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GPS World's Machine Control section offers the professional original equipment manufacturer news, technical articles and information in the GPS and GNSS machine control application area.


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Hemisphere GPS Provides New Snow Grooming Guidance and Snow Depth System   May 8, 2012

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>>

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Hemisphere GPS Introduces miniEclipse Compact OEM Modules with GNSS Support   March 28, 2012

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>>

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Tahoe RF Offers GPS RFIC to Mitigate Interference from LightSquared Signals   October 3, 2011

Tahoe RF Semiconductor Inc., has announced an integrated dual-channel (L1 and L2) GPS RFIC that it says substantially mitigates interference from LightSquared and 4G L-band LTE signals and other high-level interferer environments. Tahoe RF's TRFS15011 GPS receiver integrates two independent receive...More>>

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Spectracom Debuts New GNSS Simulator Capabilities at ION-GNSS   September 21, 2011

PORTLAND, Oregon — Spectracom announced at the ION-GNSS conference the introduction of new capabilities for its GSG line of GPS GNSS constellation simulators. These features reinforce Spectracom’s offerings for flexible, user-friendly, and affordable characterization and test of GPS and GNSS...More>>

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Leica Geosystems Mining Partners with Locata on Jigsaw   September 19, 2011

Leica Geosystems Mining has announced an exclusive industry partnership with Locata Corporation Pty. Ltd. to provide the mining industry with what they term as the world’s only high-precision radio positioning system that is not reliant on GPS. Known as the Leica Jigsaw Positioning System (Jps),...More>>

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Locata: A New Constellation   September 1, 2011

"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>>

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Trimble Introduces Compact OEM GNSS Modules for High-Accuracy Mobile Positioning Applications    August 31, 2011

Trimble introduced the Trimble BD910 and BD920 modules to its GNSS OEM portfolio. These small modules feature centimeter-level, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning capabilities that are ideal for high-precision and control applications. More>>

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NovAtel’s ALIGN Firmware Now Offered in Two Models for Heading and Relative Positioning Capabilities   July 15, 2011

NovAtel Inc., (NovAtel) has introduced its enhanced ALIGN solution, as part of the company’s new 6.100 firmware release. ALIGN is now available in two models: ALIGN Heading and ALIGN Relative Positioning. The two ALIGN models facilitate system installation with plug-and-play configuration and...More>>

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OEM615 GNSS Receiver from NovAtel Smaller than Business Card   July 15, 2011

NovAtel Inc. has introduced the newest member of its OEM6 next-generation receiver family: the OEM615. At 46 x 71 x 11 millimeters and weighing 24 grams, the diminutive OEM615 provides precise positioning in a familiar, compact form factor.More>>

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Hemisphere GPS Announces LX-2 L-Band OEM Board for Crescent, Eclipse Receivers   May 31, 2011

Hemisphere GPS, a designer and manufacturer of GPS and GNSS products, today introduced the LX-2, a second-generation L-Band differential GPS OEM receiver board. The LX-2 augments Hemisphere GPS' Crescent P100 and Eclipse P200 GPS receivers with OmniSTAR differential HP, XP, or VBS signal support.More>>