Tag Archives: gps

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,...

xyHt News Links: 8/12/16

iSTAR 360 degree Measurement Module integrated by imaging companies Australia drifts away from GNSS measurements VGI in Land Administration: A Vision or a Necessity? A New Era in Land Administration Emerges The New State of Smart Cities: Analytics + 3D Visualization as a SaaS Esri and Leica partner to offer GIS/GPS grants to governments Strong...

xyHt News Links: 6/17/16

Hexagon launches HxGN SMART Build, a pioneering enterprise construction management software solution Milrem and Leica Geosystems Announce Pegasus:Multiscope: A New Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Surveying, Security, and Monitoring Applications FAA issues GPS interference flight advisory Gamma 2 Robotics Launches Fully Autonomous Security Robot, Partners with Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Leica Geosystems announces world’s first fused...

xyHt News Links: 5/27/16

3D Laser Mapping Launches New Multiplatform Mapping System Hi-Target Qpad X5 high-precision rugged tablet Settop CellXtrem: Create your own CORS solution or connect to existing CORS trip services Congress yanks funding for OCX Iridium launches alternative GPS PNT service MicroSurvey Introduces the HxIP Imagery Program FARO® announces the release of PointSense & VirtuSurv 17.0: Point...

The Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute. Credit: LA(Phot) Paul Halliwell/MOD.

Quantum Navigation

Above: The Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute. Credit: LA(Phot) Paul Halliwell/MOD. Will freezing sub-atomic particles one day supplant GPS as the primary navigation technology? Many of the most accurate measurement devices, including atomic clocks, work by observing how atoms transfer between individual quantum states. The longer the atomic transition can be observed, the more precisely it...