Q: What key trends are you seeing for unmanned systems in energy? A: Several trends are converging. Specific groups are becoming centers…
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UAV Survey at Centimeter Level with Ease
High-performance real-time positioning in UAV survey, photogrammetry, machine control and intelligent vehicles is now possible with entry-level inertial and GNSS…
mosaic-H, accurate positioning and heading in a single compact module
Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, expands its GNSS module portfolio with mosaic-H heading receiver. With dual antenna capabilities, this surface mount moduledelivers reliable heading & pitch or heading &…
New OEM Hardware/Software for Direct Georeferencing of Airborne Sensor Data
Applanix and Trimble showcase the Trimble AP+ Air OEM solution for Direct Georeferencing of airborne sensor data at the recent…
FAA Goes “BEYOND” with New Program
Building on both the advancements and the expiration of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP), the Department…
Flights Investigate Accuracy, Integrity Advantages Provided by European Galileo GNSS and Its Augmentation System
Test flights to show the benefits of the European GNSS Galileo and its satellite-based augmentation system, EGNOS, for drone operations…
Energy Drone & Robotics Virtual Global Gathering
Focusing on the business and technology of unmanned systems in energy operations, the Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition will hold…
First Harvest Navigation Selects Sea Machines to Launch U.S.’ Inaugural Autonomous Hybrid Cargo Vessel
Norwalk-based First Harvest Navigation, a marine transportation company that connects family farms to urban and suburban neighborhoods, has selected Boston-based Sea…
Air Force Skyborg Award Foresees “Attritable” Unmanned Combat Planes
The U.S. Air Force Skyborg program, creating a low-cost autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle that will partner with manned aircraft to…
Mayflower Autonomous Ship on Shakedown Cruise at Sea
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) launched from Plymouth, UK in September on its sea-going shakedown trials. Ocean research non-profit ProMare…
New Tactical-Grade Dual-Antenna GNSS/INS Shows Off at InterGeo and AUSA
VectorNav showcased its new VN-310 at the recent InterGeo expo in Berlin and at the Association of the United States…
Iris Automation and Partners Flying BVLOS Missions in Quebec
Iris Automation, UAS Center of Excellence (CED Alma) and MVT Geo-solutions will soon begin flying commercial linear beyond visual line…
Septentrio Announces Open Source Software and Hardware for Autonomous Applications with GNSS
Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announces today two important open source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers. The first, ROSaic, is a ROS (Robot…
NCDOT Granted Waiver for BVLOS Bridge Inspections
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will soon begin flying drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for bridge…
AeroVironment Secures $8.4 Million Puma 3 AE Unmanned Aircraft Systems Foreign Military Sales Contract Award for U.S. Ally
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it secured a $8,371,332 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of…
New Vision-RTK Positioning Sensor with Inertial Overcomes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Fixposition announced its new Vision-RTK positioning sensor, a compact centimeter-accurate solution with high reliability and availability in GNSS-challenged environments, at…
Bell APT 70 Completes Successful Demo with NASA
The Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 successfully executed a beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) mission in an urban…
