NovAtel SPAN-CPT receiver now compatible with OEM6 GNSS platform
USA: NovAtel has announced that its single-box SPAN-CPT GNSS/INS receiver now supports the company’s next-generation OEM6 GNSS technology platform. The OEM6 GNSS engine is said to significantly improves positioning performance through its [...]
Agilent Technologies launches Beidou GNSS signal simulation
USA: Agilent Technologies has announced the enhancement of its Signal Studio GNSS software capabilities and added real-time multi-satellite simulation of China’s Beidou system.
A major upgrade to Agilent’s N7609B Signal Studio [...]
CSR location platforms utilize BeiDou-2 tracking
USA: CSR has announced that its SiRFstarV, SiRFprima and SiRFatlas location platforms are now able to acquire and track satellites and utilize location data from the recently activated BeiDou Satellite Navigation System.
CSR stated that the [...]
Trimble launches 6D GNSS Sensor
USA: Trimble introduced the Ashtech ADU800 for GNSS attitude determination and real-time positioning. As per the source, the ADU800 is a 6D positioning solution providing position plus orientation for system integrators which provides precise [...]
Sony launches less power consuming GNSS receivers for smartphones
Japan: Sony has introduced two low power consuming Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver LSIs and one GNSS Receiver Module for use in the smartphones and mobile products. The company claims that the GNSS receiver uses 10mW of power [...]
BCM47521- GNSS location chip with geofence capabilities from Broadcom
USA: Broadcom Corporation has unveiled the BCM47521, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chip with a unique architecture to enable geofence capabilities while preserving battery life. The new chip opens the door to innovative [...]
Spectracom plans BeiDou upgrade for its GNSS simulators
USA: Spectracom has announced the upgrade capability of its GNSS simulators to China’s BeiDou system. The Spectracom GSG Series 5 and Series 6 GNSS simulators, released last year, are designed to be field upgradeable to simulate current and [...]
NXP unveils GloTOP for GLONASS satellite system
USA: NXP Semiconductors has launched GloTOP 2.5G, the latest addition to the company’s ATOP family of telematics solutions. GloTOP is an automotive telematics module specifically designed to work with the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation [...]
Telit launches GE910-GNSS cellular module with multi-constellation satellite positioning receiver
UK: Telit Wireless Solutions has unveiled its first combination 2G-cellular, multi-constellation satellite positioning receiver module, the GE910-GNSS. The product which incorporates an ARM11 processing core capable of running customer applications [...]
NovAtel expands SPAN GNSS/INS product line with MEMS IMU
USA: NovAtel has announced the addition of a new commercially exportable MEMS IMU to its line of SPAN GNSS/INS products. Novatel states that this custom Analogue Devices MEMS inertial sensor is exclusive to NovAtel, and can be paired with [...]
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