Jul 1, 2009
As dependence upon GPS grows, so does the need for complementary or augmented solutions. In commercial aviation, the lack of integrity in GPS is addressed by systems such as the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), while mariners have developed their own differential network for similar assurances. The mobile market has developed network-assisted techniques to counter the slow time-to-first-fix, whilst on-board solutions such as map-matching enable seamless in-car navigation.
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Jul 1, 2009
Broadcom has released what it calls "the first PND on a chip," a new navigation processor and power management unit (PMU) designed for personal navigation devices (PNDs). The BCM4760 system-on-a-chip (SoC) includes a GPS baseband, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, low noise amplifier (LNA), and high-powered applications and graphics processors to drive 3D user interfaces.
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Jun 1, 2009
With the ability to record, replay, and simulate GPS RF data, Racelogic?s new LabSat is being marketed as a real-world testing solution for original equipment manufacture (OEM) of GPS devices. PLUS: Apisphere Unveils Out-of-the-Box Geocaching GPS; JAVAD GNSS Customers Now Track GPS L5 Signal; and Trimble GPS Mapping Solutions Receive EU Certification
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 | May 1, 2009
By:Tracy Cozzens
A congressional commission is recommending using GPS to tax drivers based on distance traveled, instead of taxing the gas drivers buy. The method, already tested in Oregon, is also being considered by half a dozen states. PLUS: u-blox Announces Acquisition of Geotate; White Electronic Awarded $8.6M in Contracts; Trimble Introduces Tiny GPS Timing Receiver; more
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 | Apr 1, 2009
Two new products, from Qascom in Italy and White Electronics in the United States, demonstrate ways to protect and secure sensitive data, augmenting other encryption and protection with location technology in scalable security solutions. PLUS: Broadcom, SiRF Top ABI's GPS Chip Vendor Ranking; Getac GPS Comes with Camera, Altimeter, E-Compass; more
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 | Mar 4, 2009
By:Stephen Colwell
The plan is in place. How will the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 affect our industry? Is it good news or bad?
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Mar 1, 2009
SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., of San Jose, California, and CSR plc, formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a new company, which will automatically assume a competitive, leading position in global connectivity and location markets. Plus: Ericsson and STMicro Complete Mobile Merger; Honeywell T-Hawk Micro Vehicle Heads for U.K.; Epson, Infineon Develop Tiny Single-Chip Receiver; more
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 | Feb 1, 2009
Digital map provider NavTeq has rolled out its LocatoinPoint advertising service, which provides location-based targeting capabilities for marketers. Plus: MiTAC Completes Purchase of Magellan Consumer; EADS Astrium Buys SSTL; PCTEL Acquires Wi-Sys
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 | Jan 1, 2009
Magellan Navigation, Inc., a pioneer in personal navigation devices for the consumer, is selling off its consumer products division to Mitac, maker of the popular Mio and Navman GPS brands.
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