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High-precision GNSS moves into the mainstream: What wider access to precision positioning means for geospatial workflows

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:51:32 +0000

High-precision GNSS positioning is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What was once a specialist capability is rapidly becoming an accessible, scalable technology underpinning a wide range of applications, from construction and reality capture to IoT and autonomous systems.

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Safran Electronics & Defense unveils MEMS accelerometers

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:49:14 +0000

Safran Electronics & Defense launches the MS500 Series, a new line of high-performance MEMS accelerometers for defense and industrial inertial sensing applications.

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Safran Electronics & Defense joins Xona’s Pulsar Verified program

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:44:07 +0000

Safran's Skydel simulators join Xona's Pulsar Verified program, enabling testing and validation of next-generation LEO-based PNT solutions.

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The Digital Blue Dot: The advancement of real-time navigation

Will Coughlin — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000

A 2,000-year-old problem, a shipwreck,
a fight for time, a world on the brink,
all to put magic in your hand

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SBG Systems releases Pulse-40 OEM IMU

Jesse Khalil — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:54:41 +0000

The new model delivers improvements in performance, environmental robustness, manufacturing scalability and vibration spectrum monitoring.

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Eos Positioning Systems introduces Skadi Handle Range Pole Bracket

Jesse Khalil — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:12:27 +0000

Eos Positioning Systems has released the Skadi Handle Range Pole Bracket, a new accessory designed to improve field-gear convenience.

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First Fix: Unimaginable changes in the GNSS/PNT industry

GPS World Staff — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:14:41 +0000

To say a lot has changed in the 36 years GPS World has been bringing you news on the development and deployment of GPS, GNSS and other PNT solutions is an understatement.

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Pacific Defense secures Army contract for APNT navigation card

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:53:11 +0000

Pacific Defense has received a U.S. Army contract to develop the next generation of its Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) plug-in card.

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Iridium completes acquisition of Aireon

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:34:30 +0000

Iridium Communications has completed its acquisition of Aireon LLC, operator of the world's only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system.

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Tersus GNSS launches AG993 modular autosteer kit with satellite correction fallback

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:29:42 +0000

Tersus GNSS has launched the AG993, a modular autosteer retrofit kit.

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A visit to a GNSS hotspot: Hexagon’s Autonomous Solutions facility continues to innovate

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:49:24 +0000

Not a “hotspot” in the sense of paranormal activity, what goes on in this Calgary facility brings its own kind of magic in the form of GNSS, inertial, anti-jamming/spoofing products, components and solutions. I last visited Hexagon | NovAtel in 2012, at their previous HQ, which was relatively new at the time. I wrote about […]

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SparkFun unveils SparkPNT, its open-source GNSS receiver subsidiary

Jesse Khalil — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:21:19 +0000

SparkPNT, a subsidiary of SparkFun Electronics, officially launched today as a standalone company in the PNT industry.

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