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21 min ago | GPS World

Air Force Polls Receiver Makers for Solutions to Satellite Problems

The U.S. Air Force GPS Wing seeks comments from receiver manufacturers regarding the SVN-49 signal anomaly and the Air Force's proposed solution.

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Related Topix: US Military, Schriever Air Force Base, US Air Force, Science / Technology

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Democrat & Chronicle

Greece Police reports: Staple gun, shotgun stolen

Car break-ins: Numerous car break-ins were reported to police between June 16 and 23.

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Related Topix: Greece, NY, Science / Technology

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Earth Times

Garmin Expands Relationship with Motorcycle OEM and Announces New Product

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced it has expanded its relationship with BMW Motorrad and the companies have developed the next generation BMW Motorrad Navigator, the Navigator IV, a motorcycle-friendly GPS navigator that is based on Garmin's zA mo 660.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Garmin, Telecom, Motorcycles, BMW Motorcycles, BMW, Science / Technology, Bluetooth

Thu Jul 02, 2009

People's Daily

China's Compass to rival GPS

China's global navigation satellite system, Compass, will provide regional service in 2011 with a constellation of 12 satellites, a navigation industry insider was quoted as saying on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Reuters Video

VIDEO: Puffins fitted with "sat-nav"

Jul 02 - Puffins are being fitted with GPS devices similar to those used in satellite navigation to find why their numbers are down in a key British breeding colony.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Video

WTVF Nashville

GPS systems that give traffic reports

When Alexandre Bayen and other University of California, Berkeley researchers tested a fleet of 100 cars carrying GPS-enabled cell phones in February, he was trying to see how well they could monitor the flow of traffic without betraying the identity of the individual drivers.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, UC Berkeley, Cell Phones, Electronics, Marketing, Privacy

Wed Jul 01, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Globalstar Completes $738 Million Financing

Globalstar, Inc. , a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments, and consumers, today announced that it has completed a financing of approximately $738 million.

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Related Topix: Globalstar, Startups, Science / Technology

CNET News.com

EC auditors criticize Galileo overruns

Europe's GPS project has been severely criticized by European Commission auditors for running over budget and deadline.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology

The Otago Daily Times

Telecom, Navman renew vehicle tracking contract

Navman Wireless and Telecom have signed a new open-ended contract for Navman Wireless to provide the technology for Telecom's Locate+ vehicle management and fleet tracking system.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Tue Jun 30, 2009

3G

Users benefit from detailed voice-guided turn instructions and cutting-edge 3D mapping

ALK Technologies Inc., the leading developer of navigation and transportation software, today announced that its highly acclaimed CoPilot Live satellite navigation system is now available for Android-based mobile phones.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Science / Technology

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Trimble Construction Manager Offers Google Maps and a Rugged New GPS...

Trimble today announced the release of Trimble Construction Manager version 2.4, a remote construction asset management solution.

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Related Topix: Scientific Instruments, Cable & Satellite, Trimble Navigation, Telecom, Science / Technology

GPS World

Expert Advice: All Rise, GPS Entering the Court

In the litigious society that we have become, it is not surprising to see GPS as a regular fixture in many civil and criminal proceedings in our nation's courts.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, US Supreme Court, US Military, US Navy

Mon Jun 29, 2009

RedOrbit

Galileo Program Poorly Managed, Says Auditors' Court

The Galileo satellite navigation program has been poorly managed, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors on Monday.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

WisInfo

GPS tracks criminals, saves county coffers

APPLETON - At 6:48 a.m. Tuesday, a convicted drunken driver with electronic monitor No.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Appleton Metro, Law, Science / Technology, Appleton, WI, Hortonville, WI

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Standard.net

Issue to track

As GPS trackers turn up in more and more court cases, local legal eagles say it's just a matter of time before their use and abuse has to be sorted out by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, US Supreme Court, Ogden, UT, Salt Lake City Metro

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Electronic Engineering Times Asia

Simulation toolkit eases GPS receiver testing

The NI GPS Simulation Toolkit 1.5 for LabVIEW is an extension of the graphical system design environment that expands the NI RF PXI platform to provide engineers a cost-efficient, high-performance solution for GPS receiver testing that exceeds the capabilities of traditional box instruments.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Fri Jun 26, 2009

GISCafe

Trimble Launches Online Rover Tracking Service for Trimble VRS Now Subscribers in the U.S.

Trimble announced today that it has launched Trimble VRS-iScope service in the U.S. The add-on service offers Trimble VRS Now subscribers in Florida, Iowa, Illinois and Colorado the ability to track and manage their assets in real time, as well as view their session history and rover information.

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Related Topix: Scientific Instruments, Cable & Satellite, Trimble Navigation, Telecom, Science / Technology

Freshnews

Garmin Announces Dakota Touchscreen Outdoor Handhelds, Simple to Use and Simple to Afford

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the Dakota 10 and Dakota 20 handheld GPS navigators, packing a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, worldwide basemap and color touchscreen display into a compact, waterproof device with up to 20 hours of battery life.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, Garmin, Science / Technology

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Computerworld

Boeing: GPS satellite launches on schedule

Boeing Co. said today that the planned launches of its new Global Positioning System satellites is on schedule, following worries that the global navigation system could degrade or even fail .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, US Military, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, US Air Force, Cape Canaveral, FL

Scotsman.com News

Satellite tagging will track open jail prisoners

MURDERERS and rapists who are in Scotland's open prison system should be fitted with GPS tags to cut the chances of them going on the run, a major new report has concluded.

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Related Topix: Prison, Science / Technology

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