Leica’s Viva Uno is a handheld GNSS solution for centimetre surveying. It comes with the company’s SmartWorx Viva software and Leica Geosystems GNSS technology. The product is designed for large scale data collection for a variety of industries including utilities, agriculture, and road infrastructure. The onboard Viva software provides non-technological terminology, setup wizards and […]
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NovAtel IMU-LCI
NovAtel’s latest release in its GNSS/INS SPAN family contains a Northrop Grumman sensor. The IMU-LCI provides the low noise and stability required for precise positioning and attitude, says the manufacturer. The IMU-LCI is a tactical-grade IMU with fibre-optic gyros and micro-mechanical accelerometers. According to NovAtel, both gyros and accelerometers operate with minimum noise and […]
Trimble Extensions for FME
Trimble has released new SSF and DDF data format extensions for FME, Safe Software’s spatial ETL (extract, transform, and load) solution. The extensions will allow users to transform SSF/DDF data to more than 225 GIS formats including raster data, spatial databases, and legacy CAD. The new extensions provide an interface for Trimble Standard Storage […]
European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010
The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) is underway. The annual contest provides innovators with opportunities to develop ideas for new products and services based on satellite positioning. The prizes for the international contest include C– 1 million (about $1.4 million) in funding and start-up assistance. This year’s competition also includes six special topic prizes from […]
Garmin Nuvi 3700
Garmin International has released the nüvi 3700 series of GPS devices. With a thickness of less than 9mm, it is the thinnest portable navigator on the market, says Garmin. A new multi-touch display allows users to zoom in and out by double-tapping or “pinching” the map. Dragging a finger enables browsing across the map. […]
Leica PowerDigger 3D
Leica Geosystems has released the PowerDigger 3D, a guidance system for excavating machines. According to the manufacturer, this latest product expands the company’s PowerSnap concept, which enables panels to be swapped between laser, slope, and 3D machine control. The software offers direct support for popular 3D design models (CAD), and supports full GNSS (GPS […]
Mapping the Ocean Floor
JON FAIRALL It’s a truism that the surfaces of Mars and the Moon are better mapped that the surface of the Earth. Three-quarters of our globe is covered by a layer of water several kilometres thick. Mapping through the murk is difficult and expensive. However, the news is not all bad. New technologies are making […]
Air Traffic Control Moves to GNSS
About ten years ago it became clear that in many parts of the world airspace was approaching saturation point. Air transportation was plagued by delays, and safety had begun to be compromised. The existing outmoded groundbased radar systems, already stretched to the limit, were hardly able to cope. In the US, there are around 50,000 […]
Precision Agriculture: A Success Story
DEREK TICKNER Last year, the Grains Research and Development Corporation and CSIRO released the results of a study of six farms that use information technology. The report was entitled, The Economic Benefits of Precision Agriculture: Case Studies From Australian Grain Farms. The project was led by Michael Robertson from CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems in Western Australia. […]
Earthquake Prediction After Sichuan
PAUL GRAD A massive earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province on 12 May. As aftershocks and landslides threatened further loss of life and property damage, a team from the University of New South Wales joined several other organisations to provide detailed satellite images of the affected area. The earth tremor was of magnitude 8.0 on the […]
