Feature Story
/// Resort Municipality of Whistler Empowers Departments with Accurate GNSS Data
The small city of Whistler, Canada, is home to North America’s largest ski resort, attracting millions of visitors annually. Its strategy to use extremely accurate maps across departments in order to strengthen grant applications is “snow” joke. Explore how the Resort Municipality of Whistler uses GNSS and GIS to empower departments with accurate data so they can apply for grants aimed at enhancing the community and its offerings.
Industry News
Earlier this month (from May 10-12), uncommonly strong ionospheric activity hit Earth. You might have seen this in the form of the Northern Lights (as did our colleague Stef Précourt, who took this image outside our Montreal headquarters). Moreover, if you’re a GPS user, you might also have noticed that your SBAS, Atlas, and RTK corrections were disrupted, yielding higher than normal accuracy levels. If you performed data collection between May 10-12, we recommend checking your GNSS metadata to make sure your accuracy fell within your project requirements. While such storms are uncommon, it’s best to stay aware of major solar storms like this one when performing data collection.
To learn more about how strong solar storms may impact GNSS accuracy, we recommend reading this article by Jesse Khalil in GPS World.
To dive deeper into how the ionosphere introduces error to GNSS, we recommend this article: “GPS Overview Part 2: What Creates GNSS Positioning Error?“
Al’s Corner: Technical Tips
Current GNSS Satellite Status for May 23, 2024:
Customer Spotlight
Sarah Beaulieu Honors Indigenous History with GNSS
Dr. Sarah Beaulieu is committed to uncovering historical truths through modern technology. Learn how Sarah uses GNSS and GPR to map gravesites at Indigenous Residential Schools in Canada — while placing an equal emphasis on precision and respect.
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