OLATHE, Kan.–Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced an updated version of the Garmin Pilot app for the iPad and iPhone that incorporates Garmin’s best-in-class dynamic navigation maps. The new dynamic maps enable numerous capabilities including track-up orientation, faster map rendering, higher resolution at […]
Kuker-Ranken GPS Network to Join SmartNet North America – powered by Leica Geosystems
(Norcross, GA., 19 March 2013) At the March 2013 conference of the Land Surveyor’s Association of Washington (LSAW), officials from SmartNet North America and Kuker-Ranken Inc. announced that Kuker-Ranken’s RGPS network will be incorporated into the SmartNet network, improving realtime kinematic (RTK) coverage for SmartNet subscribers, and adding GNSS capacity and expanded regional coverage for […]
Lockheed Martin Powers On The First GPS III Satellite
DENVER, Feb. 28, 2013 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System III satellites has turned on power to the system module of the program’s first spacecraft, designated GPS III Space Vehicle One (SV-1). The milestone is a key indication the team is on track to deliver the first satellite […]
CoPilot Brings Full-Featured GPS Navigation to Windows Phone 8
Award-winning CoPilot GPS navigation apps return to the Microsoft platform
Geocaching Celebrates the 2 Millionth Active Geocache
Geocaches now hidden in more than 180 Countries
2 Million Hidden Geocaches and counting…
How cool is it to see that the sport of Geocaching is now boasting almost 2 million hidden geocaches… wow! The crew at Geocaching.com has a real time (almost) count tracking the number of registered geocaches and it’s rapidly approaching 2 million. Most of us Geogeeks have at least tried to geocache and uncovered one […]
Rand McNally Unveils Powerful New Handheld GPS for Hiking, Biking, Geocaching & More
New Foris™ device revealed at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show
Lockheed Martin Awarded $100M Contract To Sustain Ground Station For Global Positioning System
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 15, 2013 — Continuing a legacy of more than 30 years supporting the Global Positioning System, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a contract to sustain the ground control segment for the GPS satellite constellation. The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Center awarded Lockheed Martin a $100 million […]
Revolutionary Tracker Announces Debut of Wearable GPS Enabled Smartphone for Children & Seniors
NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 — Revolutionary Tracker, LLC, a developer and manufacturer of the world’s first family location and communication platform announced today that they will now be taking orders for the industry’s first wearable and tamper resistant GPS enabled smart-phone directly from their website with expectations to ship by the end of the […]
The Future of GNSS, brought to you by JAVAD GNSS
GNSS interference exists everywhere and comes from many different sources, identified and unidentified, intentional or unintentional. The 1dB effect on GNSS of the proposed LightSquared signal would have been negligible compared to what already exists. The reason why the LightSquared plan encountered so much opposition was not because of its effect on GNSS. It was […]