Ciudad, DavidDíaz Michelena, MarinaPérez García, LucasAroca, Claudio2023-06-202023-06-202010-031424-822010.3390/s100301859https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42775© 2010 by the authors. We would like to acknowledge B. Hernando for critical reading of the manuscript and S. Martín Barbero of INTA for her support with the technology watch. This work has been partially supported by PJE09001 Meiga-MetNet of the Spanish National Program for Space and MAT2007-65965-C02-02 of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. D. Ciudad also acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through postdoctoral grant ref. 2008-0352.In this paper, we give an overview of the research on fluxgate magnetometers carried out in Spain. In particular we focus in the development of the planar-type instruments. We summarize the fabrication processes and signal processing developments as well as their use in complex systems and space.engAtribución 3.0 Españajournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s100301859http://www.mdpi.comopen access538.9Planar fluxgateMetallic glassesSensorCorePermeabilityTechnologyAlloysFieldFísica de materialesFísica del estado sólido2211 Física del Estado Sólido