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Tallysman Awarded Canadian Differential GPS Maintenance Contract   February 18, 2010

Tallysman Wireless Inc. (Ottowa, Ontario, Canada) has been awarded a maintenance contract, by the Integrated Land Management Bureau’s Crown Registry and Geomatic Base Branch, to support the Canada-wide Differential GPS System (www.cdgps.com). CDGPS is a wide-area satellite-based service that...More>>

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Antenova Introduces MStar-Based RF Antenna Modules for Portable GPS Device Applications   December 9, 2009

Antenova Ltd. (Cambridge, UK) has added GPS Radionova RF antenna modules based on the MStar MSB2122 low power single-chip GPS receiver integrated circuit to its product line. The module has been successfully integrated into a thin credit-card-sized personal tracker reference design suited for...More>>

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SSTL Delivers GPS Receivers for ORBCOMM's New OG2 Satellites   December 7, 2009

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) of the United Kingdom has delivered 18 SGR-10 GPS receivers to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of the United States to provide on-board orbit determination for the ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites.More>>

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Web-Based GIS for Enterprise   December 4, 2009

Network Express is a web-based GIS solution that allows the desktop user to seamlessly edit, query, plot and report data in an easy-to-use interface. In conjunction with the 3-GIS field tool and server component, Network Express allows for the collection, management, and dissemination of geospatial...More>>

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Symmetricom Announces PCI Express Time and Frequency Processor Cards   November 12, 2009

Symmetricom, Inc. today announced two PCI Express (PCIe) time and frequency computer plug-in cards.The bc635PCIe and the GPS synchronized bc637PCIe bring precise time and frequency functions to the latest computers and servers equipped with PCIe bus technology, the company said.More>>

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ABB Selects Intergraph for North African Gas Pipeline Project   November 4, 2009

ABB has selected Intergraph for the development of an oil and gas pipeline network and relevant facilities in North Africa. The pipeline network will be built in the El Merk field, a remote, harsh desert location in Algeria.More>>

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Rugged PDA   October 29, 2009

The IP67-rated Nautiz X7 is a rugged personal digital assistant (PDA) with fast processor and advanced integrated features. It comes with a 806 MHz processor, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system and integrated features such as 3G cellular phone capabilities, 3 megapixel camera with...More>>

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Rugged, Mobile Computing Device   October 27, 2009

Getac’s customers work in some of the most extreme environments and need a communications tool that can handle severe climate changes. The PS236 is a portable handheld device with GPS, WWAN communication, and Wi-Fi with Bluetooth capabilities. More>>

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Chronos Introduces GAARDIAN Project at ION GNSS 2009   September 23, 2009

Chronos Technology is introducing the academic and business research consortium working on the GAARDIAN Project at its booth (#728) at the ION GNSS conference taking place this week in Savannah, Georgia. Chronos is leading the consortium, which over the course of 2009 – 2011 will be researching...More>>

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u-blox LEA GPS Receiver Integrated into Surveylab ikeGPS    September 21, 2009

Surveylab (Wellington, New Zealand) and u-blox (Thalwil, Switzerland) have unveiled the successful integration of u-blox' LEA GPS receiver module into Surveylab’s innovative ikeGPS remote data capture products. More>>










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