SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., based in San Jose, California, and CSR plc, formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, headquartered in of the UK will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a new company, which will automatically assume a leading position in global connectivity and location markets. The companies expect the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2009. read more
Can statistics and GIS build a more accurate geospatial picture? By Art Kalinski, GISP I’m a little late with this month’s column, but it was for a good reason: I had the responsibility (and honor) of swearing in my daughter at her Navy Officer Candidate School graduation in Newport, Rhode Island. It was a bizarre feeling seeing her stand on... read more
A reader wrote me about occupation times for RTK work, and it's spurred a conversation I think will be interesting to you and perhaps a little controversial. It seems that most GPS/GNSS users have developed their own opinion based on their own experience. read more
An Introduction to Bandwidth, Gain Pattern, Polarization and All That
How do you find best antenna for particular GNSS application, taking into account size, cost, and capability? We look at the basics of GNSS antennas, introducing the various properties and trade-offs that affect functionality and performance. Armed with this information, you should be better able to interpret antenna specifications and to select the right antenna for your next job. read more
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