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Trimble Introduces AP10 Receiver for Low-Cost GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation August 25, 2010
Trimble introduced today its AP10 receiver, the latest addition to the Trimble AP line of embedded GNSS-Inertial OEM board products that combine high-performance precision GNSS and Applanix IN-Fusion GNSS-Inertial integration technology—all running on a powerful, dedicated Inertial Engine (IE)...More>>
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Topcon Releases Spatial Factory Software for Managing IP-S2 3D Mobile Mapping Data July 13, 2010
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the release of Spatial Factory software. According to Topcon, the simple interface of this software allows users of the IP-S2 3D mobile mapping system to easily work with the combination of point cloud, trajectory, and panoramic image data that comes from...More>>
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Intergraph being Acquired by Hexagon AB July 7, 2010
Intergraph announced it has agreed to be acquired by Swedish-based Hexagon AB for US$2.125B. More>>
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Sensor Fusion in Forestry July 1, 2010
Modern machines such as wood harvesters can automatically cut trees and remove branches, but an expert is still needed to plan a thinning and to mark the trees to be felled. The process can be accelerated if the forest ranger can virtually mark trees to be cut, using geographic coordinates instead...More>>
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Hemisphere GPS Launches Crescent Vector II, Upgraded Compass Products June 24, 2010
Hemisphere GPS has released the Crescent Vector II OEM board, as well as made updates to accompanying Crescent Vector II GPS compass products: the V101 series, the VS101 series, and the LV101 OEM board. The Crescent Vector II OEM board brings a series of new features to Hemisphere GPS Crescent...More>>
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NovAtel Launches Tiny Dual-Frequency GPS Receiver May 27, 2010
NovAtel Inc., an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of satellite based precise positioning technology, announced today the latest product in its OEMV receiver product family, the OEMV-1DF. At 46 x 71 x 13 millimeters in size, NovAtel says the OEMV-1DF is the industry’s smallest dual-frequency...More>>
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Ashtech Introduces ProFlex 500 CORS GNSS Reference Station May 20, 2010
Ashtech has introduced the ProFlex 500 CORS, a multifunctional Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) designed to collect, store, and transmit high-quality GNSS data for multiple applications, including a CORS and a field campaign receiver, for either post-processed or real-time kinematic...More>>
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OmniSTAR Speeds Convergence with GLONASS April 27, 2010
OmniSTAR announced results of a receiver test in which two OmniSTAR 9200G2 receivers ran in parallel for two days, restarting every hour. One receiver processed OmniSTAR proprietary SBAS-supplied corrections for both GLONASS and GPS. The second receiver only worked with GPS corrections.More>>
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National Geodetic Survey Releases RTK User Guidelines April 23, 2010
NOAA's National Geodetic Survey announced the approval and release of a document titled "National Geodetic Survey User Guidelines for Single Base Real-Time GNSS Positioning." More>>
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Hemisphere GPS GateMate System Speeds Alpine Run Setup April 19, 2010
Hemisphere GPS has introduced GateMate, a portable Alpine ski racing gate placement and tracking system that made its debut at the 2010 Winter Olympics, for the Alpine Skiing events in Whistler. GateMate is officially being released today.More>>
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