Latest Global Positioning System Stories
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has added remote diagnostics capabilities to its Connected Farm(TM), an integrated operations management solution providing information exchange across the entire farm. Remote Assistant allows resellers and support technicians to remotely access the Trimble® FmX® integrated display using the Connected Farm Web portal and a DCM-300(TM) modem with data cellular service. The support...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today a new high-accuracy correction service available to the agriculture market. The Trimble® RangePoint(TM) RTX(TM) correction service is an introductory, cost-effective correction service available to farmers across the contiguous U.S. as well as most of Canada, South America, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Africa, Asia and Australasia. The RangePoint RTX service is ideal for...
The Suunto Ambit GPS watch has been voted the Best Skiing and Mountaineering watch by the Heart Rate Watch Company for the second year running. The company tests the watch in the mountains surrounding Bozeman, Montana. Bozeman, MT (PRWEB) January 20, 2013 Suunto Ambit has been voted the best downhill skiing and mountaineering watch for 2013 by the Heart Rate Watch Company. This is the second consecutive year the watch has received this honor. "Suunto Ambit logs vertical feet, maps,...
THALWIL, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss-based u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a leading provider of GPS/GNSS and wireless semiconductors, has achieved successful satellite positioning using China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. The technical achievement establishes u-blox as the first GNSS ("Global Navigation Satellite System") component vendor to demonstrate compatibility with all globally deployed positioning systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and now BeiDou....
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a leader in customizable, patented 2-way GPS solutions, has announced today that its award winning, patented GPS tracking "Smart Shoe" will be commercially available in Canada this month. The shoes, known as the "Aetrex Navistar(TM) GPS Shoes", currently made under license by Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. ("Aetrex"), a global manufacturer and leader in comfort footwear, will be distributed by Safe Tracks GPS Solutions,...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 contract to support the GPS ground control segment. The contract's period of performance is from January 2013 through...
LONDON, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which started purely as a military application, has now widened to include all possible users - government agencies, industries, and even individuals. Frost & Sullivan analysis forecasts increasing prominence of Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) data derived from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and associated Value Added Services (VAS) in the next 10 to 20 years. As US and European...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (CES 2013) - Future U.S., a leading hybrid media group specializing in technology and gaming properties, today announces the winners of the first annual TechRadar Best of CES Awards 2013 sponsored by DTS. TechRadar editors touched, played, used and reviewed the hottest and newest items CES has to offer and named their top choices direct from the show floor. "Our editors had a blast selecting the winners from the most innovative gadgets...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly two years after introducing the first GPS designed specifically for RVers, Rand McNally today launched the first RV GPS app for the iPad. The RV GPS is being shown for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Rand McNally's RV GPS for iPad is the first iOS application offered that is specifically designed for RV navigation. The new application, available on the App Store((sm)), provides RV class-specific...
Online digital equipment store Computer Valley now offers the latest in SatNav technology from industry leader Garmin in its product line up. Edmonton, AB (PRWEB) January 08, 2013 Online retailer Computer Valley has updated its satellite navigation inventory, offering the latest devices from industry leader Garmin. Added to the already exhaustive range of satellite navigation technology at Computer Valley is the Garmin nüvi series, the very latest line of high-tech equipment for...
