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Russian GLONASS GPS Plans 2008 Part Two Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 05, 2008 
To be honest, anyone familiar with Russian roads would hesitate before seriously talking about the commercial success of the Global Navigation Satellite System.
National security is an entirely different story because the Russian armed forces require their own navigation systems that would not depend on Global Positioning System providers. However, airlines all over the world, including ... read more |
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Radar Satellite Provides Clear View Of Traffic Even In Dark And Fog
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2008The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has begun several months of tests into the feasibility of obtaining traffic information via satellite. The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X is going to monitor selected sections of motorways in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and California. The aim of this project is to develop a procedure for large-scale traffic data capture that could assist car navigation systems and much more ... more GPS Helps Troops Locate Targets And One Another 
Robins AFB GA (AFNS) Mar 06, 2008Robins AFB GA (AFNS) Mar 06, 2008 Members of the Joint Service System Management Office here provide global positioning systems-enabled technology in direct support of warfighters worldwide. Part of the 752nd Combat Sustainment Group, the JSSMO has representatives from all military branches. The unit maintains GPS receivers in the only operational GPS lab in the Department of Defense. ... more SatNAV Start-Up Companies At CeBIT 2008 
Hanover, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2008CeBIT 2008, the world's largest information technology trade fair, is taking place this week in Hanover, Germany. One of the many exhibition halls is dedicated to satellite navigation where several start-up companies, members of ESA's business incubation programme, will present innovative products and solutions that will benefit from Galileo, the European SatNav project. Even though Europe ... more Trimble Introduces Flexible GNSS Mapping And GIS Solution 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Trimble has introduced a flexible Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for Geographic Information System (GIS) data collection and mapping-the GPS Pathfinder ProXRT receiver. The receiver combines a high- performance GPS receiver with Trimble H-Star technology, OmniSTAR correction capability, and optional GLONASS capability to provide various levels of positioning accuracies-from ... more Spring Is Aurora Season 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2008What are the signs of spring? They are as familiar as a blooming daffodil, a songbird at dawn, a surprising shaft of warmth from the afternoon sun. And, oh yes, don't forget the aurora borealis. Spring is aurora season. For reasons not fully understood by scientists, the weeks around the vernal equinox are prone to Northern Lights. Canadians walking their dogs after dinner, Scandinavians ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2008locr and Skyhook Wireless have announced a partnership to bring Wi-Fi positioning to locr's geo-tagging community. This ground-breaking partnership will bring location awareness for photos to millions of Wi-Fi handsets and also improve the accuracy and availability of location information for a significant number of existing locr users. "Geo-tagging, or marking photos with precise location ... more NAVIGON Unveils Fresh Approach To Map Updates 
Hannover, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2008NAVIGON has announced a bold solution to a conundrum that is as old as the consumer GPS category itself: how to provide consumers regular, easy access to quality map updates. NAVIGON's convincing response to the dilemma is FreshMaps, a new service that ensures NAVIGON GPS devices stay accurate and viable over the long haul by allowing users to download up to 12 map updates in three years. ... more Positiontracer - A Bodyguard On Your Mobile Phone 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2008To contribute to the protection of people and property, the IT security specialist SecurStar has now developed PositionTracer for GPS-enabled mobile phones. With this brand-new product, it is now possible to determine the location of people as well as valuables using live position tracking. According to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), over 1,800 children and youths are cur ... more Russian Space Program Still Plagued By Numerous Problems 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 04, 2008The development of Russia's high-tech sector, primarily the national space program, resembles a Camel Trophy race, while official reports do not always reflect the real situation. In late February, Anatoly Perminov, director of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos), told the respected Novosti Kosmonavtiki (Space News) magazine that he positively assessed the results of Russia's space exploration ... more |
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Sterling VA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008SkyBitz in partnership with StarTrak Systems is launching the SkyBitz Reefer Control Solution, an affordable refrigeration monitoring and control technology, at the 70th Annual Truckload Carriers Association Convention. SkyBitz Reefer Control enables fleet managers to monitor, manage and control all of their reefer assets from any desktop By integrating the SkyBitz GLS 210 Mobile Terminal ... more TomTom Reveals Revolutionary IQ Routes Technology On New TomTom GO Series 
Concord MA (SPX) Mar 04, 2008TomTom announces ground- breaking features and unique content on the new TomTom GO range, including its exclusive IQ Routes technology and Advanced Lane Guidance. The innovative IQ Routes technology is based on actual average speeds measured on roads, rather than posted speed limits. This means that the new TomTom GO range determines a route by considering all possible routes and then ... more Boeing Satellites Reach 2500 Years Of Accumulated On Orbit Services 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 03, 2008Boeing claims that its more than 260 commercial and civil satellites have achieved a total of 2,500 years of service. Boeing has built one third of the approximately 250 satellites in geosynchronous orbit today. Recent satellites to enter service include DIRECTV 10, Spaceway (broadband Internet), Thuraya 3 (mobile phone service), GOES 13 (weather prediction), and the U.S. Air Force's Wideband Gl ... more Watsontown Trucking Deploys DriverTech Fleet-Wide 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 03, 2008DriverTech has announced that Watsontown Trucking Company has adopted the DriverTech DT4000 TruckPC for fleet-wide rollout. Steve Patton, president, stated, "We saw immediate improvements in our ability to provide customer service." The DriverTech DT4000 TruckPC, running WindowsXP, is designed specifically for in-cab use in the transportation industry. "The DriverTech system is delivering ... more
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