The American Meteorological Society has released a report highlighting GPS’ vulnerability to space weather events, such as solar flares, and recommending ways to build resilience. The last solar maximum was in 2000, when GPS was still in its infancy. Over the last decade more and more mission-critical systems have come to rely on […]
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Trimble acquires Ashtech
Trimble has announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the privately-held Ashtech S.A.S., headquartered in Carquefou, France, and its affiliates. The acquisition is expected to expand Trimble’s Spectra Precision portfolio of surveying products, and allow the company to better address emerging markets worldwide. Closing of the transaction, anticipated in the […]
Trimble releases new rangefinder
Trimble has released a new rangefinder, the LaserAce 1000. The handheld measurement tool combines a laser distance meter, a digital inclinometer and a sighting scope, for measuring the range, height and slope of passive targets up to 150 m away. It also includes Bluetooth technology, so it can communicate wirelessly with Trimble’s other […]
ESNC 2011 Australian Challenge
The IGNSS Society announces that the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2011 Australian Challenge will run from April 1 to June 30 2011. The €20,000 grand prize in the 2010 European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) went to the Salzburg start-up Mobilizy for its revolutionary navigation system Wikitude Drive, which uses augmented reality to superimpose driving […]
Best of the Blogs 22 March 2011
Google Earth Blog has pointed readers toward an interesting article on the future of hotel room booking. Room77 has created a Google Earth plug-in that will show you the view from your hotel room when you book it online. Science 2.0 has an interesting overview of the GNSS networks that monitor and map […]
Position Partners adds to board
Position Partners has appointed CEO Martin Nix to the company’s board, along with Position Partners co-founders Western Australia state manager Garry MacPhail and NSW state manager Brian McLoughlin. Mr Nix has formerly held senior executive positions across sales, marketing, product development and strategic planning with Leica in Australia, Switzerland and the United States. […]
CRCSI 2 outlines further details on national positioning programme
The CRCSI2 issued the first communiqué for the national positioning programme last month. The Positioning Program brings together GNSS researchers, private industry and government agencies to address the challenge of designing, building and operating a high accuracy, real-time, nation-wide positioning infrastructure. Research activities will be strategically focused so that long-term benefits are seen by […]
UNSW to run two-day GPS course
The University of New South Wales is to run a two-day course for professional surveyors who wish to incorporate GPS / GNSS techniques into their survey practices. New South Wales state government legislation has evolved to better accommodate GPS surveying practices for legal cadastral surveys and spatial professionals. The process of GPS/GNSS surveying presents a […]
Trimble launches mobile GIS developer community
Trimble has this week launched a mobile GIS developer community, hosted within the Trimble Connected Community (TCC) portal. The site provides a selection of developer tools and services, and an online community provides members with access to software tools and services as well as documentation, a developer forum, knowledge base and support resources. It […]
Japanese satellite over Australia analysed
A team of researchers at the School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have been motoring Japan’s first regional navigation satellite, ’Michibiki’. The satellite is the first of three that will provide Japan – and by proxy, Australia – with more accurate and reliable […]
