Category Archives: GNSS/Location Tech

Category Archives: GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) / Location Technology

Trimble R12i: The Next Evolution of GNSS Solution

The new Trimble R12i GNSS receiver marks the latest addition to its Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) portfolio. The Trimble R12i incorporates robust tilt compensation to increase productivity for land surveyors. The Trimble R12i incorporates Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)-based tilt compensation using Trimble TIP™ technology, which enables points to be measured or staked out while...

In a multi-path test, the Oscar is one of only a handful of rovers we’ve tried that fi xed in this test location under a power-line tower. It checked into a conventionally established surveyed mark under the tower as well as the others.

What is Tersus GNSS?

I had seen the name Tersus GNSS in geospatial social media for several years before our xyHt team stopped by their booth at the INTERGEO exhibition in Berlin in 2017. For a startup, launching in 2014, the company appeared to be making a lot of the right moves. As high precision GNSS was entering what...

Dr. Gladys B. West

Dr. Gladys B. West: The Autobiography of a GPS Pioneer

The inspiring and touching memoir of a pioneering mathematician, Dr. Gladys B. West, who has been recognized and honored for her key contributions to the development of GPS. Gladys Mae Brown Recently published, “It Began with a Dream” chronicles an extraordinary life and is a celebration of perseverance, hard work, faith, and family. Authored by...

xyHt Weekly News Links 7/17/2020

*Click here to visit xyHt’s Virtual Trade Show* Congress Moves Against FCC’s Ligado Decision Bad Elf Flex™ Adopts the Hemisphere Phantom™ Module Honeywell Refines Navigation Revealing the World from Satellites Common Ground Alliance Launches New Expo    

Highlights of the Esri UC 2020 – Day Three Plenary

Following our coverage of days one and two, here are the highlights of the Esri User Conference 2020 – Day Three Plenary. Lots of goals! Sustainable Development Goals A global GIS framework is emerging which brings together many organisations and thousands of data – like a system of systems but some of this data is...

Highlights of the Esri UC 2020 – Day Two

Highlights from Presentations and Exhibits at the Esri UC 2020: plenty of ArcGIS ArcGIS Workforce: Mobile app for worker, web app for dispatcher and project owner there is ArcGIS Platform Mobile app allows use of mobile app to complete to do list Web app allows the creation and management of work for mobile working GIS...