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Schooltime for Robots: The GrandTour Multi-Modal Legged Robotics Dataset

Jesse Khalil — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:20:38 +0000

Ascience and industry cooperative project is conducting multi-modal sensor capture missions for different scenarios and in diverse environments. This dataset aids R&D for robotics and autonomy applications and includes an innovative approach to providing a millimeter-precision, ground truth foundation.

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The navigation stack is getting bigger; is it a good thing?

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:01:25 +0000

For decades, it was relatively simple to describe navigation. Satellites transmitted signals, receivers processed them, and users acquired position. Nowadays, changes to this model have become inevitable.

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Trimble’s ST30 smart target for surveying integrates GNSS capabilities

Tracy Cozzens — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:06:00 +0000

The Trimble ST30 smart target is a new-generation surveying system that integrates optical and subscription-based GNSS functionality into a single smart target solution. Setting a new standard for traceability, redundancy, versatility and safety, the ST30 introduces key innovations, including tilt compensation and automatic rod height measurements. It also offers fully integrated, high-accuracy GNSS functionality, giving […]

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Mapbox introduces location infrastructure for AI

Tracy Cozzens — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:23:49 +0000

Mapbox has introduced a new set of services and capabilities designed to give AI applications, agents and developer tools a more accurate understanding of the physical world. Mapbox CEO Peter Sirota announced the new capabilities during the opening keynote at BUILD with Mapbox, a virtual developer conference. AI struggles to understand location and often fails […]

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NorthStandard partners with PntGuard to help members combat GNSS jamming and spoofing

Tracy Cozzens — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:21:06 +0000

Marine insurance company NorthStandard is partnering with SGM Technology to offer its members the PntGuard platform for authenticating ship position signals in real time on preferential terms, to help them overcome incidents of GNSS jamming and spoofing. The agreement entitles NorthStandard Members to access PntGuard at a 15% discount, in line with the global marine insurer’s commitment to offer groundbreaking Loss Prevention solutions that address […]

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Net Insight launches PTP grandmaster clock for resilient timing at the edge

Tracy Cozzens — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:28:57 +0000

Net Insight has announced Zyntai TimeNode Access, a compact, access-optimized PTP Grandmaster designed to bring resilient timing to distributed edge sites over existing packet infrastructure. Built for 5G, media, power and other mission-critical networks, it combines local GNSS with secure, network-delivered timing without requiring the underlying access network to be PTP-aware. For many mobile and […]

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Telit Cinterion demonstrates cellular and GNSS high-accuracy positioning at The Things Conference

Tracy Cozzens — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:06:05 +0000

Telit Cinterion, an end-to-end internet of things (IoT) solutions enabler, is exhibiting at The Things Conference taking place Sept. 22-23, at De Kromhouthal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. At Booth M6, the company is demonstrating an integrated cellular and GNSS high-accuracy positioning solution for connected IoT applications. The demonstration runs on Telit Cinterion cellular and GNSS […]

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Galileo achieves first civil authenticated position fix under spoofing conditions

Tracy Cozzens — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:47:45 +0000

News from the European Space Agency For two hours on the afternoon of Sept. 16, five operational Galileo satellites broadcasting over Europe transmitted a new encrypted signal for testing. On the ground in Andøya, Norway, and at ESA’s navigation laboratory at ESTEC, in the Netherlands, receivers successfully established their location using these encrypted signals, marking […]

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GPS World EAB Q&A: Exploring the role AI will play in signal processing and positioning accuracy

GPS World Staff — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:51:01 +0000

GPS World Editorial Advisory Board members discuss the evolving role of AI in signal processing and its potential to improve positioning accuracy.

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AEVEX acquires BlackSea Technologies to broaden multi-domain autonomy portfolio

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:20:04 +0000

AEVEX Corp. has completed its acquisition of BlackSea Technologies, combining the company's aerial platforms and mission software with BlackSea's unmanned surface and subsea vessels to form an integrated multi-domain autonomous systems provider.

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RIEGL unveils miniVUX-4UAV lidar sensor

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:10:18 +0000

RIEGL has introduced the miniVUX-4UAV, a lightweight lidar scanner for UAV-based mapping and surveying, debuting at Intergeo 2026 in Munich, Germany.

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Trimble acquires Terasat Japan, bringing VRS correction service to Japanese market

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:28:17 +0000

Trimble announced the acquisition of Terasat Japan, one of the largest virtual reference station (VRS) service providers in the Japanese market.

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