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  • Thoughts on GPS/GNSS from the CGSIC Meeting Held Earlier this Week

    Aug 17, 2012 No Comments

    I attended the CGSIC (Civil GPS Service Interface Committee) State and Local Government subcommittee meeting in Seattle earlier this week. Following are some interesting observations you might be interested in. The Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) was established to facilitate communica...

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  • TomTom Business Solutions Debuts Software Alliance Program

    Aug 16, 2012 No Comments

    TomTom Business Solutions has launched the TomTom Software Alliance Program, a software integration, marketing, and sales program that delivers additional value to commercial fleets by integrating core TomTom fleet management technology with industry leading software, the company said. TomTom ...

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  • Walgreens Gets Mapped

    Aug 15, 2012 No Comments

    Walgreens, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, announced a partnership with in-store mapping and search startup aisle411. As a result of this partnership shoppers can use their iPhone or Android smartphones to view maps of any of the 7,907 Walgreens stores and locate products down to a particular sect...

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  • Trimble Expands Positions Software to Streamline Esri Workflows

    Aug 15, 2012 No Comments

    Trimble has introduced the Trimble Positions Mobile extension, a streamlined choice for integrating Trimble’s GNSS professional field solutions and data verification into the Esri ArcGIS for Windows Mobile environment. The Trimble Positions software was first introduced as a development kit to Tri...

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  • TMW Systems Partners with FleetLocate to Provide an Integrated Approach to Trailer Utilization

    Aug 15, 2012 1 Comment

    TMW Systems, provider of enterprise software to transportation and logistics companies, has announced a new partnership with Spireon. This partnership will provide for-hire carriers and private fleets with detailed information on trailer location, capacity, and trailer operations to improve utilizat...

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  • No Status Quo for GPS

    Aug 15, 2012 No Comments

    Defense PNT Newsletter By Don Jewell The huge white charger galloped into the clearing. The destrier slid to a stop, steam snorting from his nostrils, as he pranced to a huge oak tree where the four-star Templar Knight astride the magnificent equine posted an urgent message for all to see in status ...

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  • Trimble Adds RFID to its AllTrak Asset and Tool Management System

    Aug 14, 2012 No Comments

    Trimble introduced a new version of its Trimble AllTrak Asset and Tool Management System that includes an RFID scanner for its Trimble Nomad outdoor rugged handheld computer running the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system. With RFID capabilities, the AllTrak System allows building construction...

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  • GPS SVN49 Resumes Transmissions Using PRN24

    Aug 13, 2012 No Comments

    News courtesy of CANSPACE Listserv.   The GPS Block IIR-M satellite, SVN49, resumed transmissions as PRN24 at about 18:35 UTC on August 9, 2012. The signals are marked unhealthy and the satellite is not included in broadcast almanacs. SVN49 was launched on March 24, 2009, but remains out of ser...

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