Skyline Nav AI wins xTechSearch Autonomy Competition (Round 1)
Skyline Nav AI, Inc. is one of 40 companies selected as Army's xTechSearch Autonomy competition. Round 1 winners will prepare to present their concepts at an in-person pitch event hosted during round 2.
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Skyline Nav AI wins NASA's 2023 Entrepreneurs Challenge
Skyline Nav AI, Inc. is one of 11 companies selected as NASA's 2023 Entrepreneurs Challenge Phase 1 winner. Round 1 winners will prepare to present their concepts at an in-person pitch event hosted at the Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and Expo in Washington.
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AFRL awards $200,000 in funding to Skyline Nav AI, Inc.
Skyline Nav AI, Inc. receives funding from AFRL to build advance computer vision algorithms for position and navigation on the Android Tactical Assault Kit.
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Skyline Nav AI selected for 2023 MassChallenge Accelerator Program
Skyline Nav AI, Inc. has been selected for the MassChallenge U.S. Early Stage Program! We are thrilled to be part of the amazing group of startups in the MassChallenge ecosystem.
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Skyline Nav AI wins Northstar Campus Pitch Competition
Skyline Nav AI, Inc. has won the Northstar Campus Pitch Competition. This will help accelerator company's research & development efforts.
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Skyline Nav AI, Draper win contract with Air Force Research Lab to add visual navigation to ATAK
The companies have secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to provide GPS-independent localization capability for the ATAK platform. Work on the $750,000, 21-month contract began in March 2022.
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Skyline Nav AI Inc. selected for the third NGA Accelerator cohort
The NGA Accelerator powered by Capital Innovators recently selected eight companies from more than 225 applicants to participate in the third cohort of its geospatial accelerator program.
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From targeting to navigation, handheld devices are merging tech and tactics
The Army has used the Android Team Awareness Kit. It’s an Android smartphone used as the individual soldier’s tactical hub. The device aids precision targeting, navigation and data sharing through a host of applications.
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GPS signals are being disrupted in Russian cities
Multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week. The signal interference follows Ukraine launching long-range drone attacks deep into Russian territory, and it may act as a way to potentially stop drones that rely upon GPS for navigation, experts say.
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Ghost ships, crop circles and shop gold: A GPS mystery in Shanghai
New research and previously unseen data show that the Manukai, and thousands of other vessels in Shanghai over the last year, are falling victim to a mysterious new weapon that is able to spoof GPS systems in a way never seen before.
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What happened to GPS in Denver?
Something big happened to GPS service in the Denver area on Jan. 21. Air Traffic Control issued a notice advising pilots of problems with GPS reception spanning about 8,000 square miles in the Denver area.
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HawkEye 360 detects GPS interference in Ukraine
Shortly before the Russian invasion began, HawkEye 360 analysts detected GPS interference north of Chernobyl, “demonstrating the integration of electronic warfare tactics into Russian military operation to further degrade Ukraine’s ability for self-defense".
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Racing the sun to protect America
Despite vulnerability to severe solar activity, a variety of other threats, and its importance to the nation’s economy and security, the U.S. has no backup or alternative plan if GPS is not available.
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Truck driver has GPS jammer, accidentally jams Newark Airport
An engineering firm worker in New Jersey has a GPS jammer so his bosses don't know where he is all the time. However, his route takes him close to Newark airport, and his jammer affects its satellite systems.
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How AI is taking over our gadgets
In a combat zone, you can’t count on a fast, robust, wireless cloud connection, especially now that enemies often jam wireless communication and GPS signals. When on a mission, processing and image recognition must occur on the company’s drones themselves.
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The Russians are jamming US drones in Syria because they have every reason to be
The apparent surge in electronic warfare attacks is just the latest example of the Kremlin's hybrid campaign against US troops in the country.
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DOD is developing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing technologies to complement GPS
The DOD plans to keep the GPS at the core of its positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution, using other PNT technology to complement GPS or as an alternative for when GPS is degraded or unavailable.
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Modern civilization would be lost without GPS
A 2019 report sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology estimated the loss of GPS would cost the U.S. economy $1 billion a day, or $1.5 billion if the technology failed in the April-May planting season for farmers.
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Gladys West: The hidden figure who helped invent GPS
West worked as a mathematician, collecting and analyzing satellite data of the Earth’s surface, until she eventually created a detailed model and helped developed the technology that resulted in GPS.
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