GPS World, April 2015

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for any losses or other damages incurred by readers in reliance on such content Published monthly The Things We Carry W e have entered a discussion phase at the magazine a fierce conversation if you will occasioned on the one hand by the periodic need to freshen our appearance but also to re investigate and re evaluate our whole approach The way we do things and the actual things we do The thoughts and pre conceptions and mental equipment we carry with us to do our jobs gathering and presenting the news and the newest in GNSS technology and business In the beginning or before the beginning really I asked myself these questions What has changed in the last year Where are we succeeding Where are we failing What have we learned in the last six months What is required of us now Some of the answers to these questions are of course proprietary but some at least can be shared So What has changed in the last year in the market Among new developments we can count diversification away from the core of GPS GNSS standalone technology Never again really will satnav positioning suffice to answer the needs of the day That ship has sailed That dog has left the porch Certainly though this is nothing new we also see more international participation in the market more international involvement on the part of all GNSS companies no matter where their base and more international collaboration The story of the year replacing jamming and interference which were the stories of the last few years is the rise of unmanned autonomous vehicles UAVs whether in the air on land or sea Finally as a reflection of these trends some trade shows and conferences are declining while others grow in importance attendance and exhibitors In the context of future change heres a question Id like to ask all of our readers I welcome your answers to any of the questions you see posed here or any thoughts at all even if they consist of more questions Send all and sundry to editor@ gpsworld com But if you wouldnt mind please include this one Where do you see your efforts and those of your organization focusing primarily over the next five to 10 years A Primarily on GPS B Inclusive also of multiple GNSS GLONASS Galileo BeiDou various satellite based augmentation systems C More broadly on positioning navigation and timing PNT systems generally and in an integrated fashion including other sensors D Encompassing all the above and geospatial software such as geographic information systems GIS and location based services LBS Skipping ahead now to some outcomes under the heading of what is required of us now we here at the magazine are leaning more every day on these precepts Grow digitally and grow internationally These are the only true paths to growth at least in business tobusiness publishing Beef up our geospatial presence You can see this in action at geospatialsolutions com Increase show tie ins at newly developing conferences Aggressively pursue small diverging markets Thats the new equipment were picking up Thats what we carry now GPS World April 2015 www gpsworld com 6