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>>

Blue Sky Network, a provider of Iridium-based GPS tracking and communication solutions, and Upland Consulting, a management and strategy services firm, have won a project to implement FuelTrax Marine Fuel Management and GPS tracking on offshore support vessels in Nigeria. A petroleum company is...More>>

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey – the official U.S. government source for determining precise latitude, longitude and elevation – announced it is undergoing a modernization effort that takes into account advances in GPS and other technologies.More>>

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that one of the two WAAS GEO satellites will drift out of usable orbit within two to four weeks. Earlier this week, Intelsat announced it had lost control of its Galaxy 15 satellite that hosts the WAAS SBAS transponder used by the FAA. More>>

SVN25 has been placed into its final orbit for permanent disposal following its decommissioning. The satellite will no longer contribute to GPS operations. More>>

Trimble announced the launch of Trimble VRS Now Ag service for farmers in nine U.S. states—Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and Nebraska.More>>

Trimble has introduced the BD982, a real-time kinematic (RTK) GNSS receiver for guidance and control applications. Capable of receiving a wide range of commercially available satellite signals, the BD982 receiver is designed to allow OEMs and system integrators to easily add centimeter-level...More>>

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EGNOS serves as part of a system to track ocean-going vessels automatically over a large region.More>>

Giant cranes moving in busy container yards require precise positioning to operate efficiently and safely. Ultra high-precision GPS RTK software working with dual-frequency GPS receivers and wireless data modems accomplishes this.More>>