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An Opportunity To Go Backwards Makes For An Interesting View Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 16, 2009
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its navigation camera to take the images combined into this 360-degree view of the rover's surroundings on the 1,850th Martian day, or sol, of its surface mission (April 7, 2009). Opportunity had driven 62.5 meters (205 feet) that sol, southward away from an outcrop called "Penrhyn," which the rover had been examining for a few sols, and towar ... read moreMars Simulation Begins On Devon Island
Lakewood CO (SPX) Jul 17, 2009The FMARS Xll 2009 crew has arrived on "Mars" and is now entering their formal simulated Mars mission. They are on Devon Island, north of the Arctic Circle, peering out the portholes of the Mars habitat located at the edge of the Haughton Crater. The stark beauty of the arctic desert scenery adds to the realism of this epic endeavor, with human explorers restricted by operational ... more
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Garmin Expands Relationship With Motorcycle OEM
Olathe KS (SPX) Jul 14, 2009Garmin International has announced it has expanded its relationship with BMW Motorrad and the companies have developed the next generation BMW Motorrad Navigator, the Navigator IV, a motorcycle-friendly GPS navigator that is based on Garmin's zumo 660. The BMW Motorrad Navigator IV takes the best of Garmin's navigation technology and adds exclusive, BMW specific features such as a ... more Global Handset Nav Subscriber Base To Grow To 26 Million By 2010
London, UK (SPX) Jul 10, 2009While PNDs and in-dash navigation device sales continue to suffer from the economic recession, handset-based turn-by-turn navigation is boosted by the rapidly growing smartphone segment. ABI Research expects the number of paying handset-based turn-by-turn navigation users to increase to 26 million by the end of 2010 with the Asia-Pacific region experiencing the strongest growth. ... more Magellan Unveils Next Generation Maestro
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2009Magellan introduces the Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS device. The ultra-slim device features a wide 4.7-inch color touch screen and includes many premium features to deliver a robust navigation experience for users. In addition to Magellan's OneTouch user interface, the Magellan Maestro 4700 device also performs advanced navigation tasks with built-in voice command capabilities and hands-free Blueto ... more AT And T To Offer Xora GPS Locator Phone Tracking Solution
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2009AT and T and Xora have announced a GPS Locator application that will provide small and medium-sized businesses with real-time visibility into the location of their mobile workforce. The new easy to deploy solution is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application designed to help AT and T business customers improve the productivity and accountability of field-based employees, as well as lower ... more |
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Seeking Synergy To Return To The Moon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 06, 2009At the start of the Obama administration, our young and energetic president made clear that NASA must shed its ennui and business as usual attitude and get back to executing some bold and daring projects. He appointed a transition team to look into changes. At that time, I recall there was talk of bringing various seemingly disparate agencies and departments together, especially the ... more Hertz Ensures Its Customers Are NeverLost
London, UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2009Hertz vehicle rental customers across Europe will soon benefit from a new version of the unique satellite navigation system Hertz NeverLost (Version 3), with 4,000 new units available across Europe from the end of June. Now available in 39 languages, three times as many as the previous version, the portable Hertz NeverLost system features easy-to-use touchscreen, turn-by-turn directions ... more Sprint Is Exclusive Wireless Data Provider For 2010 Census
Overland Park KS (SPX) Jul 03, 2009Every ten years, the U.S. Census is required by law to collect and count data in an accurate, timely and efficient manner. To further boost accuracy and efficiency, Harris Corporation, the system integrator for the upcoming 2010 Census, has selected Sprint as the exclusive wireless data provider to help automate the process and to provide wireline and wireless data support to collect the ... more Trimble Offers Affordable Outdoor GPS Lifestyle Apps
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009Offering adventure seekers and fitness enthusiasts another reason to love the great outdoors, Trimble has announced that its Trimble Outdoors family of lifestyle applications are now available for customers of T-Mobile USA, Inc. on their selection of GPS-enabled phones. With the AllSport GPS, Geocache Navigator and Trimble Outdoors applications, T-Mobile USA customers have an easy-to-use ... more |
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Lockheed Martin Reaches Core Mate Milestone on First GPS IIIF Satellite Slated for Launch
Camera-only navigation system cuts localization drift by up to 95 percent without GPS or LiDAR
Halter Smart Cattle Collars Go Direct-To-Satellite Expanding Virtual Fencing To Remote Ranches |
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