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Chunghwa Telecom and SiRF to offer A-GPS services

Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan announced the formation of an alliance with SiRF International to establish an A-GPS platform for operation of mobile location services in the Taiwan market. CHT has finished R&D and testing of the A-GPS platform that integrates GPS technology with CHT’s mobile communication infrastructure, It initially offered A-GPS services to Taiwan SECOM, one of the largest provider of security services in Taiwan, at the end of last year and plans to offer personal A-GPS value-added services to mobile communication users later this year.
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World’s Smallest Real- Time GPS Tracker
The WorldTracker SMS unit measures just 2.56 by 1.7 by 1.1 inches (45 by 66 by 25 millimeters) and weighs a mere 3.1 ounces (87 grams). The
device is completely self-contained and features built-in GPS and GSM antennas, as well as a rechargeable lithium ion battery. It features a WAAS-enabled GPS receiver. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) developed the WAAS program for use in precision flight approaches.
Japan’s KDDI offers 3-D navigation on cellphones
Japanese mobile operator KDDI unveiled plans to let users find their way to shops and restaurants by looking at 3-D satellite images on their cellphones. The service is an updated version of its already popular “EZ Navi- Walk” programming which uses the GPS and offers vocal guidance. The new version offers 3-D images that show surrounding buildings and side streets or directions once one is inside a building.
http://mybroadband.co.za
                      
April 2006
 
"New GNSS will cause a synergetic effect and not chaos”
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  An apparatus will be classified as a mobile phone rather than an ADP machine or camera or GPS receiver when its principal function is telephony…
 
  India National Map Policy  
National Map Policy

Guidelines for implementing National Map policy
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ESRI ASIA PACIFIC USER CONFERENCE 2009
20-21 January
Singapore
apuc@esrisingapore.com.sg
The Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2009
3-5 March
Munich, Germany
info@munich-satellite-navigation-summit.org
TRANS-NAV 2009
17-19 June
Gdynia, Poland
transnav@am.gdynia.pl
 
 
 

 

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