| May 2007 |
| Products |
| NovAtel Inc launches
new OEMV products |
NovAtel has launched its new
OEMV-1G and FlexPak(TM)-V1G
products with GPS+GLONASS
positioning solutions. Also, full
GPS+GLONASS AdVance RTK
(Real Time Kinematic) positioning
capabilities are available on all
existing OEMV-2 and OEMV-
3 products via its 3.2 Firmware
release. www.novatel.com. |
| Crescent VS100 Series
GPS Compass |
Hemisphere
GPS has
introduced the
new Crescent
VS100 and
VS110.
Based on
Crescent
Technology,
it presents an
affordable and robust heading and
positioning solution for machine
control and marine navigation
applications including dredging and
hydrographic surveying. VS100
Series is a low cost GPS Compass and
delivers |
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the performance necessary
to replace traditional gyrocompasses
www.hemispheregps.com |
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| Trimble launches GPS content layer for Google Earth |
Trimble has launched the first
multimedia layer of GPS-based
adventure details for Google Earth. It
has interactive information from the
Outdoors catalog of GPS-on-cellular
applications, also premium content from
contributors to backpacker, Bicycling
and Mountain Bike magazines. Users
can access a wide variety of multimedia
data on fitness and outdoor adventures,
like routes, points of interest, pictures,
A/V etc. www.trimble.com
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| Raytheon gets $32.5M
Excalibur contract |
The US Army awarded a USD
32.5 million contract to a unit of Raytheon Co. for a system that
uses satellites to guide precision
artillery. The Missile Systems will
perform work on the Excalibur,
a GPS artillery system. Work
will be performed in various
US locations through June 31,
2009. www.businessweek.com |
| Fugro acquires EarthData,
USA |
Fugro has signed an agreement
to acquire 100% of EarthData
group, USA. EarthData provides
airborne mapping, remote sensing
and geographic information
services. It provides international
data acquisition services and has
a data processing center in China.
EarthData/Horizons has a fleet of
12 aircraft and a variety of sensors
which include state-of-the-art digital
cameras, laser mapping systems and
airborne radar mapping technology
- GeoSAR. www.fugro.com |
| Core Production Database
Version 2.5 Now Available |
CARIS has released Core Production
Database (CPD) version 2.5.
Using Oracle data processing,
CPD is a seamless, geospatial
database that enables stakeholders
to consolidate their data into a
single source. www.caris.com. |
| Blue Marble joins ESRI
Business Partner Program |
Blue Marble Geographics announced
joining ESRI as Business Partner
Program. BMG will develop
applications to enhance and expand
the geodetic conversion tools of
ArcGIS and other ESRI products
and resell ArcWeb Services. It will
also provide geodetic consulting
and training services for ESRI
users www.bluemarblegeo.com. |
| NAVTEQ taps Autodesk to
collaborate on online venture |
NAVTEQ has announced Autodesk,
Inc. to bring an additional array of
tools and technical support to the developer community through its
Network for Developers site. It aims
to help accelerate the successful
creation of superior location-based
content for wireless and internet
channels. www.navteq.com |
| Magellan launches
Maestro 3000 series |
Magellan announced the worldwide
introduction of the Maestro 3100
and Maestro 3140 portable vehicle
navigation devices. It has a 3.5
inch QVGA display and a sleek
design. It guides drivers with
turn-by-turn voice and visual
prompts. www.magellangps.com |
| Combined GPS/Galileo
simulation system |
Spirent Communications, UK,
announces the availability of its
GSS7900 GPS/Galileo Simulation
System which allows the testing
of advanced multi-system GNSS
receivers. It simulates the RF
environment to characterise,
optimise and validate these
receivers under accurate, controlled and repeatable conditions in the
laboratory. www.spirentcom.com
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| TomTom launches
TomTom ONE XL |
TomTom has launched ONE XL
range. The 4.3 inch screen guarantees
drivers a clear view of the screen. It
has also launched RIDER, which is
a navigation solution designed for
bikers by bikers. www.tomtom.com |
| Leica FCMS Flight & Sensor
Control Management System |
Airborne mission planning and survey
flights are the first steps in powering
geospatial imaging. Leica FPES is a
powerful office tool for flight planning
and evaluation. Leica FCMS performs
all tasks, such as flight guidance, sensor
release and sensor monitoring, on a single
interface. www.leica-geosystems.com |
| LG LN700 navigation
system |
LG is offering LN700, a travel solution
for car users who don't already have
built-in GPS navigation system. It
is first-sized and can be installed in any vehicle easily as it comes with
mounting equipment.www.itp.net |
| u-blox selects Spirent for GNSS
development equipment |
Spirent Communications would supply
GSS6100 single channel production
test systems to u-blox that will be used
in RF development and production
testing. It will also be used by field
application engineers to enhance
customer support. www.u-blox.com |
| u-blox announces LEA-4R
dead reckoning GPS module |
u-blox AG has announced the LEA-
4R GPS module with built-in dead
reckoning technology that will
ensure 100% road coverage. It shall
provide an accurate position in any
environment where there are obstructed
GPS signals. www.u-blox.com. |
| TruePosition to provide E-911
phase II location solution |
TruePosition, Inc., USA shall provide
its wireless location system to Plateau
Wireless. It will enables wireless carrier
to satisfy the Phase II requirements
of the Federal Communication
Commission's Enhanced-911
mandate. www.trueposition.com |
| New GNSS Receiver Option
for Applanix POS AV |
Applanix has introduced a new
GNSS receiver option for its airborne
vehicle, POS AV supporting GPS and
GLONASS signals. Raw data can now
be logged from the receiver along with
IMU data for GNSS-Aided Inertial
post processing through the POSPac
V4.4 software. www.applanix.com |
| PCI Geomatics supports
University of Regina project |
PCI Geomatics announced its
support for the Canada Foundation
for Innovation (CFI) which funds
research infrastructure helping
Canadian universities and colleges
carry out technology development.
It has provided assistance to the University of Regina recently.
www.pcigeomatics.com
Perth Airport, Australia as seen by CARTOSAT - 2 (www.isro.gov.in) |
| BAE systems to continue hightech
mapping for pennsylvania |
| BAE Systems shall be carrying out
next phase of digital mapping of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA. A
$2.7 million contract, it will continue the
development of base map data supporting
the statewide geographic information
architecture called the Pennsylvania
Map (PAMAP). www.baesystems.com |
| Switzerland upgrades its
nationwide positioning network |
| Trimble has announced supply of
31 NetR5 GNSS reference stations
and Zephyr Geodetic 2 antennas
to Switzerlands Federal Office for
Topography (swisstopo) to upgrade its
nationwide positioning network. The
infrastructure will support signals from
GPS and GLONASS. www.trimble.com |
| Bentley BE Excellence
Award to AAMHatch |
| The BE Excellence Award was
presented to AAMHatch Director, Peter
Blake, in Los Angeles on 1 May 2007.
The project that achieved this global
recognition was the True Orthophoto
of Melbourne City. "We are excited to
have won this award as it highlights our
technical leadership in 3D Mapping.
This project also recently won an Asia
Pacific Spatial Excellence Award,"said Mr Nicholls, General Manager of
AAMHatch.www.aamhatch.com.au |
| New version of FleetOutlook
fleet management application |
| Wireless Matrix Corporation, USA
announced the release of latest
version of FleetOutlook. It is hosted
by Wireless Matrix and delivered as
"software as a service". It combines
vehicle communications, GPS
location and mapping capability, and
vehicle monitoring and reporting
www.wirelessmatrixcorp.com |
| GPS mapping Free on your mobile |
| MGMaps combines Google Maps, Yahoo
Maps, Windows Live Local and Ask.
com maps to generate more relevant
results for free. Independent developer,
Cristian Streng released its latest update
fixing various bugs and introducing
the support for GPS tracking. It works
using a phone's built-in or additional
GPS receiver (connected via Bluetooth)
by downloading satellite images to the
handset via 3G, charged at standard datapacket
download rate. www.tech.co.uk |
| Lockheed Martin completes GPS III system design review |
| Lockheed Martin has completed onschedule
a system design review of
the U.S. Air Force's next generation
GPS Space Segment program - GPS
Block III. www.lockheedmartin.com |
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