GPS World https://www.gpsworld.com The Business and Technology of Global Navigation and Positioning Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:39:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.gpsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png GPS World https://www.gpsworld.com 32 32 NovAtel introduces OEM8 positioning platform https://www.gpsworld.com/novatel-introduces-oem8-positioning-platform/ https://www.gpsworld.com/novatel-introduces-oem8-positioning-platform/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:39:10 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116590 NovAtel, part of Hexagon, has released the OEM8, a next-generation positioning platform that will underpin the company’s future portfolio of positioning solutions.

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/novatel-introduces-oem8-positioning-platform/feed/ 0 Beyond Anti-Jamming: Mission continuity becomes the new measure of military autonomy https://www.gpsworld.com/beyond-anti-jamming-mission-continuity-becomes-the-new-measure-of-military-autonomy/ https://www.gpsworld.com/beyond-anti-jamming-mission-continuity-becomes-the-new-measure-of-military-autonomy/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:26:08 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116587 Autonomous platforms are now expected to operate where degraded, denied, or manipulated GNSS is not an exception, but an operational reality.

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/beyond-anti-jamming-mission-continuity-becomes-the-new-measure-of-military-autonomy/feed/ 0 Sparc AI launches Overwatch Patrol for foot soldiers https://www.gpsworld.com/sparc-ai-launches-overwatch-patrol-for-foot-soldiers/ https://www.gpsworld.com/sparc-ai-launches-overwatch-patrol-for-foot-soldiers/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:22:25 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116582 Sparc AI, a defense technology company delivering positioning in GPS-denied environments, has launched Overwatch Patrol, a dismounted positioning application that delivers continuous location to soldiers and security personnel in environments where GPS is jammed, spoofed, degraded or simply unavailable. Overwatch Patrol was unveiled at MSPO, the International Defense Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland, one of […]

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/sparc-ai-launches-overwatch-patrol-for-foot-soldiers/feed/ 0 Lockheed Martin secures contracts to further modernize the GPS ground segment https://www.gpsworld.com/lockheed-martin-secures-contracts-to-further-modernize-the-gps-ground-segment/ https://www.gpsworld.com/lockheed-martin-secures-contracts-to-further-modernize-the-gps-ground-segment/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:29 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116580 With a focus on the future resilience of the GPS enterprise, Lockheed Martin has secured an additional $114 million to modernize the GPS ground segment, helping strengthen the system’s security against future threats. Lockheed Martin received two task orders from the U.S. Space Force to modernize the GPS ground segment. The task orders support the GPS IIIF Contingency Operations System and the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP) x86 Phase 1. Under the first $96 million task order for the contingency system, […]

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/lockheed-martin-secures-contracts-to-further-modernize-the-gps-ground-segment/feed/ 0 WGIC unveils report on impact of AI on geospatial data https://www.gpsworld.com/wgic-unveils-report-on-impact-of-ai-on-geospatial-data/ https://www.gpsworld.com/wgic-unveils-report-on-impact-of-ai-on-geospatial-data/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:19:11 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116576 The World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) has released its report, “Data to Decisions: Rebuilding Trust in Decision-Grade Geospatial Data.” The report arrives as the geospatial sector shifts from measurement-based trust to model-based trust — a paradigm where data is increasingly inferred, synthesized and generated at scale by AI systems whose inner workings are difficult to […]

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/wgic-unveils-report-on-impact-of-ai-on-geospatial-data/feed/ 0 DriftLoc navigation algorithm released for GNSS-denied positioning https://www.gpsworld.com/driftloc-navigation-algorithm-released-for-gnss-denied-positioning/ https://www.gpsworld.com/driftloc-navigation-algorithm-released-for-gnss-denied-positioning/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:00:12 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116572 Aeron Systems has launched DriftLoc, a navigation algorithm designed to deliver reliable inertial positioning for extended periods without access to GNSS. The technology addresses a fundamental challenge facing modern navigation systems, where position accuracy can rapidly degrade when satellite signals are blocked, disrupted or deliberately jammed. DriftLoc uses real-time algorithms to estimate and continuously correct changing […]

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/driftloc-navigation-algorithm-released-for-gnss-denied-positioning/feed/ 0 Trimble introduces GNSS receivers with anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technology https://www.gpsworld.com/trimble-introduces-gnss-receivers-with-anti-jamming-and-anti-spoofing-technology/ https://www.gpsworld.com/trimble-introduces-gnss-receivers-with-anti-jamming-and-anti-spoofing-technology/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:50:13 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116569 New receiver modules using Maxwell 8 technology add processing power, signal resilience and support for emerging LEO constellations.

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/trimble-introduces-gnss-receivers-with-anti-jamming-and-anti-spoofing-technology/feed/ 0 Seen & Heard: GPS aids in the search for the living, the dead and the dangerous https://www.gpsworld.com/seen-heard-2/ https://www.gpsworld.com/seen-heard-2/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:55:20 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116560 “Seen & Heard” is a bi-monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry.

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/seen-heard-2/feed/ 0 Leica Geosystems unveils X-PAD portfolio and GNSS smart antenna https://www.gpsworld.com/leica-geosystems-unveils-x-pad-portfolio-and-gnss-smart-antenna/ https://www.gpsworld.com/leica-geosystems-unveils-x-pad-portfolio-and-gnss-smart-antenna/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:24:13 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116557 The portfolio expands the Leica Geosystems surveying workflow range: Leica iCON focuses on construction workflows, and Leica X-PAD is the solution for a select set of everyday routine tasks.

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/leica-geosystems-unveils-x-pad-portfolio-and-gnss-smart-antenna/feed/ 0 A2Z Drone Delivery launches Longtail Dual commercial UAV https://www.gpsworld.com/a2z-drone-delivery-launches-longtail-dual-commercial-uav/ https://www.gpsworld.com/a2z-drone-delivery-launches-longtail-dual-commercial-uav/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:52:59 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116553 A2Z Drone Delivery has launched its latest multi-mission commercial drone, the A2Z Longtail Dual.

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/a2z-drone-delivery-launches-longtail-dual-commercial-uav/feed/ 0 TrustPoint + EnduroSat US to build 40 sats for PNT constellation https://www.gpsworld.com/trustpoint-endurosat-us-to-build-40-sats-for-pnt-constellation/ https://www.gpsworld.com/trustpoint-endurosat-us-to-build-40-sats-for-pnt-constellation/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 03:56:41 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116548 SpaceWERX has awarded TrustPoint and EnduroSat US a contract to build 40 satellites for its GPS-independent positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation. TrustPoint, a builder of a C-band satellite navigation system in low-Earth orbit, has already launched and operated free-flying satellites carrying its C-band GNSS payload. The satellites will be delivered in three tranches, moving […]

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]]> https://www.gpsworld.com/trustpoint-endurosat-us-to-build-40-sats-for-pnt-constellation/feed/ 0 Quantum at Sea: The future of resilient maritime positioning https://www.gpsworld.com/quantum-at-sea-the-future-of-resilient-maritime-positioning/ https://www.gpsworld.com/quantum-at-sea-the-future-of-resilient-maritime-positioning/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:56:18 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=116537 Quantum navigation systems offer an upgrade, using quantum technologies, including quantum sensors and clocks, to measure time, acceleration and rotation with exceptional precision.

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