| GPS DAILY | TERRA DAILY | SPACE DAILY | SPACE WAR | MARS DAILY | SPACE TRAVEL | ABC SOLAR | ENERGY DAILY |
 |
Calgary AB (SPX) Feb 21, 2005 NovAtel has announced that they have achieved another major goal of their cooperative agreement with Leica Geosystems with the announcement of Leica Geosystems' new SmartStation, the world's first high performance total station (TPS) with integrated GPS. The companies have been working on the joint development of new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies since signing a co-operative agreement in 2002. The Leica SmartStation utilizes NovAtel's precise, reliable GPS engine and antenna components, which are based on NovAtel's OEM4 and GPS-702 technology, in a new configuration offering simultaneous terrestrial and satellite surveying from a common instrument. According to Leica's news release of January 31, 2005, "With this innovation, Leica Geosystems has reached another milestone in the success story of the Leica System 1200 product family. The revolutionary surveying system that combines TPS and GPS in one instrument can reduce the time required for set up and orientation by up to 80%. This increases the user's productivity and profits." "Leica's introduction of the Leica SmartStation is particularly gratifying as it marks the second product resulting from our strategic alliance, further demonstrating that the partnership between NovAtel and Leica allows both companies to focus on their core competencies in order to develop precise positioning products that deliver advanced GPS performance," said Jon Ladd, NovAtel President and CEO. "We wish Leica every success with this product, and look forward to continuing our partnership with such a world-class company." Leica Geosystems and NovAtel executed a strategic cooperation agreement in February 28, 2002 with the objective of common development of new technologies for global positioning systems (GPS) and its advancement in the high-accuracy segment. The first product to be developed under this agreement was Leica's System 1200, launched in February 2004, which uses a NovAtel precise positioning engine and geodetic quality antenna designed to the specification of Leica Geosystems. Related Links Leica Geosystems NovAtel SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Maps.com Introduces Industry's First Unlimited Location Mapping Service
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2005Maps.com has launched NavPro, the industry's first unlimited mapping service that can also generate optimized driving routes for up to 18 stops. |
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
