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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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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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PenBay Selects Trimble's Indoor Mobile Mapping to Expand Services March 5, 2010
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>>
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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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Indoor Message System Evaluated April 1, 2009
The IMES indoor messaging system aims to provide seamless positioning at the room level.More>>
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Business Outlook - UWB Location Tech on a Roll April 1, 2008
Ultra-wideband location applications envisioned or already created support emergency services, asset tracking, and manufacturing inventory management.More>>
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Let's Go Downtown! Let's Go Indoors! November 1, 2007
Firefighters, rescue teams, and other special workers need hybrid navigation to perform safely and efficiently in GNSS signal-denied areas.More>>
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It's a Robot Life September 1, 2007
Robots helping with the housework may seem like science fiction, but Waseda University researchers are exploring ways that humanoid robots could live in harmony with humans. To enable robots to navigate household living spaces, the researchers are developing a seamless indoor/outdoor positioning...More>>
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Myths and Realities of Anywhere GPS September 1, 2005
AGPS does not mean works Anywhere GPS. Accurately determining what will work for any given application requires a properly designed test procedure.More>>
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