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The Geospatial Promised Land: Indoor Positioning

March 30, 2012 - By

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain a few weeks ago, a company called Loctronix introduced meter-level indoor positioning technology. “In 50 meters, turn left to find Macy’s Department store” is not very far in our future. This technology and others one step closer to making accurate indoor navigation possible so you can navigate from store-to-store inside a shopping mall or even navigate... read more

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DigitalGlobe Providing Broader Content Across Microsoft Bing Maps and XBOX

March 30, 2012 - By

DigitalGlobe announced two licensing agreements with Microsoft. read more

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Blue Marble Releases 13.1 Update to Global Mapper Software Developer Toolkit

March 30, 2012 - By

Blue Marble Geographics announced the release of Global Mapper Software Developer Toolkit version 13.1. This update features many new drawing and analysis tools along with enhanced geospatial PDF and LAS 1.4 support. read more

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Blom Announces BlomURBEX Integration with Enrio.fi

March 30, 2012 - By

Blom announced that BlomURBEX imagery was integrated into Finland's most popular web mapping service, Fonecta's Enrio.fi. read more

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GeoSpatial Experts Announces Hamilton County Implements GeoJot iPad Data Collection App

March 30, 2012 - By

GeoExperts announced that Hamilton County, Ill., is using GeoSpatial Experts’ GeoJot field data collection app on an iPad to correlate street addresses with parcel coordinates. read more

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Telogis Acquires Maptuit Assets

March 30, 2012 - By

Telogis, Inc. announces the acquisition of the assets of Maptuit, a leading provider of connected navigation for commercial fleets. This acquisition — the company’s fifth in three years — expands Telogis’ services as the market increases adoption of location-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. read more

Esri Announces Technology Used to View How Climate Change Impacts African Populations

March 30, 2012 - By

Esri announced that the Strauss Center's Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program has implemented Esri technology to view how climate change impacts vulnerable populations in Africa. CCAPS created the dynamic mapping tool in partnership with AidData for use by researchers, policy makers, journalists, and citizens. read more

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Hemisphere GPS Introduces miniEclipse Compact OEM Modules with GNSS Support

March 29, 2012 - By

Today, Hemisphere GPS announces the Eclipse P300 and Eclipse P301 OEM modules — its next-generation high‑performance compact modules for RTK GNSS applications. Based on new Hemisphere GPS multi-function application firmware and Eclipse GNSS multi‑constellation technology, P300 and P301 provide the ability for tracking commercially available GNSS signals for precise positioning. read more

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