http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl GPS World’s Avionics & Transportation site offers professionals daily features, opinion pieces, and product information. Areas highlighted include Aviation, Fleet/Freight Tracking, Vehicle Integration, Marine, Rail, and HazMat. 2009-07-04T07:51:32Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Business+News+%26+Outlook/Business-Outlook-The-Real-Race-in-GNSS-to-Be-the-P/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606369?ref=25 As dependence upon GPS grows, so does the need for complementary or augmented solutions. In commercial aviation, the lack of integrity in GPS is addressed by systems such as the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), while mariners have developed their own differential network for similar assurances. The mobile market has developed network-assisted techniques to counter the slow time-to-first-fix, whilst on-board solutions such as map-matching enable seamless in-car navigation. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/262009/606369null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Software-Aids-Driver-Decisions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607113?ref=25 Motorway Junction Objects helps drivers make more intuitive decisions on the road. 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/272009/607113null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Intergis-Fleet-Management-Touted-in-New-Aberdeen-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607192?ref=25 A new research report published by the Aberdeen Group found that leading organizations are turning to companies such as New Jersey-based Intergis for GPS-enabled service workforce and fleet management solutions to increase efficiencies in their service organizations. 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/272009/607192null HTML http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/NovAtel-to-Supply-Next-Gen-WAAS-Reference-Receiver/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606908?ref=25 GNSS OEM manufacturer NovAtel Inc. received a $9.7 million contract from the FAA to develop the next-generation WAAS reference receiver, the GIII. 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpssidt/262009/606908null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Latest+News/Applanix-Introduces-Flight-Management-and-Direct-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601993?ref=25 Applanix of Richmond Hill, Canada, has introduced today the POSTrack 410 flight management and direct georeferencing system. The system is designed specifically to be used with the latest generation of medium-format airborne digital photogrammetric cameras to maximize the efficiency and productivity of airborne mapping, the company said. 2009-06-05T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/232009/601993null HTML http://cp.gpsworld.com/gpscp/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/McMurdo-Selects-u-blox-GPS-Solution-for-Emergency-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600453?ref=25 Emergency location-beacon provider McMurdo (Portsmouth, England) has chosen u-blox (Thalwil, Switzerland) as its supplier of embedded GPS receivers for its newest Fast Find personal location beacon. 2009-05-28T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpscp/222009/600453/u-blox-mcmurdo-T_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpscp/222009/600453null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Taoglas-Releases-Miniature-Six-Band-Antenna-with-E/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599323?ref=25 Antenna provider Taoglas has released its new PA-25 antenna, a six-band surface-mount antenna that delivers efficiency of over 50 percent on all bands in a design smaller than current market designs, the company claims. 2009-05-21T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/212009/599323null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Intergis-Chooses-Navteq-for-Vericom-MRM-Fleet-Trac/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597436?ref=25 Mobile resource management provider (MRM) Intergis has selected Navteq map data to power its Vericom MRM fleet tracking solution. 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/192009/597436null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/GPS-Source-Receives-Aerospace-Industry-Certificati/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596191?ref=25 GPS Source, Inc. of Pueblo West, Colorado, has received AS9100:2004 Rev. B and ISO 9001:2008 certification, which lists GPS Source, Inc. in the aerospace industry?s IAQG OASIS database. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/182009/596191null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/PCTEL-Introduces-Medallion-GPSWiMAX-Mobility-Anten/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594993?ref=25 PCTEL has introduced the Medallion GPS multi-band antenna platform. Along with GPS tracking support, the antenna covers 806-960 MHz, 1710-2170 MHz, and 2.3-2.6 GHz frequency bands for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and PCS/Cellular Technologies in one unit. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/172009/594993null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navteq-Study-Shows-Fuel-Savings-Result-from-Nav-Sy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594878?ref=25 Map provider Navteq has revealed the results of a proprietary research study designed to assess the consumer impact of everyday use of navigation devices. Results revealed that the drivers using navigation devices drove shorter distances and spent less time driving. 2009-04-23T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/172009/594878null HTML http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/Latest+News/Senate-Committees-Support-eLoran/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594454?ref=25 Two leading Senate committees publicly back the eLoran system and question the U.S. President's latest budget proposal. The FY 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution releases views from the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs backing the continued support for the Loran system, acknowledging the investment already made in infrastructure upgrades and recognizing the studies performed and multi-departmental conclusion that eLoran is the best backup to GPS. 2009-04-21T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpssidt/172009/594454null HTML http://cp.gpsworld.com/gpscp/Mass+Market+OEM+News/Egypt-Lifts-Ban-on-Civilian-GPS-Imports/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593377?ref=25 The Egyptian authorities have announced plans to loosen the restrictions on the use of GPS devices within the country. The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has lifted a ban on civilian use of GPS which had blocked import of most mid- to high-end mobile and smartphones. 2009-04-14T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpscp/162009/593377null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/GPS-Insight-Announces-Several-Hardware-Tracking-Op/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592151?ref=25 GPS Insight, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based supplier of GPS tracking hardware and software solutions for commercial and municipal fleet vehicles, has announced that it offers the capability to host multiple hardware types within a single interface. 2009-04-07T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152009/592151null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehiclepath-Announces-VP400-GPS-Fleet-Tracking-Dev/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591914?ref=25 Vehiclepath, a San Diego-based Mobile Resource Management (MRM) company, has launched the VP400 GPS fleet tracking device. The VP400 GPS fleet tracking device is designed for fleets of all sizes looking to track the location of their fleet vehicles. 2009-04-06T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152009/591914/VP400-T_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152009/591914null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navevo-Truck-GPS-Software-Available-in-North-Ameri/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591298?ref=25 United Kingdom software developer Navevo has announced that ProNav, its GPS software designed for truck drivers, will be available across North America under the Goodyear brand. 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/142009/591298null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Vehicle+Integration/Communication-on-the-Road/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593496?ref=25 A low-cost GPS-based positioning architecture for V2V and V2I systems uses a scalable, flexible system with over-the-air messaging and an onboard design to enable a range of in-vehicle safety features. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/162009/593496/Comm-T_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/162009/593496null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Iridium-Used-to-Track-Vehicles-in-the-Middle-East/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/590686?ref=25 Iridium reseller Fleet Management Systems has deployed its GPS and all-satellite fleet tracking and monitoring system for KGL Transportation Company. 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/142009/590686null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Guidepoint-Selects-Vehicle-M2M-Device-Made-by-Lair/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/589415?ref=25 Laird Technologies has customized a vehicle M2M device for use with Guidepoint Systems' vehicle tracking service. The new device integrates a GPS receiver, GSM/GPRS cellular transceiver, control electronics, and antennas into one customized assembly. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132009/589415null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Spirent-Introduces-Solution-for-CTIA-A-GPS-Over-th/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/589419?ref=25 ETS-Lindgren's EMQuest Antenna Measurement Software now supports Spirent's UMTS Location Test System (ULTS), announced Spirent Communications. ETS-Lindgren is a manufacturer of enclosed radio frequency (RF) chambers and antenna measurement solutions for wireless test applications. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/132009/589419null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navman-Wireless-Upgrades-OnlineAVL2-for-Large-Flee/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/589406?ref=25 Navman Wireless North America is offering an upgrade to its OnlineAVL2 vehicle tracking and logistics system that aids managers of larger service fleets in cutting costs and increasing productivity. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132009/589406null HTML http://sc.gpsworld.com/gpssc/Survey+%26+Construction+News/American-Society-of-Civil-Engineers-to-Host-Infras/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588956?ref=25 The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will be holding a briefing on March 24, 2009, to discuss solutions to the problems facing the United States' infrastructure — including transportation, water, and environment — and what path the nation should take. 2009-03-23T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpssc/132009/588956null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Symmetricom-Announces-Latest-Time-Code-Displays/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588274?ref=25 Symmetricom, Inc. of San Jose, California, is announcing its latest time code displays, the TCD-2 and the TCD-4. Designed to synchronize to time code signals and clearly show the time or date from long distances, Symmetricom's time code displays serve numerous applications including aerospace, defense, broadcast, and energy. 2009-03-19T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/122009/588274/TimeCodeDisplays_T_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/122009/588274null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Dlink--Awarded-FAA-STC-Approval-for-Boeing-757-Air/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587968?ref=25 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Spectralux Corporation Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for use of Dlink+ on 757-200/300 series aircraft. 2009-03-18T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122009/587968/DLINK-T_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122009/587968null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/York-Region-Transit-Chooses-CADAVL-System-to-Impro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588073?ref=25 To speed its paratransit service, improve call response times, and streamline the dispatching process, York Region Transit (YRT) has implemented a mobile computing and computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) system from two Canadian companies: Calgary-based Mentor Engineering and Toronto firm TranSched Systems. 2009-03-18T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122009/588073null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navteq-Announces-Map-and-Positioning-Engine-Develo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587748?ref=25 Chicago, Illinois–based Navteq has released its new Map and Positioning Engine (MPE) Development Platform. The evaluation toolkit is designed to accelerate the development of map-enhanced fuel efficiency and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications that are linked through the vehicle controller area network (CAN) bus, or embedded in another sensor or electronic control unit. 2009-03-17T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122009/587748null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navteq-Releases-Full-Navigable-Map-Coverage-of-Gre/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587481?ref=25 Chicago, Illinois–based Navteq now offers full navigable map coverage of Greece. With this map, drivers will have access to the country's network of some 320,000 kilometers of roads. 2009-03-16T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/122009/587481null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/MampM-Pipeline-Services-Implements-GPS-Fleet-Track/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586263?ref=25 M&M Pipeline Services, which restores and maintains the land under and around new pipeline construction, has selected Fleet Management Solutions to improve field operations efficiency and truck maintenance scheduling. 2009-03-10T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112009/586263null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/C-A-Clase-Launches-Sea-Cross-CX100-Marine-Nav-Syst/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/585166?ref=25 C A Clase has unveiled the Sea-Cross CX100, a high-performance navigation system designed to provide boaters with high speed and accurate navigation data. 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/102009/585166/CX100-Clase-T_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/102009/585166null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navteq-Reports-Continued-Growth-for-In-Vehicle-Nav/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/585239?ref=25 According to Navteq, 2008 was a year of continued growth for the in-vehicle navigation industry, with the introduction of navigation as a new option on 26 North American car models across 15 automotive brands. 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/102009/585239null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Latest+News/Maritime-Jamming-Trial-Shows-GPS-Vulnerabilities/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/584318?ref=25 The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the United Kingdom and Ireland conducted a GPS jamming exercise to investigate the effect of GPS service denial on maritime navigation and DGPS monitoring operations, as well as evaluate the performance of eLoran. 2009-03-02T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/102009/584318/jamming-T_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/102009/584318null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Spatial-Networks-Acquires-TrekServ/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583219?ref=25 Spatial Networks, a privately held firm that provides proprietary geospatial applications, has completed the acquisition of Tampa-based TrekServ, a privately held tracking-technology firm. Details of the agreement were not made public. 2009-02-24T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/092009/583219null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Tracking-Units-Integrate-With-Garmin-GPS-to-Enhanc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583146?ref=25 Cellocator units can now be integrated with Garmin's in-car satellite navigation, allowing for bidirectional visual communication between a fleet control center and the driver, said Pointer Telocation Ltd. of Rosh HaAyin, Israel. 2009-02-24T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/092009/583146null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Veripos-Extends-North-American-and-Far-East-Positi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/581260?ref=25 Worldwide GNSS precise positioning specialist Veripos of Aberdeen has further extended its North American and Far East multi-source regional networks with the establishment of new reference station facilities in Fairbanks, Alaska and Seoul, South Korea. 2009-02-12T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072009/581260null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/NAVTEQ-Selected-by-ESRI-for-ArcLogistics-Navigator/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/581034?ref=25 ESRI has selected NAVTEQ map data for its in-vehicle navigation solution, ArcLogistics Navigator. The product, designed for the trucking, fleet, and logistics industries, creates optimized routes and schedules that can be transferred from the desktop to the field. 2009-02-11T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072009/581034null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/TeleNav-Vehicle-Manager-Offers-Tracking-Diagnostic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580732?ref=25 TeleNav, Inc. is adding TeleNav Vehicle Manager to its Mobile Resource Management product line. TeleNav Vehicle Manager, powered by Turnpike, combines vehicle diagnostics and IFTA Fuel Tax filing with GPS-enabled navigation, tracking, wireless forms, and wireless timecards. 2009-02-10T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072009/580732/TeleNav-th_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072009/580732null HTML http://mg.gpsworld.com/gpsmg/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Coalition-Forces-Supported-by-GPS-Tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580644?ref=25 Fleet Management Solutions, Inc. of San Luis Obispo, California, has been selected to provide Iridium-based fleet tracking support to coalition forces and their vendors including transportation between Kuwait and Iraq. 2009-02-10T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsmg/072009/580644null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Telogis-Acquires-GPS-Tracking-Business-from-DCS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580528?ref=25 Irvine, California-based Telogis has acquired Darby Corporate Solutions' (DCS) GPS fleet-tracking business. Darby Corporate Solutions, a wireless communication company, is based in Jericho, New York. 2009-02-09T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072009/580528null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/SiRF-Gets-in-Sync-with-Auto-Industry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/578956?ref=25 SiRF Technology Holdings today announced it has partnered with M/A-COM Technology Solutions, Inc., to help create a networked GPS module that provides location information to vehicle-based communications and entertainment systems that debuted at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. 2009-02-02T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/062009/578956null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navman-Wireless-Expands-Advanced-Fleet-Tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/578331?ref=25 Navman Wireless is expanding the presence of Microsoft Virtual Earth as its global mapping and location information platform for its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking product. 2009-01-29T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052009/578331null HTML http://sc.gpsworld.com/gpssc/Survey+%26+Construction+News/Intergis-Introduces-Kuva-GPS-Asset-Tracking-Device/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/576951?ref=25 The Kuva by Integris is a configurable wireless asset tracking device for the construction and homebuilding industries, introduced at the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas January 20-23. 2009-01-22T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpssc/042009/576951/Kuva-th_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpssc/042009/576951null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/CES-New-Goodyear-GPS-Models-Make-their-Debut/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/573979?ref=25 Last year at CES, Goodyear, a company more noted for tires than electronics, announced that it was lending its brand name to a line of consumer GPS devices manufactured by NCC. This year at the tradeshow, NCC is bringing its Goodyear line, choosing the annual consumer electronics hoopla to debut its latest model, the GY500X. 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/022009/573979null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/European-Telematics-Will-See-Growth-Consolidation-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/573726?ref=25 The number of fleet management systems deployed in commercial fleets in Europe was 1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 23.8 percent year over year, according to market research firm Berg Insight. 2009-01-05T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/022009/573726null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Procon-Debuts-Cube-GPS-for-Auto-Tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/573727?ref=25 Procon Inc. has launched what it says is the smallest GPS tracking device in the mobile resource management industry, dubbing it the Cube. 2009-01-05T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/022009/573727null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Business+News+%26+Outlook/Business-Outlook-Remote-Asset-Management-Worth-the/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/573735?ref=25 Companies that invest in remote asset-management recouped their investment within the first 12 months of deployment and saw returns well over 100 percent within the first five years of implementation, according to an industry research study. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/022009/573735/shipping-th_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/022009/573735null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/FindWhere-and-Omega-Partner-to-Thwart-Auto-Theft-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572529?ref=25 Location-tracking company FindWhere (Potomac Falls, Virginia) is partnering with vehicle security company Omega Research & Development, Inc., in response to the carjacking epidemic in Central and South America ? a trend that has prompted many governments throughout the region to mandate tracking devices in all new cars. In many Latin American countries and U.S. states, car owners who install GPS tracking devices in their vehicles also receive up to 25 percent reductions in auto insurance premiums. 2008-12-19T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512008/572529null HTML http://sc.gpsworld.com/gpssc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Trimble-Announces-Speakers-for-International-User-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572527?ref=25 Trimble (Sunnyvale, California) has announced the keynote speakers for its International User Conference?Trimble Dimensions 2009. The conference, which will be held February 23-25, 2009 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, focuses on applying technology to meet the daily needs faced by surveying, engineering, construction, mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS), geospatial, and mobile resource management professionals. 2008-12-19T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpssc/512008/572527null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navman-Debuts-Canned-Messaging-for-Fleet-Managemen/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572380?ref=25 Navman Wireless North America has added canned message functionality to its next-generation vehicle tracking and logistics software, OnlineAVL2. Allowing fleet managers to create a library of comprehensive standard messages that make sense for their businesses, canned messages eliminate the need for full keyboard typing, and provide team members a quick and easy means to deliver efficient and clear messages with only a few key selections, the company claims. 2008-12-18T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512008/572380null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Taking-GPS-Tracking-From-Big-Brother-to-Guardian-A/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572383?ref=25 According to a recent study of business managers commissioned by TeleNav, Inc., 48 percent of businesses with mobile workers have no way of knowing where those employees are located at any given moment. In addition to raising accountability issues, this also makes responding to distressed workers virtually impossible. 2008-12-18T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512008/572383null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Interactive-Highway-Powered-by-GPS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572186?ref=25 The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, or DLR) demonstrated a pilot project for a vehicle-to-road-infrastructure communication prototype on December 11 at its Ernst-Ruska-Ufer test track in Berlin. 2008-12-17T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512008/572186/CVIS-thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512008/572186null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navevo-Launches-GPS-Nav-for-Trucks-Vans/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571972?ref=25 Navevo, a UK-based GPS software developer, unveiled its new ProNav PNN-200 satellite navigation solution for drivers of heavy goods vehicles and vans. 2008-12-16T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512008/571972null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navevo-Second-Generation-PND-for-Professional-Driv/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571250?ref=25 United Kingdom-based GPS software developer Navevo has unveiled its new ProNav PNN-200 portable navigation device (PND) for drivers of heavy goods vehicles and vans. 2008-12-11T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502008/571250null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Contigo-Looks-to-Jasper-Wireless-for-LBS-Delivery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/570656?ref=25 Contigo, a provider of GPS-based fleet management, asset tracking, and personal safety, is partnering with Jasper Wireless to provide location-based services (LBS) for Contigo customers worldwide. 2008-12-09T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/502008/570656null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/TomTom-Debuts-Online-Route-Planner-Expands-HD-Traf/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569797?ref=25 Portable navigation device (PND) giant TomTom is introducing a free online route planner; initially it will be accessible only for a selected group of users taking part in a closed beta test beginning this week. 2008-12-04T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/492008/569797null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Tacoma-Washington-Port-Tests-GPS-Freight-Tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569461?ref=25 The Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Washington, is testing a GPS tracking system that tracks intermodal containers from the time they leave waterfront terminals until they reach their destinations in the Midwest and Eastern United States. 2008-12-03T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/492008/569461null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Aviation/Awareness-in-the-Air/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/570732?ref=25 As ubiquitous 4-D position measurement capability transforms air traffic management, demands on the accuracy and integrity of the position determination increase. Can aviation GNSS systems keep up with surveillance requirements? 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502008/570732/cockput_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502008/570732null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/FAA-Gives-ADS-B-Green-Light-for-National-Rollout/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568746?ref=25 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says it has approved a national rollout of automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic control following its introduction in Southern Florida. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/492008/568746null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Spains-GMV-Wins-Malaysian-DGPS-Contract/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568499?ref=25 The Marine Department of Malaysia's Ministry of Transportation has chosen Spain's GMV and Astronautic Technology Sdn. Bhd. (ATSB) to establish the country's coastal differential (DGPS) network. 2008-11-26T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/482008/568499null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/China-Mobile-Strikes-Deal-for-GPS-Ads-on-Taxis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568032?ref=25 China TransInfo Technology Corp. has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Dalian Branch of China Mobile Ltd. to jointly invest in the installation of in-taxi LED GPS security surveillance devices on 6,000 taxis in Dalian, China. 2008-11-24T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/482008/568032null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Loc-Aid-Rolls-Out-Carrier-Class-Aggregation-Platfo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/567711?ref=25 Loc-Aid Inc. has unveiled what it terms a carrier-class aggregation platform for location-based services (LBS), designed to use the location data resident on wireless networks and make it available to LBS developers. 2008-11-21T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/472008/567711null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navteq-Acquires-German-Traffic-Data-Aggregator/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/567707?ref=25 Navteq is looking to expand its traffic services beyond North American and plans to acquire T-Systems Traffic GmbH, a German provider of traffic data services, particularly for the automotive and telecommunications industries. 2008-11-21T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/472008/567707null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/NARC-Garmin-and-RMJ-Tech-Team-for-Tracking-Nav-Sys/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/567713?ref=25 Universal Tracking Solutions is partnering with the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), Garmin International, and RMJ Technologies to provide a GPS-based automated vehicle location system with integrated navigation. 2008-11-21T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/472008/567713null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/GTX-Unveils-Mini-MT-for-Asset-Tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/567415?ref=25 GTX Corp. has begun the sales and distribution of its handheld GPS personal tracker, the gpVector Mini MT, a palm-sized device driven by a lithium-ion battery. 2008-11-20T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/472008/567415null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/CSG-ComSonics-Create-Fixed-Vehicle-Tracking-System/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/567418?ref=25 CSG Systems has formed a partnership with ComSonics, a provider of GPS and cable management systems, to provide a fixed-vehicle GPS system for communications service providers. 2008-11-20T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/472008/567418null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Tele-Atlas-Offers-Speed-Data-for-Europe-North-Amer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/567106?ref=25 Tele Atlas has introduced Speed Profiles, its traffic speed data designed to enable navigation system users to find an optimal route to their destination and more accurately estimate their travel time, according to the digital map data supplier. 2008-11-19T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/472008/567106null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navteq-Releases-Traffic-Patterns-North-America-v40/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/566842?ref=25 Navteq has upgraded its Traffic Patterns North America, its historic vehicle traffic database, to version 4.0, describing it as a significant update with improved travel time accuracy. 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/472008/566842null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Procon-DriveOK-Sign-Merger-Agreement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/566167?ref=25 Procon Inc. and DriveOK Inc. have inked a merger deal in which mobile resource management supplier Procon will acquire one hundred percent of GPS tracking equipment and service supplier DriveOK and its affiliates. 2008-11-14T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/462008/566167null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Telematics-Provider-Ionx-Acquires-Salco-Technologi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/566165?ref=25 Railroad GPS-based telematics provider Ionx LLC has acquired Salco Technologies LLC, a telematics provider for chemical shippers and a wholly owned subsidiary of Salco Products Inc. 2008-11-14T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/462008/566165null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Mentor-Streets-to-Incorporate-Telogis-Mapping-LBS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565955?ref=25 Mentor Engineering and location-based services (LBS) provider Telogis have struck a partnership in which Telogis will provide mapping technology for Mentor Streets. 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/462008/565955null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Pharos-Launches-GPSLBS-Nav-Combo-Smartphones/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565949?ref=25 Pharos Science and Applications Inc. has unveiled its Pharos Smart Navigator, a combination package of navigation software and services designed for Microsoft Windows Mobile devices, which is debuting on Pharos' self-branded GPS smartphones. 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/462008/565949/pharosthumb_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/462008/565949null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Enforas-GPSGPRS-Based-Spider-AT-Crawls-Forth/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565331?ref=25 Enfora has rolled out its Spider AT asset monitoring and management platform, a combination GPS- and GSM/GPRS-based low-power system, according to the company. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/462008/565331null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/GPS-Saves-Airlines-Fuel-Reduces-Carbon-Emissions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565329?ref=25 The aviation industry must accelerate implementation of advanced airspace management technologies, including GPS-based navigation and approaches, to alleviate its impact on the environment, says Chris Manning, the former chief of Qantas, the Australian airline. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/462008/565329null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Alancos-StarTrak-Acquires-MicroLogic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565100?ref=25 Alanco Technologies Inc. subsidiary StarTrak Systems, which specializes in transport refrigeration tracking, monitoring, and control systems, has acquired the assets of MicroLogic Inc., which specializes in asset tracking and monitoring of construction equipment. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/462008/565100null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Latest+News/GPSWAAS-Approaches-Outnumber-ILS-at-US-Airports/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565097?ref=25 GPS/WAAS-based approaches have surpassed the number of traditional Category-I Instrument Landing System (ILS)-based approaches at United States airports, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/462008/565097null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Utilities+%26+Communications+News/NorCal-GPS-Cell-Phone-Traffic-Probe-Project-Gets-U/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564542?ref=25 Beginning Monday, November 10, drivers in Northern California's Bay Area will have the chance participate in a project that will turn their GPS-enabled phones into traffic probes used to collect data on traffic flow and travel times. 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/452008/564542null HTML http://mg.gpsworld.com/gpsmg/Latest+News/AeroScout-Debuts-GPSWi-Fi-Tracking-at-US-Air-Base/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/563431?ref=25 AeroScout Inc. has unveiled a combination GPS and Wi-Fi asset management system that has been selected by the U.S. Air Force 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) for its 110 million-square-foot outdoor facility at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. 2008-11-05T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsmg/452008/563431null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/GPS-Navigator-for-Truckers-CDL-Drivers-Coming-from/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/563435?ref=25 NCC, a manufacturer of consumer electrical devices, says it is developing a Goodyear-branded portable navigation device (PND) geared specifically for the trucking industry and for CDL drivers of other commercial vehicles, such as commercial vans, trailers, and large RVs and motor homes. 2008-11-05T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/452008/563435null HTML http://cp.gpsworld.com/gpscp/Latest+News/Dash-Navigation-Dashes-Away-from-the-Hardware-Biz/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/563081?ref=25 Are the connected portable navigation device (PND) naysayers right? Dash Navigation Inc., a startup which made a much heralded and closely watched leap into the market early this year with its Dash Express PND, has announced that it is forsaking the hardware business. 2008-11-04T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpscp/452008/563081null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Personal+Navigation/A-Step-Ahead/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564211?ref=25 A system being tested could someday enable emergency and military crews to precisely pinpoint their on-foot navigation, using a network of sensors worn by individuals. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/452008/564211/i1_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/452008/564211null XML http://cp.gpsworld.com/gpscp/Mass+Market+OEM+News/Garmin-Debuts-Latest-GPS-Flight-Navigation-Units/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/562566?ref=25 Garmin International Inc. has unveiled its latest line of GPS-based portable aviation navigators, including the flagship GPSMAP 696 model, a tablet-style device with a 7-inch portrait screen that makes it possible to view an entire approach plate on the display. 2008-10-31T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpscp/442008/562566null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Rocky-Mountain-Tracking-Axxon-Combine-Efforts/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/562568?ref=25 Rocky Mountain Tracking has integrated its NavIQ software with Axxon's RMT WatchDog, a GPS tracking system for both vehicle and asset management. 2008-10-31T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/442008/562568null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Current-Technology-Fiats-Magnetti-Marelli-Strike-T/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561589?ref=25 Texas-based Celevoke and Italy's Magneti Marelli are integrating Celevoke's telematics technology with Magneti Marelli's anti-theft hardware and tracking system in the Brazilian market. 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/442008/561589null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/iTrak-Unveils-iTrak-Report-Manager-Software/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561087?ref=25 GPS-based tracking provider iTrak Corp. has rolled out the commercial release of its iTrak Report Manager application, which automatically generates vehicle reports, according to the company. 2008-10-24T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/432008/561087null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/NavStar-Tracking-Solutions-Partner-for-South-Ameri/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559662?ref=25 NavStar Technologies has formed a strategic relationship with Tracking Solutions Corp. to jointly support bids for the asset tracking business in South America. 2008-10-17T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/422008/559662null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/QinetiQ-Debuts-High-Sensitivity-GPSGSM-Tracker/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559492?ref=25 QinetiQ has added a high-sensitivity GPS/GSM fleet tracking device to its Ocellus, lineup, the T100. 2008-10-16T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/422008/559492null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Latest+News/Sensis-Deploys-Advanced-Guidance-and-Control-at-Pe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/558364?ref=25 Airservices Australia has contracted with Sensis Corp. to deploy its Advanced - Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) at Perth Airport in Perth, Australia. 2008-10-13T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/422008/558364null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Garmin-Adds-Auto-Response-Driver-ID-to-FMI/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/558368?ref=25 Garmin has launched improvements to its Fleet Management Interface (FMI) system, dubbed FMI v2, to include features such as canned responses and messages, driver identification, and driver status protocol. 2008-10-13T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/422008/558368null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/TeleNav-Track-Available-on-Intermec-CN3/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557413?ref=25 TeleNav's GPS-enabled mobile resource management (MRM) service and software, TeleNav Track, is now available on the Intermec CN3 rugged mobile computer, according to TeleNav. 2008-10-08T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/412008/557413null HTML http://cp.gpsworld.com/gpscp/Utilities+%26+Communications+News/Moto-Rolls-Out-Fixed-Mount-In-Vehicle-Computer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556970?ref=25 Motorola Inc. has rolled out its VC6096, an in-vehicle, fixed-mount mobile computer that provides both GPS-based asset tracking and vehicle monitoring, as well as navigation and other location-based services, according to the company. 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpscp/412008/556970/motorolathumb_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpscp/412008/556970null HTML http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Rocky-Mountain-Tracking-Adds-Kore-Telematics-Servi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556979?ref=25 Rocky Mountain Tracking has selected machine-to-machine (M2M) communications provider Kore Telematics to power its suite of vehicle and asset tracking services. 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpsuc/412008/556979null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehicle-Tracking-Acquires-Unlimited-Virtual-Earth-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556972?ref=25 Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS) has acquired an unlimited license to incorporate Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping technology into its lineup of GPS-based vehicle tracking services. 2008-10-07T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/412008/556972null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Cinterion-Gains-FCC-Approval-for-Latest-Trackers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556710?ref=25 Cinterion Wireless Modules' XT65 and XT75 tracking devices, which combine GPS and GSM technologies, have been approved and are now commercially available for the North American market, the company says. 2008-10-06T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/412008/556710null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Twig-Debuts-G-Series-Trackers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556711?ref=25 Finland's Twig Mobile Telematics has unveiled its Locator G series tracking devices, which feature an integrated motion sensor and advanced timer functions, in addition to GPS-based telematics. 2008-10-06T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/412008/556711null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Northrop-Grumman-AHRS-Gets-US-Euro-Aviation-Approv/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556358?ref=25 The LCR-100 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corp.'s German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, has achieved certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 2008-10-03T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/402008/556358null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Business+News+%26+Outlook/Business-Outlook-Go-Green-with-GPS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555337?ref=25 Let's think about the planet for a second. In the turmoil of high gas prices and rising costs, GPS and location-based services continue to quietly provide us with a combination of savings and planet-regenerating benefits. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/402008/555337/truck-sm_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/402008/555337null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/EarthSearch-Eyes-Market-Potential-in-Republic-of-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555702?ref=25 EarthSearch Communications International, Inc., a U.S.-based supplier and developer of wireless and GPS-based tracking and navigation, has acquired a 45-percent stake in Satellite Ltd., based in Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/402008/555702null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Vehicle+Integration/Driven-Downtown/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/560043?ref=25 A tightly coupled solution that combines measurements of GPS, two-dimensional laser scanner, and inertial sensors for trajectory reconstruction estimates the user delta position between consecutive update epochs. Example applications that would benefit from accurate trajectory reconstruction capabilities include guidance and control of UGVs and UAVs. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/432008/560043/Driven_downtown_thumbnail.gif http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/432008/560043null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/CalAmp-TracknEnfotrace-Settle-Patent-Dispute/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555706?ref=25 CalAmp Corp. has licensed two patents involving vehicle location systems to location-based services provider Enfotrace in a move to settle a patent dispute case brought in U.S. federal court. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/402008/555706null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Zoombak-Integrates-Virtual-Earth-for-Tracking-Webs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/555704?ref=25 Assisted-GPS tracking provider Zoombak has integrated Microsoft Virtual Earth with its interactive website used for customers' tracking. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/402008/555704null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navman-Adds-Real-Time-Alerts-to-OnlineAVL2/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/553400?ref=25 Navman Wireless North America has added real-time event alerts to its OnlineAVL2 fleet management software. 2008-09-25T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/392008/553400null HTML