GPS News Archives

“We believe the Nuvifone will change the way people view converged devices in the future.”

OLATHE, Kan. - Garmin Ltd., the nation's leading maker of satellite-powered navigational devices, is getting into the wireless phone business with a handset that incorporates GPS. via The Times

CSR told EE Times earlier this month it intends to set up an independent industry group to evaluate and foster enhanced GPS. via EETimes.eu

“NovAtel continues to be recognized as a technology leader in the precise Reference Receiver market through its early participation in almost every new GNSS constellation.”

Jan 29, 2008 -- NovAtel Inc., a precise positioning technology company, was recently awarded a shared contribution contract valued at CDN $667,861 by the Canadian Space Agency to establish sites in Canada to ... via GISCafe

“Our VGSM-150i TM solution provides a vehicle tracking tool tailored to Empress' needs, allowing Empress to locate on demand, with GPS accuracy, its trucks anywhere, anytime, over a Web easy-to-use interface”

To the attention of Business and Financial Editors Datacom Wireless Corporation , a Canadian leader in the design, development and marketing of mission-critical vehicle fleet management and theft prevention ... via Market Wire

“Using GPS to study these abilities is a novel approach and shows that there is more to sat-nav than helping to find the right exit off the motorway”

Researchers at the University of Bristol have shown that GPS technology can be used to show how children as young as three find their way around. via Vnunet

The man with the Garmin global positioning system in his vehicle - and the small fragments of glass on his right sleeve - claimed he had received the satellite-based navigation system for Christmas but still ... via Home News Tribune - Central Jersey

“If someone has served their sentence and has been punished, we cannot tell them once they are free that they will remain under our control.”

Bavaria's justice minister announced over the weekend that the state would be the first in Germany to consider attaching electronic tagging devices to sexual offenders released from prison. via Deutsche Welle

“Consumer demand has been very high for a low cost GPS tracking unit that can be easily hidden on a vehicle or trailer”

Company: MagneticGPSTracker Industry: GPS Location: San Diego, CA, United States of America MagneticGPSTracker Launches New Magnetic GPS Tracking Unit Lowest cost covert GPS tracking solution available on the ... via Directions Magazine

“As interest in mobile location services accelerates in 2008, we look forward to working with CSR and other industry leaders to drive this technology forward.”

CSR and Motorola announce intention to form EGPS Forum to advance and improve location technologies --New group to encourage mobile industry leaders to work together to accelerate development of EGPS solutions. via Directions Magazine

“WebTech Wireless has been advised by a potential significant customer that a project involving the purchase of more than 5,000 WebTech Locators has received final financial approval”

WebTech Wireless Inc. , a provider of location-based and fleet Telematics services, announced today that it has been advised by a major potential customer that a project involving the purchase of several ... via Earth Times

GPS receivers are typically used for navigation, but as a byproduct of geographic positioning, GPS devices can also calculate accurate speed and distance. via Avec Mobile

“These animals and a whole new way of thinking about how these animals are marketed could allow us to adapt and still be profitable”

Researcher Ed Fredrickson works with criollo cattle on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico near Las Cruces. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“GPStream PGPS is a unique and highly differentiated solution that enables device manufacturers to select the best chipset for their application”

Rx Networks, Inc., a leading Assisted-GPS technology and global services company, today announces GPStream PGPS , its open architecture extended ephemeris GPS technology designed to reduce start up times of ... via WebWire

Categories: Mobile software , Smartphone , Nokia , On the road , Gadgets , S60 , Nseries Tags: Device , Nokia Corp. via ZDNet Blogs

“We are on track with our original plans on how to integrate all the technologies we have for location services on mobile phones, including the business partnerships , infrastructure and educating the market”

Wireless chip specialist CSR plc will demonstrate at next month's Mobile World Congress the first concrete fruits of its push into mobile location, an enhanced-GPS technology that integrates software-based GPS ... via DesignLines

“NXP's new silicon tuner is a significant achievement in driving anytime, anywhere availability of TV. Afa is taking advantage of our collaboration with NXP to deliver low-power and high-performance TV solutions for portable and handheld devices.”

NXP Semiconductors , the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today made available a truly anytime, anywhere digital TV viewing experience with the launch of the world's first multi-band ... via DesignLines

“Devices on the satellites have not yet reached the necessary reliability level. Unfortunately, competitive domestic navigation equipment is still not available on the Russian market”

Russian space agency Roscosmos must take responsibility for the operational shortcomings of the Glonass satellite navigation system, a first deputy prime minister said on Wednesday. via RIA Novosti

“How do we help these ranchers stay viable?”

Ed Fredrickson is watching every move his cattle make by checking GPS units on their collars and using satellite imagery to see what plants they're eating. via Tuscaloosa News

“I do like to see a place before I go and study more about it”

Devices that already support geotagging include some GPS-enabled camera phones from Sprint and a newly unveiled gadget from Pharos Science. via NewsFactor Network

Vodafone Spain and RIM have introduced the new BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone, the first BlackBerry Pearl model to feature built-in GPS. via Pocket-lint.co.uk

“There is no reason that anyone needs to invest in an expensive, in-car navigation system or a separate navigation device anymore”

Key features of TeleNav GPS Navigator: -- Unlimited access to full-colour 3D moving maps; voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions throughout Europe -- Millions of business listings to quickly look ... via Market Wire

“You can go as low-tech as you want”

Wayne Johanningsmeier checks his GPS unit for bearings en route to a cache at Freedomland Cemetary in Floyd Knobs. via Greensburg Daily News

Ohio police say car GPS units, the satellite-based navigation systems mounted on car windshields, are rapidly becoming one of the most frequently stolen items. via WEWS

“You can tell when petrol prices rise because we see an increase in the instances of the theft of numberplates”

Popular ... as many as 30 a day stolen. Photo: Andrew de la Rue SMASH and grab attacks are on the rise and thieves are targeting Sydney cars fitted with global positioning systems which cost up to $1300. The ... via The Age

“There are backups, but our space architecture is very fragile.”

Jan 17th 2008 COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTRE From The Economist Modern American warfare relies on satellites. via IntelliBriefs

“I'm sitting here telling you, yes, I probably will. But it is like seat belts. Do I always wear them? I know I should. Do I always do it? No.”

A GPS unit's windshield mount -- or even just the mark from the suction cup -- can tip off a thief. via Columbus Dispatch

Article: GPS or Global Positioning System is a sophisticated technology that accurately locates your position anywhere on earth. via The King of Fishing

“These are represented individuals”

Judge: Drug screens on teens were wrong Irvine rules workers in pretrial division overstepped authority By Jamie Satterfield Saturday, January 19, 2008 A Knox County judge on Friday accused authorities of ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

“Tsunamis can travel as fast as jet planes, so rapid assessment following quakes is vital to mitigate their hazard”

A wave of new NASA research on tsunamis has yielded an innovative method to improve existing tsunami warning systems, and a potentially groundbreaking new theory on the source of the December 2004 Indian Ocean ... via Space Ref

“It's something that will become integral to the way digital imaging works”

To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites. via The Jersey Journal

Published on January 18th, 2008 in gps navigation Evolution Robotics just introduced a new super smart robot called Rovio . via NaviGadget

Garmin StreetPilot c340 Mobile GPS Receiver $189.99 , Jan. 17 5 AM Buy.com has the Garmin StreetPilot c340 Mobile GPS Receiver, featuring a 3.5" touchscreen LCD, pre-loaded NAVTEQ maps with 6 million POI, and ... via Techbargains.com

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Consumer & Corporate GPS Devices" to their offering. via Directions Magazine

“We'll definitely continue to develop additional support for raw formats”

The ATP GPS Photo Finder is designed to ease the geotagging chore. ATP Electronics has announced a device called the GPS Photo Finder that's designed to take some of the trouble out of geotagging your photos. via CNET News.com

GPS and Mobile Handsets gives first-hand insights into the development of GPS technology for mobile handsets. via PR-inside.com

Ovolab released the fourth major release of Ovolab Phlink, its telephony software for the Mac, at this week's Macworld Conference & Expo. via Macsimum News

“Personal Navigation Devices for in-car use will be increasingly complemented by converged solutions based on GPS-enabled handsets for pedestrian navigation and Location Based Services”

The GPS modernization project and the arrival of additional Global Navigation Satellite Systems such as GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou/Compass will increase the availability, reliability, and precision of ... via PR-inside.com

“There were ladders laying all over the place and three pit bulls chained up in the yard”

Henry "Bugs" Hay III got a taste of sweet justice Monday. He is the owner of the Muhler Co. via Post and Courier

“We're at the 64-mile marker headed east on the turnpike. How far to the nearest bathroom!”

Hey, good buddy, I'm finally headed in the right direction -- and so is the rest of humanity. via Statesman Journal

“Galileo must work with other communication satellites to exploit its capacity”

Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system will struggle to compete with rival US, Russian and possibly Chinese systems unless it is delivered on time, satellite operator Eutelsat warned on Monday. via ZDNet UK News

“Perhaps it is not right to call them services, but small apps that use location as a filter or enhancement--we will see a lot of that going forward, once developers and users get more used to using location”

Berg Insight says GPS-enabled handsets worldwide will reach 560 million units by 2012, with an 18-fold increase in European uptake. via CNET News.com

A judge has rejected arguments from two Bridgeport fire inspectors who claimed that Global Positioning System units in their department vans violated the state's electronic monitoring law. via Wcbs880.com

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“This all-new vehicle continues on Hyundai's tradition of offering high-appeal features, such as XM NavTraffic real-time traffic service, that delight the customer at a surprisingly affordable price.”

DETROIT, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 8.5 million subscribers, today announced that Hyundai will offer XM NavTraffic real-time traffic ... via Earth Times

A Carlsbad man was arraigned in magistrate court Wednesday on charges he stole a large generator worth $10,000 that sheriff's deputies were able to track down with GPS technology, a criminal complaint stated. via Carlsbad Current-Argus

“Today, we're talking about embracing some new technology so that we can do a better job of saving more of our young people from the clutches of the drug gangs and the hit men that are on too many of the corners of our state”

Again embracing technology to fight crime, Gov. Martin O'Malley proposed a new initiative Friday to keep a better eye on juvenile offenders with satellite-based monitoring. via WBAL-TV Baltimore

You can find much better pricing by searching online. From "PC" Mike Wendland NBC News One of the hottest gifts for technology fans these days is a GPS system...a global positioning satellite navigation gizmo ... via WOAI.com

“If all you use GPS for is to drive to Grandma's house, it probably isn't going to matter much to you”

Memo to the U.S. military, airlines, power companies and all others who depend on global positioning satellites and, well, technology to keep life humming:

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say that within the next few years Earth will be in a powerful astronomical cycle with enough technological consequences to create a neat scientific thriller.

Call it Space Weather .

Beginning in March, our energetic young sun will enter a 'solar minimum.' It's the sleepy beginning of an 11-year cycle in which the rate of solar storms and flares and sun spots starts out slowly, builds rapidly over about three years to a tumultuous 'solar maximum' of solar flares and eruptions and then dies down. Read more

SkyGolf, the developers of SkyCaddie, the #1 rangefinder in golf, and u-blox, the manufacturer of high performance consumer GPS receiver technology, announce the development of TruePoint precision GPS ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“We welcome the calls. Our phones are ringing off the hook.”

By noon Wednesday, Bill Haynes' Bureau of Streets crew had patched 142 potholes along Pershing Road alone.

'We'll probably [fill] 200 to 300 and use 11 tons of material by quitting time,' Haynes, a City of Chicago foreman, said as his pothole gang - two shovelers, a raker and Haynes wielding a tamping stick - walked behind a truck loaded with cold, black asphalt. Work along their assigned route was being closely monitored miles away by a computerized tracking system at the city's 'Pothole Command Center,' where Haynes' name appeared on a video screen next to an icon marking the precise location of his truck. On Wednesday, there was little opportunity for Haynes' crew to do more than 'throw and go' as the number of the pesky street craters has doubled within the last week, city officials said. Winter is officially only a few weeks old, but the Chicago region is already deep into the pothole season. 'We are fighting the battle now,' city Transportation Commissioner Thomas Byrne said at Pothole Command, located at 1501 W. Pershing Rd. For the first time during a Chicago winter, ground tire rubber is being blended into the asphalt patching mixture in the hope of extending the life span of pothole repairs, which can last anywhere from a day to a year, depending on weather conditions, wear and tear - and luck. Good fortune will be needed to prevent a record outbreak of chuckholes in Chicago-area roads this winter, transportation officials say. Some 271,000 potholes were filled last year in the city alone, up from an annual range of 200,000 to 250,000, officials said. It's way too early to predict whether 2008 will set new records, but the city is gearing up. Chicago budgets $10 million to $12 million a year for pothole repair, said Brian Steele, spokesman for the Department of Transportation. Meanwhile, Haynes' crew switched to the north side of Pershing Road, working its way toward Halsted Street where a citizen had phoned in a report of a super-sized crater in the pavement. So many potholes and so little time to fill them, all before receiving a fresh inventory of the tire-shredding, car-rattling beasts. Read more

Tracking a persons mobile cell phone these days is possible through a special mobile trace site online Using ground breaking technology it is able to locate and track someone on map to pin-point accuracy. via American Chronicle

Research and Markets has announced the addition of China Mobile Phone LBS Industry Report, 2007 to their offering. via Customer Interaction Solutions

“If you're the type who likes Starbucks coffee, rather than go through points of interest you program it into one icon and it does the search for you.”

But don't look for the company to market the nav-u systems on television or radio or in print. via MediaPost Publications

Prosecutors want GPS device on Midyette By Christine Reid Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Alex Midyette Prosecutors will ask a judge today to put a GPS tracking device back on Alex Midyette to ensure he doesn't ... via Daily Camera

“Technology is evolving all the time with these things, and my view with road safety is to see what the latest technology is and see if we can improve safety.”

The Victorian and Queensland governments are evaluating a device that can automatically slow a speeding car using satellite technology. via The New Zealand Herald

Software errors in satellite navigation devices are putting lives at risk in the Netherlands by sending vehicles through residential areas not intended for heavy traffic, according to Dutch researchers. via PC World

A new report from the Dutch research organisation Stichting Onderzoek Navigatiesystemen seeks to compare different satellite navigation systems, and finds that only one allows for proper route planning while ... via Channel Register

Sony is introducing a couple of new Global Positioning System navigation devices at its news conference today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. via SiliconValley.com

“Trimble technology has offered us precisely the solution we needed to fast track the project”

Trimble Technology Takes on Largest Road Project in Western Australia Thursday January 3, 6:30 am ET Trimble's Machine Control and Wireless Data Transfer Technology to Fast Track New Perth Bunbury Highway ... via Construction Equip. Distribution

“Our groundbreaking SiRFInstantFixII technology makes the frequent start-up waits for PNDs a thing of the past”

Company: SiRF Technology Industry: GPS Location: San Jose, CA, United States of America San Jose,CA -- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. via Directions Magazine

“And yet for having so many new features and customizable options, the Colorado is remarkably easy to use with its thumb-driven Rock 'n Roller wheel.”

Garmin has announced the Colorado series of handheld GPS devices The Garmin Colorado handheld GPS devices feature the Rock 'n Roller wheel that allows you to operate its many features with just one hand. via Ployer

A 32-year-old man had his rental car hit by a train when an on-board satellite navigation system directed him onto railroad tracks in New York City. via The Post Chronicle

“The launch of our MC242 GPS Motorcycle Tracking Unit gives motorcycle and ATV owners the peace of mind in knowing their property is protected at a very affordable price”

BikeGPSTracking , a leading provider of GPS tracking and theft recovery products today announced the availability of the first low cost GPS tracking unit for motorcycles, off road vehicles, and ATV's. This GPS ... via Directions Magazine

“If people would contact their local police department and notify them what they are hiding and where, it would save us a lot of time”

Police say a suspicious package at a local Wal-Mart was likely a device used in a GPS-based game. via Star Community Newspapers

Garmin has chosen Sarantel's award-winning GeoHelix GPS Antennas for its recently launched Colorado range of handheld GPS receivers. via Wireless Developer Network

It was a close call for one driver using a GPS satellite navigation system. Officials in upstate New York reported a driver was following the gizmo's directions a little too closely, and drove right in front of ... via KVVU-TV Henderson

“For GPS receivers to provide accurate information, the precise location of positioning satellites as they orbit the Earth must first be determined”

NOAA will lead an international effort to pinpoint the locations of more than 40 global positioning satellites in Earth orbit, which is vital to ensuring the accuracy of GPS data that millions worldwide rely ... via Marine News

“Runners no longer have to choose between fashion and function.”

Garmin announced the Forerunner 405 -- the latest in Garmin's popular line of GPS-enabled fitness devices, packing powerful functions and innovative features into a compact size like none other. via GPS Lodge.com

“Plus, it offers many of the same real-time features found on high-end portable GPS devices like weather and fuel price information.”

Garmin has also released a PC software package that allows users to take that laptop of yours and turn it into a Garmin navigation device. via GPS Lodge.com

Categories: Health & Medicine , Wireless & Telecom , Energy & Environment Tags: Phone , Mobile , Pollution , Sensor , Cell Phone , Courier , Roland Piquepaille Computer scientists in Cambridge, UK, are using ... via Emerging Technology Trends

“Our groundbreaking SiRFInstantFixII technology makes the frequent start-up waits for PNDs a thing of the past”

SiRF announced some news this morning that will make using a GPS a lot better, and it involves limiting that acquisition time to get a satellite fix, known as Time to First Fix, to as little as five seconds. via GPS Lodge.com

Wi2P Entertainment is developing a gaming application called Wi-Fi Army that combines GPS tracking, WiFi, cellphone, and a cellphone camera that allows you to play a game of "GPS laser tag" against other ... via VoIP & Gadgets Blog

Posted in GPS , Portable Meda Players by Conner Flynn on January 2nd, 2008 Maxian E900T is a new PMP from Korea. via Slippery Brick

“I like to drive and listen to things”

After this Christmas, millions of people no longer have any excuse for being lost. via NPR

“Each of the satellites carries an atomic clock, so it says it's transmitting the signal at a particular time”

FINDING YOURSELF: Global positioning systems are a wonder of modern technology. With new and ever more awesome technology released practically by the day, it's easy to become blase about gadgets and services ... via Stuff