GPS World's Navigate Weekly: Leaders recognized at 2018 GPS World Awards Dinner

Contact Us   |  Advertise October 9, 2018 CURRENT ISSUE DIGITAL EDITION RESOURCES YouTube Channel Video Spotlight Webinars White Papers Satellite Launch Calendar Product Showcase Events Buyers Guide Antenna Survey Receiver Survey SOCIAL MEDIA GPS World on Twitter Facebook Page LinkedIn Group AFFILIATED WEBSITE TOP STORIES Leaders recognized at 2018 GPS World Awards Dinner By Alan Cameron Four innovators in the fields of satellites, signals, services and products accepted Leadership Awards for 2018 from this magazine at the GPS World Leadership Awards Ceremony and Dinner in September. Their podium remarks directed the audience of PNT industry and research VIPs to key challenges for the future. Read More... GSA publishes its second GNSS User Technology Report The second edition of the European GNSS Agency’s (GSA) GNSS User Technology Report has been published and is now available for download, providing an exhaustive review of the latest GNSS trends and developments. Read More... Oliver Montenbruck honored with ION’s Kepler Award The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division presented Oliver Montenbruck with its Johannes Kepler Award at ION GNSS+ 2018 in Miami. Learn more about Montenbruck career in the GPS industry. Read More... MORE NEWS First autonomous shuttle drives on Canada’s public roads Keolis Canada and Montreal suburb City of Candiac have launched a long-term demonstration project of an autonomous electric shuttle on public roads in Canada. Read More... ESA launches new Galileo app competition European students and researchers are invited to compete in a new Galileo smartphone app competition sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA). Learn more about this year's competition. Read More... Munich SatNav Summit 2019 to focus on augmented reality Experts from all over the world will discuss positioning, navigation and timing and their role for augmented/mixed reality at the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2019, which will take place March 25-27, 2019. Read More... NavVis IndoorViewer converts static scans into 360-degree imagery NavVis can now automatically convert E57 point cloud files into interactive, realistic 360-degree walkthroughs, following the latest software upgrade to IndoorViewer. Read More... Orolia introduces SecureFind wearable combat search-and-rescue beacon Orolia has introduced its latest military technology innovation, the SecureFind Combat Rescue Beacon, at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Read More... Atlantic Microwave attaches satellite simulator to drone Atlantic Microwave, a U.K.-based satellite communications company, has announced the maiden flight of its DSS Satellite Simulator product on board an eight-rotor drone. Read More... PRODUCT SHOWCASE Caliper supplies US traffic count data for Maptitude Caliper has released a free average annual daily traffic map layer for Maptitude 2018 users. Find out how users can benefit from using this feature. Read More... FROM THE SURVEY SCENE NEWSLETTER NGS 2018 GPS on BMs program in support of NAPGD2022 — Part 9 By David B. Zilkoski The number of GPS on Bench Mark (BM) stations highlighted as complete on the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) GPS tracking page as of Sept. 25 represents 43 percent of the total number of stations that need to be observed. Find out how these observations will be helpful in identifying invalid GPS on BM stations that may have been used in the next hybrid geoid model. Read More... UPCOMING WEBINAR Development Trends and Challenges for UAV Inspection Applications Date: Thursday, Oct. 25 Time: 1 p.m. EDT / 10 a.m. PDT / 7 p.m. (1900h) Central European Time Sponsors: Septentrio Summary: As the UAV inspection industry continues to grow and evolve, so does the need for reliable and high-precision real-time positioning. This webinar will review innovative inspection latest applications from urban roof inspection workflows to BVLOS critical operations. It will discuss the different requirements and challenges on positioning technology for critical and commercial applications in urban and remote areas. Speakers: Gustavo Lopez, product manager, Septentrio; Emmanuel Previnaire, CEO & founder, Flying-Cam; Todd E. Humphreys, associate professor, University of Texas at Austin; Flavien Viguier, COO, Altametris; and John Laxson, VP of Software Innovation, Kespry REGISTER NOW!