The Central and Southern Andes GPS Project (CAP) team led by Mike Bevis at Ohio State University have computed the coseismic displacement field associated with the recent M 8.8 Maule earthquake in south-central Chile. Peak measured displacement is 3.04 meters near the city of Concepcion, Chile.More>>

PenBay Solutions LLC has selected the Trimble Indoor Mobile Mapping Solution (TIMMS) for indoor mapping service. PenBay, which specializes in bringing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology inside buildings, will use TIMMS to expand PenBay’s current solutions for real property and public...More>>

Last year I helped coordinate a three-week workshop for 50 scientists from 15 African countries, introducing the basics of GPS for applications with socioeconomic benefits and scientific exploration. Held in Trieste, Italy, the workshop was quite successful, producing new initiatives on the...More>>

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has (NGA) selected Navteq to provide map data for the Homeland Security Infrastructure Protection Program.More>>

Handheld introduced the new Algiz 7 rugged tablet computer. The Algiz 7 is an ultra rugged mobile 7-inch widescreen tablet that runs Microsoft Windows 7 Professional operating system and features an Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor with 64 GB Solid State hard drive and 2 GB of DDR2 RAM.More>>

Sokkia Corporation (Olathe, Kansas) announces the new GRX1 GNSS system that includes the new SHC250 data collector, as well as a new controller and post-processing software.More>>

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Navteq a contract as the map data and content provider for the comprehensive global commodity dataset (SATNAV) that offers transportation, public venues and miscellaneous points of interest data layers.More>>

Handheld US (Corvallis, Oregon) has released the rugged Nautiz X7 personal digital assistant (PDA), a rugged PDA with fast processor and advanced integrated features.More>>

As reported by the Associated Press, two German merchant ships have traversed the Northeast Passage after global warming and melting ice opened a route from South Korea along Russia's Arctic coast to Siberia. The The MV Beluga Fraternity and MV Beluga Foresight traveled from Ulsan, South Korea, in...More>>

Getac UK is adding to its line of rugged mobile computing devices for field personnel with the PS236, a portable handheld device with GPS, WWAN communication, and Wi-Fi with Bluetooth capabilities. The PS236 offers a variety of features including a built-in 3 megapixel auto- focus camera,...More>>