The ‘living globe’ that can help drones fly without GPS
Satellite company Maxar is building a detailed digital Earth that can help robots orient themselves in the face of GPS ...
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Saildrone Deploys New Technology to Operate in GPS-denied Environments
The Saildrone Voyager platform has been equipped with new hardware and software algorithms, making it capable of operating in ...
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Drones can now navigate without GPS with Maxar’s first-of-its-kind Raptor system
Maxar launches Raptor, a first-of-its-kind software enabling GPS-free drone navigation using AI and 3D global terrain data.
Here's how a top satellite imagery company plans to fly drones through intense GPS jamming
Maxar Intelligence has announced Raptor, which it says is a "first-of-its-kind" software for navigating drones in contested ...
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Rising GPS interference risks planes and critical systems, can atomic clocks save us?
GPS was introduced in the 1970s primarily for military use but quickly became indispensable for civilians worldwide. The system uses a network of satellites, each equipped with highly accurate ...
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After Musk threat, EU explores ways to replace Starlink to secure Ukraine’s satellite communication
It essentially means Ukraine should brace for Trump ally Elon Musk shutting down their access to crucial satellite communication system via Starlink. Last month, it was reported that US officials were ...
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Astranis demonstrates GPS capability in race for Space Force contract
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Satellite reveals how Prayagraj changed in a month to host Mahakumbh
Photo: ESA Satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission reveal the transformation of the area. A comparison of images taken on December 13, 2024, and January 27, 2025, shows the extensive ...
Washington Examiner24d
Bill Nye claims Elon Musk wants to replace NOAA weather satellites with Starlink
He then attempted to tie NOAA and Musk’s business interests. “NOAA has a lot of satellites, and that’s how these weather predictions are made,” he said. “Well, Mr. Musk has this company ...
Ars Technica24d
The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
The idea of flying satellites in "very" low-Earth orbit is not new. Dating back to the dawn of the space age in the late 1950s, the first US spy satellites, as part of the Corona program ...
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Spire Achieves Two-Way Laser Communication Between Satellites in Space
VIENNA, Va., March 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space ...
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Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?
GPS works by users receiving signals from multiple satellites. The length of time it takes each signal to reach a device is used to determine exactly where on Earth we are. Very large atomic ...