Tag Archives: gps

Col. Stephen P. Whitney, of the GPS Directorate

The Green Monsters of GPavin

An interview with the director of the GPS Directorate Col. Steven P. Whitney recently answered questions about the mission of the directorate, and he debunked a popular myth about the GPS constellation. Colonel Steven Whitney is the director of the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Directorate at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space...

xyHt News Links: 9/30/16

Trimble Launches New Portfolio of Wireless IoT Sensors for Water Monitoring DAT/EM Releases Version 7.3 Orbit GT to launch Mobile Mapping v17 at Intergeo, Hamburg Geodetics introduces mobile mapping system with lidar, GPS senseFly and Maptek sign agreement around data collection and analysis solution DroneDeploy Speeds Up Drone Mapping for Remote Users With Limited Internet...

xyHt News Links: 9/16/16

Septentrio Launches New GNSS Receiver for Time and Frequency transfer applications Leica Geosystems launches HDS University Teledyne Optech Press Release: Solutions for wide-area mapping and infrastructure/mine surveys at Geomatics Indaba 2016 Topcon announces enhancements to UAS packages Orbit GT and AAM Group, Australia, join forces to open new horizons in the Mobile Mapping Market Announcing...

In the atomic clock laboratory with Dr. Villahermosa (left), the author (center), and Dr. James Camparo, Aerospace Fellow, Electronics and Photonics Laboratory (right)

Project Sextant

A unique research study from pioneers in the development of the GPS system yields a plan for a look into the future of PNT—improving resilience, options, flexibility, and availability. When something like GPS puts positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in the hands (and pockets) of millions, maybe even billions, of people across the world, experts...

Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go: Geospatial Data, All the Time

We want integrated, interoperable systems that are robust and cost-effective Geospatial technology is so entrenched in our daily routines that we often forget we’re using it. I search for map directions at least once a day, whether for a restaurant or for a time of arrival to my daughter’s daycare. And millions of people have...

xyHt News links: 8/26/16

VarioCAM® HD head offers high-resolution thermography for stationary use Geneq Inc. has released the SXPad 800H, a feature-packed, rugged handheld GPS data collector at an affordable price. TerraGo Launches Zero Code Enterprise App Platform MicroSurvey Software Inc. Releases MicroSurvey STAR*NET 8.2 NovAtel releases 2 triple-frequency marine GNSS antennas Intuicom Announces 4G LTE RTK Bridge(R)-X Delivering Unrivaled Speed,...