Several new rugged GPS-enabled devices were announced this week. Juniper Systems has partnered with Pennsylvania-based SDG Systems to market the Mesa Rugged Notepad with Android (AOSP) 2.3 operating system, a rugged handheld computer known as the RAMPAGE 6 and distributed through SDG Systems....More>>

Hemisphere GPS has announced the EquiPiste integrated snow grooming management system. EquiPiste provides visual guidance, snow depth status, and event logging for snow grooming operators, mountain managers and snow road operations. Ski resorts benefit from improved grooming quality and...More>>

Trimble today introduced a new system configuration for its GCSFlex Grade Control System. The addition of GPS guidance extends the system's functionality and allows a contractor to work faster and with more freedom than other traditional laser-referenced grade control systems for excavators,...More>>

NVS Technologies AG, GNSS receiver developer, announces today the release of the optimized and raw data output enabled firmware v0204 for its NV08C-CSM and NV08C-MCM GPS/GLONASS receivers.More>>

Today, Hemisphere GPS announces the Eclipse P300 and Eclipse P301 OEM modules — its next-generation high‑performance compact modules for RTK GNSS applications. Based on new Hemisphere GPS multi-function application firmware and Eclipse GNSS multi‑constellation technology, P300 and P301...More>>

Karlsruhe, Germany — Geoinformation holds enormous potential: “Geoinformation plays an important role in all key sociopolitical issues,” said Karl-Friedrich Thöne at the Intergeo Round Table in Karlsruhe. All participants were in agreement with the President of the German Society for...More>>

Hemisphere GPS announces today the Vector V103 GPS compass and Vector V113 GPS compass designed for professional, commercial marine, and machine control applications. Powered by Hemisphere GPS' Crescent Vector II technology, the new Vector V103 and V113 provide precise heading and positioning...More>>

Trimble has announced that it's next International User Conference—Trimble Dimensions—is scheduled for November 5-7, 2012, at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trimble Dimensions 2012 will provide insight into how information technology can transform the way surveying, engineering,...More>>

Hemisphere GPS today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, with revenues of $67.8 million, a 21% increase from revenues of $56 million reported in 2010. Growth reported for the first three quarters of 2011 was followed by flat growth in the fourth...More>>

Trimble’s Juno Handhelds; Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software; TI’s WiLink; Fastrax Portables; moreMore>>