u-blox announces the immediate availability of LEA-6R, a new GPS module based on the latest u-blox 6 platform. The surface-mount module comes with u blox’ proprietary “Sensor Fusion Dead-Reckoning” technology integrated. The module is designed for after-market devices requiring uninterrupted...More>>

Czech automaker Skoda has selected Ashtech ProFlex 500 GNSS receivers to measure the dynamic movements of its new models as they accelerate through high-speed tight test maneuvers at the company’s development facility in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic.More>>

u-blox, a supplier of embedded wireless and global positioning semiconductors and modules, and Trakm8, a UK-based provider of end-to-end telematics solutions deployed around the world, announce a new, advanced remote vehicle monitoring system which relies on u-blox’ leading GPS and wireless...More>>

Intergraph announced it has agreed to be acquired by Swedish-based Hexagon AB for US$2.125B. More>>

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>>

The precision DSP-3100 fiber optic gyros (FOGs) are designed to be employed in remote weapons stations (RWS). Remote weapon stations allow gunners to operate, aim, and fire the weapon from inside the safety of their vehicles, taking the gunners out of turret positions where they are exposed to...More>>

KVH Industries announced today that it has received a new $7.1 million order from a defense contractor for fiber optic gyros (FOGs) to employ in remote weapons stations (RWS). Remote weapon stations allow gunners to operate, aim, and fire the weapon from inside the safety of their vehicles, taking...More>>

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>>

Penetration of consumer and commercial telematics systems in passenger cars and commercial vehicles respectively will evolve from less than 10 percent in 2010 to 23 percent in 2015, according to a study by ABI Reesearch. More>>

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>>