Carmanah Technologies Inc. has released the new 700 Series solar-powered lights, originally designed and built under contract with the U.S. Coast Guard. They were the first solar-powered lanterns using LEDs...

CSI Wireless Inc. announced the introduction of PowerMAX, a Differential GPS (DGPS) receiver with built-in Bluetooth wireless technology. Thanks to Bluetooth, the PowerMAX communicates wirelessly with the user's computer or...

Sealite Pty Ltd has developed an internal synchronisation system for the SL125 5 & 6 nautical mile range of LED lanterns. The system is built within the unit, and requires...

NavCom Technology, Inc. has announced the addition of the new NCT-2030M to its line of dual-frequency GPS receivers. The NCT-2030M receiver is a 12-channel, versatile, low-cost, dual-frequency GPS engine offering...

NavCom Technology, Inc. high-precision StarFire and Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS receivers are now fully supported by XYZworks FieldWorks field data collection software. StarFire receivers provide the decimeter accuracy of...

On 24 January 2023, the European Union declared the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) operational for testing, and it is scheduled to become fully operational in 2024. This free signal adds...

An estimated 600,000 tons of abandoned fishing gear ends up in the oceans every year. According to the United Nations, some 380,000 marine mammals are killed each year, either by ingesting this fishing gear or being caught in it. Mary T. Crowly of the Ocean Voyages Institute describes how GPS trackers are being used to mark the ghost nets. An estimated 600,000 tons of abandoned fishing gear ends up in the oceans every year. According to the United Nations, some 380,000 marine mammals are killed each year, either by...

Modulus Technology, UK, has recently introduced a robust submersible GPS receiver with integrated L1 + L2 antenna to the marine survey market. Named the MiniPod 101G, this lightweight yet rugged...

Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd (STR, UK) has purchased a 106G Series Submersible GPS from Applied Acoustic Engineering Limited. The 106G is an additional GPS receiver designed to survive immersion...

The GPS signal used for satellite navigation could help improve understanding of ocean currents, according to new research published in Geophysical Research Letters by National Oceanography Centre (NOC) scientists, alongside...