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GloPos Cell-Phone Nav Solution Tested for Indoor Positioning Accuracy June 25, 2010
GloPos has confirmed an indoor positioning accuracy of 7.7 to 12.5 meters in an independent test of its software conducted by VTT, The Technical Research Center of Finland. San Francisco-based GloPos is the developer of a software-only positioning technology designed to make all mobile phones...More>>
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UPINLBS-2010 Seeks Paper Submissions for October Conference May 14, 2010
The deadline for abstracts submissions is June 30 for the international Ubiquitous Positioning, Indoor Navigation, and Location Based Service conference (UPINLBS-2010), sponsored by the Finnish Geodetic Institute. The conference includes sessions on multi-constellation GNSS issues, wireless network...More>>
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Ubisense Precise Real-Time Location Deployed For Mobile 3D Audio May 5, 2010
Ubisense announced their 3D precise real-time location solution has been deployed within the "Audio Graffiti" Installation at the 12 Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology, New London, CT, where mobile users can create and experience a constantly evolving wall of graffiti.More>>
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Point Inside Introduces iPad Indoor Mobile Ad Platform April 2, 2010
Point Inside, Inc. announced the availability of the Point Inside Indoor Mobile Ad Platform, an events and promotions management system which allows mall-based retail businesses and the brands sold by those retailers to connect directly with shoppers based on their location. It allows merchants to...More>>
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Rosum, Siano Introduce ALLOY Chip Using TV Signals to Take GPS Indoors March 1, 2010
Rosum Corporation announced today the launch of ALLOY, a location and synchronization solution for indoor and urban environments. The ALLOY chip, which was developed in partnership with Siano — supplier of mobile digital TV receiver chips for handsets, laptops, PNDs, and other mobile devices —...More>>
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Optimizing Indoor GPS Performance November 1, 2003
GPS was never intended for indoor environments, and indeed, the relatively weak satellite signals do not readily lend themselves to use in such environments. The Federal Communications Commission's E911 mandate has spurred significant effort in the GPS community to apply its combined expertise to...More>>
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Pedestrian ITS in Japan March 1, 2003
Pseudolites offer one solution to the problem of GPS signal blockage indoors and in obstructed areas.More>>
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In Step with INS October 1, 2002
Pedestrian navigation combines GPS, inertial, barometer, step-lengths.More>>
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Indoor GPS: The No-Chip Challenge September 1, 2001
Location-enabling cell phones will increase demand for GPS by over one hundredfold.More>>
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