UAV manufacturer Yuneec has released a new version of its commercial hexacopter platform with an integrated RTK unit from Swiss firm Fixposition. The H520 RTK is capable of 1cm +...

Applanix’s POSPac MMS GNSS Inertial software, in particular the Applanix SmartBase (ASB) post-processed virtual reference station technique, has been widely adopted as a robust and reliable method of direct georeferencing...

At the end of 2018, China’s Satellite Navigation Office announced that the country’s GNSS (called BeiDou or ‘BDS’) is now available as a global service. Originally, worldwide coverage was not...

AEE Aviation, a global leader in drone and camera technology, has announced the expansion of their partnership to include the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of ModalAI. The two companies are...

The HiPer VR is compact, light and packed with the most advanced GNSS technology in a design built to withstand the harshest field environments. Using Topcon’s advanced GNSS chipset with...

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS technology, is teaming up with Point One Navigation, a provider of precise location as a service, for autonomous vehicle demonstrations during CES 2019 in...

Trimble has announced that Galileo and BeiDou observation data will be included with Trimble VRS Now subscriptions in North America. Powered by the Trimble Pivot Platform GNSS Real-time network software, the...

Ordnance Survey (OS) has just updated its geodetic infrastructure. Mark Greaves, Lead Consultant at Geodesy, describes these developments and takes a look at shorter and longer-term geodetic issues for surveyors....

UAS (Unmanned Airborne Systems) are rapidly becoming a valuable source of data for inspection, surveillance, mapping and 3D modelling projects. Investment in the commercial UAS industry - estimated to increase...

A short provision in the larger Islands Act bill passed by the Scottish Parliament in July 2018 now requires government mapmakers to put the Shetland Islands where it belongs. Tavish...