AUSTIN, Texas—Because GPS can be spoofed or jammed in combat, one geospatial intelligence company developed a drone-navigation system based on 3D maps.. Peter Wilczynski, Maxar’s chief product ...

Maxar Intelligence has announced Raptor, which it says is a "first-of-its-kind" software for navigating drones in contested ...

Maxar Intelligence's new software can operate drones even in areas where the GPS signal has been jammed - cutting through modern defenses in the unmanned vehicle age of war.

The software, called Raptor, provides a terrain-based positioning system for drones in GPS-denied environments by leveraging detailed 3D models created from Maxar’s satellite imagery.

Without GPS: Maxar uses visual navigation system for military drones Maxar Intelligence uses image data from a drone's on-board camera and compares it with 3D terrain data to determine its position.

Drones can avoid GPS jammers by navigating with the stars. An ancient mapping technique may offer a reliable backup tool for UAVs. By Andrew Paul. Published Dec 3, 2024 11:28 AM EST.