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  • GPS Block IIF-4 Launch Set for May 15

    May 07, 2013 No Comments

    News courtesy of CANSPACE Listerv. The next GPS satellite launch is scheduled for May 15 with the launch window extending from 21:39 to 21:58 UTC. An Atlas 5 rocket will be used to place the satellite, GPS IIF-4, into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This is the first time in almost 28 y...

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  • TomTom Redesigns PNDs, Introduces NavKit Engine

    May 06, 2013 No Comments

    TomTom has redesigned its personal navigation devices with new TomTom GO. The TomTom GO has new interactive map, lifetime TomTom Traffic and 3D maps that give drivers the ability to know precisely what is going on around them, as well as what lies up ahead, TomTom said. TomTom has also launched its ...

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  • ISGNSS 2013 Issues Call for Papers

    May 06, 2013 No Comments

    The International Symposium on GNSS 2013 (ISGNSS 2013) will be held in Istanbul from October 22 to 25 at Congress Center in Yildiz Technical University of Istanbul. It is being organized by Bulent Ecevit University of Zonguldak, Yildiz Technical University of Istanbul and Turkish Chamber of Survey a...

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  • PayGo’s Auto Insurance Solution to Be Based on Telit GSM/GPRS Tech

    May 06, 2013 No Comments

    Telit Wireless Solutions and PayGo Systems, an Israel-based telematics service provider (TSP) have announced that PayGo’s new TTM Type B family of PAYD solutions will include Telit’s ultra-compact GSM/GPRS cellular module, the GE865-QUAD. The solutions include self-contained consumer installable...

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  • Smartphone App Locates Injured Farmers in the Field

    May 06, 2013 No Comments

    Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death among farmers and claim about 250 lives each year, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). These accidents are deadly because they often occur far away from farmers’ homes or roads and they may be unable to rea...

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  • Sprint Selects u-blox for Long-Term CDMA Network Support

    May 06, 2013 No Comments

    Sprint and u-blox have expanded their collaboration in support of Sprint’s commitment to the 2G (1xRTT) CDMA network. As a carrier committed to network choice, Sprint believes M2M customers should be able to choose or combine 2G, 3G and 4G LTE capabilities, depending on their particular requiremen...

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  • NovAtel SPAN-CPT Receiver Supports OEM6 GNSS Platform

    May 06, 2013 No Comments

    NovAtel’s single-box SPAN-CPT GNSS/INS receiver now supports the company’s next-generation OEM6 GNSS technology platform. The OEM6 GNSS engine significantly improves positioning performance through its support of GPS and GLONASS, all-in-view satellite tracking and intelligent measurement sel...

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  • NIST Demos Transfer of Time Signals over Wireless Optical Channel

    May 06, 2013 No Comments

    By bouncing eye-safe laser pulses off a mirror on a hillside, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have transferred ultraprecise time signals through open air with unprecedented precision equivalent to the “ticking” of the world’s best next-gener...

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