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Trimble Announces Land-Based 3D Piling Application for Mixed Fleets

July 31, 2014 - By

Trimble has introduced the DPS900 Piling System, a dedicated land-based 3D machine control system for a variety of piling machine makes and models. The accuracy of the system allows piling contractors to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs for building structural foundations, retaining walls, coffer dams, and solar or wind farm installations. “The DPS900 Piling System can transform the way piling contractors work,”... read more

Mobile Location Data Accuracy Group to Develop Guidelines

July 31, 2014 - By

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), a global trade association for the mobile marketing industry, is forming a Mobile Location Data Accuracy Group. The focus of the group will be to eliminate any confusion around mobile location data and to improve the trust and confidence brand marketers and agencies have in mobile location advertising and the data that drives it. Simultaneously, the MMA is... read more

GigOptix Offers GNSS RF Receiver with Dual-Mode, High Linearity, Low Power

July 31, 2014 - By

GigOptix, Inc., is making available samples of its newest GNSS RF receiver for road, maritime, agriculture and surveying applications. GigOptrix is a supplier of advanced high speed semiconductor components for use in long-haul, metro, cloud connectivity, data centers, consumer electronics links and interactive applications, through optical and wireless communications networks. The new EXG0201 device is expected to be one of several... read more

TeleCommunication Systems Adds 10 U.S. Patents Advancing LBS, Wireless

July 31, 2014 - By

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued 10 U.S. patents to TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. during the second quarter of 2014. TCS also received two foreign patents during the quarter. The 10 U.S. patents describe innovations in messaging, location-based services, GIS/mapping and wireless. They include the following three: TCS reported in the first quarter that it was issued a Prepaid Short Messaging... read more

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TeleCommunication Systems Adds 10 U.S. Patents Advancing LBS, Wireless, GIS/Mapping

July 31, 2014 - By

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued 10 U.S. patents to TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. during the second quarter of 2014. TCS also received two foreign patents during the quarter. The 10 U.S. patents describe innovations in messaging, location-based services, GIS/mapping and wireless. They include the following three: TCS reported in the first quarter that it was issued a Prepaid Short Messaging... read more

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TeleCommunication Systems Adds 10 U.S. Patents Advancing LBS, Wireless, GIS/Mapping

July 31, 2014 - By

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued 10 U.S. patents to TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. during the second quarter of 2014. TCS also received two foreign patents during the quarter. The 10 U.S. patents describe innovations in messaging, location-based services, GIS/mapping and wireless. They include the following three: TCS reported in the first quarter that it was issued a Prepaid Short Messaging... read more

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Esri Offers Interactive Pro Football Hall of Fame Map

July 31, 2014 - By

Esri’s updated Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees map is now available. Organized by decade, the interactive map lets users explore inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame from the initial class in 1963 to this year’s seven inductees. Users can see where each gridiron great is from and explore biographical information from the Pro Football Hall of Fame... read more

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E-book Details GIS Role in Fighting Crime

July 30, 2014 - By

American Sentinel University’s new e-book, GIS for Crime Analysis, Law Enforcement and Public Safety, profiles how GIS has become an effective new crime-fighting tool used by law enforcement agencies to uncover criminal patterns that would be otherwise impossible to identify. The complimentary e-book is available for download. GIS technology merges and manages massive amounts of law enforcement data into geodatabases that... read more

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