A range of solutions are vying to replicate what GPS does outdoors in an indoor environment, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to "terrestrial" GPS, plus many others. Which one is likely to be successful? IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) said the answer will not simply be just "one." Locating a...More>>

Urban Airship has announced a strategic partnership with Meridian for indoor location targeted mobile messaging. Meridian’s technology will enable Urban Airship customers with physical locations to reach people at the point of decision with indoor location targeting. Together, the companies’...More>>

Google Introduced Google Maps Floor Plan Marker App which enables those who’ve uploaded floor plans to improve the indoor location accuracy their visitors experience when using indoor maps within their venue.More>>

In November, two companies unveiled indoor location positioning systems. CSR, Plc. demonstrated its indoor location and navigation system at the Locations & Beyond Summit in San Francisco in November. CSR’s SiRFusion location platform and SiRFstarV architecture are scheduled to become available...More>>

Navizon Inc., a provider of geolocation technology, has unveiled Navizon Indoor Triangulation System (I.T.S.), an indoor positioning system. Navizon is the creator of a previous application called Navizon-One, a global positioning system combining GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular signals.More>>

"A large number of companies and engineers have thrown billions of dollars at trying to improve GPS in urban and indoor applications,” states Locata Corporation co-founder Nunzio Gambale. “From a technological perspective, Locata has created something completely new: the capability to...More>>

Alcatel-Lucent has partnered with Polaris Wireless and Thales Alenia Space to offer a mobile device geographic positioning service. This type of service needs to be highly accurate to provide the best results for phone operators carrying out applications such as E911 as well mobile marketing....More>>

Navteq has announced the launch of Navteq Destination Maps. Destination Maps feature a unique set of interior map attributes (for instance, escalators) with detailed place data to enable users to more efficiently navigate and explore interior spaces. With Navteq Destination Maps, location-based...More>>

U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force issued its “Green Paper” on privacy, entitled “Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework.” The Green Paper outlines Commerce’s privacy recommendations and proposed initiatives, which...More>>

The deadline for registration is October 1 for the international Ubiquitous Positioning, Indoor Navigation, and Location Based Service conference (UPINLBS-2010), sponsored by the Finnish Geodetic Institute. The conference includes sessions on multi-constellation GNSS issues, wireless network and...More>>