GPS World coverage of COVID-19

GPS World is offering the latest news and updates concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as it affects the GNSS/PNT industry. Read a message from GPS World here.

Features

• COVID-19 impact revealed through the lens of GPS (12/1/20)
• GNSS helps fight coronavirus while companies adapt (11/3/20)
• COVER STORY: Indoor location could mitigate COVID-19 (6/25/20)
• Skyports joins Thales in COVID-19 drone-delivery trial (6/25/20)
• Taking to the field during the coronavirus pandemic (6/25/20)
• TopXGun Robotics uses drones to fight COVID-19 from above (6/25/20)
• Using location data in the fight against COVID-19 (6/25/20)
• Survey Scene Insights: Surveying and COVID-19: A lesson in essential services (5/6/20)
• COVER STORY: GNSS industry adapts during COVID-19 pandemic (4/13/20)
• Seen & Heard: Drones and robots fight coronavirus (3/5/20)
• Coronavirus, organ transport top medical drone uses (2/19/20)

NEWS

• GNSS-RO measurements improved with COVID-19 pandemic (9/24/20)
• Drone payloads to become vital in supplying medicines, test results in COVID-19 pandemic (7/30/20)
• GMV leads development of ESA COVID-19 Space Hunting Platform (7/20/20)
• Garmin offers insights on active lifestyles during COVID-19 (5/1/20)
• How is COVID-19 affecting you? Take part in our survey (4/22/20)
• US small business loans a challenge due to COVID-19 (4/20/20)
• Plans to reopen after COVID-19 vary widely (4/20/20)
• Airbus to produce 3D-printed visors in fight against COVID-19 (4/17/20)
• Galileo Masters 2020 open for submissions (4/16/20)
• Martek Marine launches COVID-19 tests for crew changes (4/15/20)
• Robotic Research innovates to help fight COVID-19 (4/15/20)
• New Topcon Talks aimed at professionals at home during COVID-19 (4/9/20)
• Coronavirus delays GPS III SV03 launch until June (4/8/20)
• Schriever stays operational despite COVID-19 (4/3/20)
• PCTEL terminates share repurchase program (4/2/20)
• U.S. Space Force accepts control of GPS III SV02 amidst global pandemic (4/1/20)
• Testing suspended on Galileo Batch 3 satellites (3/30/20)
• GPS tracking shows critical truck deliveries continue despite COVID-19 (3/26/20)
• China adds to BeiDou as satnav service helps fight coronavirus (3/10/20)

Mapping & geospatial

• GIS tool provides updates on open businesses amid COVID-19 (4/22/20)
• NSGIC issues joint statement on value of GIS during COVID-19 pandemic (4/17/20)
• How to prepare and organize a fleet during the COVID-19 pandemic (4/13/20)
• Dashboard graphs those working from home during COVID-19 (4/10/20)
• Georgia county provides grocery store app for residents (4/8/20)
• Esri releases resources for businesses during COVID-19 (4/3/20)
• Esri to provide mapping resources to WHO Member States (4/1/20)
• Analysis of satellite imagery shows reduced NO2 in China, Italy (3/23/20)
• Esri supports John Hopkins COVID-19 Design Challenge (3/27/20)
• Genasys releases COVID-19 interactive map layer service (3/19/20)
• Esri ArcGIS map tracks global coronavirus cases (3/13/20)

Mobile apps & location intelligence

• Esri offers COVID-19 resources for nonprofits (5/8/20)
• Galileo positioning aids with COVID-19 tracking apps (4/29/20)
• Vesedia proposes COVID-19 contact tracing platform (4/27/20)
• Traxens offers smart-container tracking to manage COVID-19 supplies (4/21/20)
• Radius Telematics sees spike in vehicle theft during coronavirus crisis (4/15/20)
• GPS tracking need not sit out COVID-19 because of privacy laws (4/8/20)
• Esri to provide US school data during COVID-19 pandemic (4/8/20)
• InnerSpace location platform supports public safety, COVID-19 response (4/1/20)
• Sewio helps fight COVID-19 with ‘smart quarantining’ (4/1/20)
• European GNSS Agency provides list of COVID-19 apps (3/30/20)
• 19 countries track mobile location to fight COVID-19 (3/26/20)
• Coronavirus and location: Is there a line? (3/23/20)
• WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp (3/21/20)
• COVID-19: Israel’s citizens now tracked by their smartphones (3/19/20)
• Oxford University explores feasibility of coronavirus tracing mobile app (3/18/20)

UAVs

• How drones are helping with COVID-19, first response applications (10/21/20)
• Drone payloads to become vital in supplying medicines, test results in COVID-19 pandemic (7/30/20)
• Benefits of commercial drones and upcoming major trends (7/30/20)
• Long-endurance drones prove their value against COVID-19 (5/6/20)
• Parrot helps design MakAir respirators for COVID-19 support (4/28/20)
• NCDOT initiative use drones for COVID-19 relief efforts (4/24/20)
• Draganfly conducts pandemic drone tests in US (4/21/20)
• AUVSI report: Demand growing for expanded drone operations (4/21/20)
• UAVOS completes tests for drone delivery of humanitarian relief (4/17/20)
• Kazakhstan uses drones to patrol capital during COVID-19 lockdown (4/9/20)
• Drone Delivery Canada asks for COVID-19 use cases (3/30/20)
• DJI joins with firefighting provider Rosenbauer on digital emergency response (3/30/20)
• ARPAS-UK coordinates COVID-19 drone capability task force (3/30/20)
• Pandemic drones to monitor, detect those with COVID-19 (3/26/20)
• China fights coronavirus with delivery drones (3/6/20)
• Xag creates fund for drones disinfection program to fight coronavirus (2/11/20)

Show Updates

• Postponed 2021 IGS Workshop now to take place in 2022 (1/5/21)
• ION changes date for 2021 Joint Navigation Conference (12/17/20)
• GEO Business 2021 moved to the fall (12/17/20)
• NAVCEN hosts 60th CGSIC meeting virtually before ION GNSS+ 2020 (8/13/20)
• AUVSI Xponential 2020 goes virtual (7/24/20)
• ION cancels 2020 Joint Navigation Conference (7/20/20)
• Intergeo 2020 to take place virtually only (7/8/20)
• 5th annual FAA UAS Symposium goes virtual because of COVID-19 (5/13/20)
• AUVSI Xponential postponed until October because of COVID-19 (5/5/20)
• Trimble Dimensions 2020 canceled because of COVID-19 (5/1/20)
• An overview of GPS/GNSS shows canceled or postponed because of COVID-19 (4/23/20)
• Esri User Conference goes virtual because of COVID-19 (4/22/20)
• 3 more conferences postponed due to COVID-19 (4/20/20)
• ION 2020 Joint Navigation Conference rescheduled over COVID-19 concerns (4/9/20)
• 36th Space Symposium rescheduled due to COVID-19 (4/9/20)
• GEO Business 2020 rescheduled amid coronavirus concerns (3/18/20)
• IEEE/ION PLANS Conference canceled due to COVID-19 concerns (3/13/20)
• AUVSI Xponential show postponed until August (3/13/20)
• Munich Satellite Navigation Summit canceled due to coronavirus (3/10/20)
• Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled due to coronavirus concerns (2/12/20)

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