GPS World, June 2017

OUT IN FRONT A magically expanding tent like something out of Harry Potter encloses all the technologies we must cover 4 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM JUNE 2017 WWW GPSWORLD COM EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Group Publisher Alan Cameron editor@ gpsworld com 541 984 5312 Managing Editor Tracy Cozzens tcozzens@ northcoastmedia net 541 255 3334 Digital Media Manager Joelle Harms jharms@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3780 Digital Editor Allison Barwacz abarwacz@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3796 Art Director Charles Park CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Innovation Richard Langley lang@ unb ca Defense PNT Michael Jones mjones@ gpsworld com European GNSS Tim Reynolds treynolds@ gpsworld com Professional OEM UAV Tony Murfin Geospatial Eric Gakstatter egakstatter@ gpsworld com GeoIntelligence William Tewelow wtewelow@ gpsworld com Survey Tim Burch and Dave Zilkoski Wireless LBS Janice Partyka jpartyka@ gpsworld com BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER Michelle Mitchell mmitchell@ northcoastmedia net 216 363 7922 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OF PUBLICATION 1360 East 9th St Suite 1070 IMG Center Cleveland OH 44114 USA GPS WORLD does not verify any claims or other information appearing in any of the advertisements contained in the publication and cannot take any responsibility for any losses or other damages incurred by readers in reliance on such content Published monthly Change Leads the Parade BY Alan Cameron EDITOR IN CHIEF AND GROUP PUBLISHER G NSS and PNT markets cont i nu e changi ng sometimes very rapidly No news there Technology advances relentlessly opening up new application areas and new price points as it goes The market for inertial navigation systems INS a subset of that PNT universe is no exception The number of available options in inertial has grown substantially Micro electricalmechanical systems MEMS sensors lead the charge Smaller lighter lower power and less expensive than previous inertial measurement units they are truly changing the game and exploding past their previously limited deployment So much so that I now need to find a MEMS expert to join our editorial board advise me on article selection and attend an ever widening spectrum of PNT relevant conferences on behalf of this magazine Thats not the only smaller faster lighter cheaper advance warping the speed of change in PNT Our reporter Robin Wrinn got a look at the 33rd Annual Space Symposium at the ways 3D printing is changing how GPS satellites are put together I had to rub my eyes when I read her account Yes GPS satellites The column in The System of Systems page 10 touches only lightly upon this phenomenon I had to edit all the rest out as we are so short of space in this issue But go online where space no longer constrains us for a fuller account and startling photos www gpsworld com wrinn If this trend goes on much longer Ill need a 3D printing expert on the editorial board as well Indeed we gave some consideration a few years back to bringing 3D printing under the umbrella so to speak inside the magically expanding tent like something out of Harry Potter that encloses all the technologies we must cover just to keep up with you folks I sense something else lurking about awaiting an entrance And for this Ill really need an expert adviser I dont even know what to call it Somehow it combines virtual reality and gamification Yes really Games are about to begin playing a role in PNT First in mapping through the visualization of data this is explored in our May Defense PNT Geointelligence Insider newsletter column Read it at www gpsworld com tewelow Gamification is the application of game design elements and game principles in non game contexts To what purpose To improve productivity of course Though we may call it accuracy or availability or robustness in our realm It begins with crowdsourcing probably Though I feel the ice getting thinner the limb weaker beneath me as I climb out upon it Think Ill stop now