Jan Van Hees, Septentrio’s Business Development Manager, and R&D Director Bruno Bougard Click here for the truncated version of this interview that appeared in the February 2016 print issue of xyHt.  Septentrio was started as a spin-off of IMEC and attracts talent from KULeuven University as well as from around the world. What is the current...

Scottish surveyor Stuart Ross on the job and on the other side of the camera.

Ongoing Adventure

Mini-hydro surveying is wet, wild, and wonder-filled in the Scottish Highlands. When Scottish surveyor Stuart Ross heads to the Highlands to survey for one of the region’s many small-scale hydro schemes (mini-hydro), he always packs his camera. When the rain stops and the sky clears, he wants to capture the view, not just the data. ...

Users in the field can pair the inReach wirelessly via Bluetooth with a smartphone or tablet to provide a dashboard control panel for the unit and facilitate easier typing and messaging. Credit: DeLorme

Keeping Workers Safe in the Field

Above: Users in the field can pair the inReach wirelessly via Bluetooth with a smartphone or tablet to provide a dashboard control panel for the unit and facilitate easier typing and messaging. Credit: DeLorme Satellite communication technology provides a critical lifeline for teams working off the grid. Editor’s note: Cellular coverage is not as ubiquitous...

Septentrio’s headquarters in Belgium has an international staff, about half in engineering.

Advancing GNSS

A Profile of Septentrio Editor’s note: The name Septentrio may not be familiar to you, but after their formal acquisition of Altus (with which Septentrio has collaborated for a decade) you may be hearing more about this internationally recognized, high-precision GNSS developer.   A leader in GNSS research and development since 1999, Septentrio has a...

Location Technology

Terms and Uses Below is an infographic of location technology: end-use sectors, example activities, types of technology typically employed, and respective precision ranges. To help make sense of this complexity, we have developed several categories of location technology. None truly stands alone (as all employ at least some complementary technologies), but we have noted what prevalent...