| April 2007 |
| Products |
| New Magellan ProMark™3
RTK alters the RTK Landscape |
 Magellan has
announced the
introduction of
its ProMark3
RTK, designed to
provide surveyors
with centimeter
accuracy in a realtime
solution and
complete postprocessing
and
mapping capabilities. It operates in
two modes; base + rover and rover
only. The rover can be connected to a
real-time network through a GPRSenabled
cell phone using NTRIP and
direct IP. The base + rover, employs
plug-and-play spread-spectrum
radio solution that does not require
a license or separate con? guration
integrated with ProMark3 RTK.
cgeffroy@magellangps.com |
| Longcheer pick high
sensitivity LEA-4S module |
u-blox AG has announced the inclusion of its LEA-4S GPS module in the G300 GPS phone made by Longcheer, China. It combines a high performance GPS engine, GSM phone, WAP Internet browser etc. weighing only 102 grams. u-blox has also announced a deal that sees this module included in smartphone by |
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Tranzda Technologies Co. Ltd. The PM328 is a NEWPLUS Linux-Core smartphone that integrates phone, PDA, GPS and other multimedia entertainment functions in a product that is 16 mm thin. www.u-blox.com. |
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| Raytheon-IBM chip
targets GPS jamming |
Raytheon Co has developed a
chip that may help prevent the
jamming of handheld GPS devices
used by the U.S. military. It is by the U.S. military. It is
a “system on a chip” powerful
enough to replace the circuit boards
previously needed for anti-jamming
applications. www.azstarnet.com
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| ASUS India introduces the
R2H Ultra-Mobile PC |
ASUS Technology Pvt. Ltd has
launched the latest R2H Ultra-
Mobile PC. It has built-in highresolution
webcam, incorporated
GPS and biometric ? ngerprint
authentication.
http://in.asus.com |
| Copernicus GPS receiver with
WAAS and EGNOS capability |
Trimble introduced a new ? rmware
for its Copernicus GPS receiver –
WAAS and EGNOS capability giving
users advantage of satellite-based
augmentation systems for improved
positioning accuracy. It is a thumbnailsized,
surface-mount, low power
GPS module for mobile devices.
Trimble has also introduced the
Mini-T GPS, a miniature GPS
disciplined clock. In order to optimize
its assigned spectrum across very
large geographical areas, wireless
systems must be carefully timed and
synchronized. It provides a simple,
cost effective and high performance
solution in Trimbles smallest form
factor to date. www.trimble.com |
| Leica GNSS QC Quality
Control Software |
Leica Geosystems introduces version
1.3 of Leica GNSS QC, that can
run alongside Leica GPS Spider or
other reference station software to
perform automatic quality checking
and reporting of the logged RINEX
data. www.leica-geosystems.com
Leica GPS Spider, in V2.3.0 been
further improved with exciting
new functionality that signi? cantly
enhances the software usability and
performance. Amongst software
optimizations, GPS Spider now
supports fully redundant site setup
to satisfy the highest demands of
reliability. www.leica-geosystems.com |
| Garmin nuvi
200 GPS |
Garmin recently announced the release
of the nuvi 200 series GPS devices.
It works similar to most GPS devices
like ability to ? nd destinations by
address, business name or even by
category, voice-prompted turn by turn
directions etc. www.garmin.com |
| TomTom 715 GO
portable GPS |
The TomTom GO 715 portable
navigation device is integrated with
GPRS modem and SIM card. It
will come equipped with a whole
bunch of routing software and
include features like; handsfree
connectivity, 3D map view and spoken
instructions. www.mobilewhack.com |
| NovAtel Inc. authorized
to sell Galileo receivers |
NovAtel Inc. has been granted
temporary authorization by the
European Space Agency (ESA) to sell
Galileo/Giove-A receivers to a limited
number of speci? ed companies. It has
had a production standard receiver and
antenna available since early 2006,
however ESA has restricted external
sales up to now. www.novatel.com
NovAtel released version 7.80 of its
GrafNav/GrafNet, GrafNav/GrafNet
Static, GrafNav Lite, and GrafMov
postprocessing software. It includes
precise point positioning (PPP),
enhanced GLONASS processing, and
other features. The PPP processor
permits dual-frequency carrier phase
processing without a base station. |
| 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 |
| Topcon and SOKKIA
announces agreement |
Topcon Corporation
recently approved
to enter into a
basic agreement
on management
integration with
Sokkia Company. The
management integration will be
implemented through an acquisition
of SOKKIA’s shares by the Company.
The management integration will be
implemented only when the Company
and SOKKIA obtain clearance
from the Fair Trade Commission
of Japan from the viewpoint of
the Antimonopoly Law of Japan. www.topconpositioning.com |
| Hi-tech tracking system
sold to Royal Navy |
Applied Acoustic Engineering, UK
has won a contract to supply its underwater tracking system to the
Royal Navy’s ?eet of minesweepers.
The system is being incorporated
into the Seafox mine disposal
system, which is a remotely
operated vehicle with an explosive
warhead used to neutralise mines.
http://business.edp24.co.uk |
| CSI Wireless reports 40%
growth in GPS business |
CSI Wireless Inc., Canada, reported
?nancial results for the fourth
quarter and year ended December
31, 2006. Its GPS business operates
under the Hemisphere GPS brand
which owns the Outback, Satloc
and Del Norte product names. CSI
will change to “Hemisphere GPS”
soon http://micro.newswire.ca |
| Lockheed Martin completes work
on modernized GPS satellites |
Lockheed Martin announced the
delivery of the eighth and ?nal
satellite in the modernized Global
Positioning System Block IIR (GPS System Block IIR (GPSIIR-M) production program to the Air Force. www.lockheedmartin.com |
| Autodesk signs MoU
with IIT-Madras |
Autodesk has signed an MoU with
the Indian Institute of Technology-
Madras, for establishing a ‘Centre
of Excellence’, for promoting
innovative design and research.
Autodesk has invested Rs one
crore to set up a COE and a
‘Design Finishing School’ at IITM
for engineering students. |
| Contex releases new ?atbed
color scannner COPYmate 18 iJET |
Contex, announced the release
of its new COPYmate 18 iJET
Flatbed Color Scanner. It rises
to the challenge of handling any
documents, even delicate, oversized,
and valuable materials that require
special treatment. It offers the
outstanding color reproduction and
reliability that is synonymous with
the Contex brand. www.contex.com |
| Custom navigation system for
VE Commodore from Siemens |
Siemens VDO’s has been used to to
develop a custom navigation system
for the recently released Holden VE
Commodore vehicles which feature
the premium colour screens. Using
a good algorithm, the software
developers have produced a high
speed unit which allows the screen
to be activated in seconds with the
receiver for the GPS satellites more
sensitive. www.ferret.com.au |
| MapInfo launches its Research
and Development Center in India |
MapInfo Corporation opens a
research and development (R&D) and
technical support center in Noida,
India.“The launch of MapInfo India
underscores our expanding global
presence and establishes a new
R&D of?ce in one of the worlds
leading technology centers” said
Mark Cattini, President and CEO of
MapInfo. Manish Choudhary will be
the Managing Director of Operations. |
| Enterprise GIS project
to Navayuga |
| The Ras Al-Khaimah e-Government
Authority (EGA) and Navayuga
Group, India have recently concluded
an agreement for the development
and implementation of an Enterprise
Geographic Information System
turnkey solution for the emirate.
Navayuga is expected to GIS-wire the
entire emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in
the next 18 months. The agreement
was signed by Dr Hashem Ar-Refaei,
Director-General, EGA and IT Adviser,
Government of Ras Al Khaimah, and
Dr Mukund Rao, CEO of Navayuga
Spatial Technologies, Bangalore,
and Director, Navayuga Middle
East FZC. www.khaleejtimes.com |
| Kuwait GIS launches spatial
Digital Video Recorder |
| Kuwait GIS, has announced the
availability of Spatial Digital Video
Recorder (sDVR) for the Middle
East. Its a complete, real-time
geospatial MPEG2 video encoding system. It helps collecting time
and location data along with the
video, resulting in an information
rich data set all on a removable
hard drive. www.kuwaitgis.com |
| PCI Geomatics completes Web
Coverage Service testing |
| PCI Geomatics has announced that it
has successfully completed the Web
Coverage Service test suite from
the Open Geospatial Consortium,
Inc. (OGC) for their product
Geomatica WebServer Suite – Web
Coverage Server (WCS), Version
10.0.3. www.pcigeomatics.com |
| Ballhaus to lead network
systems business |
| BAE Systems has named Dr. William
L. Ballhaus president of its Network
Systems business. Network Systems
employs 5,000 people at more than
10 major U.S. sites that include
Reston; San Diego; Burlington,
Massachusetts, and Wayne, New
Jersey. keith.p.lewis@baesystems.com |
