GPS World articles from February 2002

GPS World archives from February 2002

Getting respect. (The View from Here).
February 1, 2002... Talk about being taken for granted. The Global Positioning System hardly reached the broader public consciousness before it seemed to disappear from view. The Bush administration omits GPS from the list of critical infrastructures in its...

Croatian correspondence. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2002... I congratulate you for an excellent December 2001 issue of GPS World. With inspired and informative comments of the key players in the field, and the very comprehensive list of on-line GPS-related sources, you have delivered to us an invaluable...

Oshkosh observation. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2002... I was most impressed with your October editorial ["Apocalypse 911"]. I have been dismayed by the anger and lust for revenge I see about me. It is very heartening to see that some people have a more balanced view. I think it is probably a rare...

Civil, military GPS program: Congress sets budget. (Global View).
February 1, 2002... GPS satellite acquisition was allocated $172.7 million and GPS III modernization, $78.4 million, in the 2002 Department of Defense Appropriations Act signed into law by President Bush on January 10. The GPS system also received $180.5 million...

Look beneath the surface with augmented reality. (Application Challenge).
February 1, 2002... Augmented Reality technology graphically overlays digitally-stored information on views of the real world. It can facilitate the work of engineers and managers in the field and reduce the costs of field excavations and other operations. A vast...

Formation flight in space: Distributed spacecraft systems develop new GPS capabilities. (Challenge Application).
February 1, 2002... Scientists have just begun to understand the full potential of space vehicle formation flying. In the last few years, this technology has gone from a space oddity -- and a high risk one at that -- to a concept fully embraced by earth and space...

Mapping the low-latitude lonosphere with GPS. (Innovation).
February 1, 2002... Since the late 1980s various research groups have been investigating the behavior of the ionosphere using GPS data. These investigations are based on the total electron content (TEC) measurements derived from dual-frequency GPS observations...

Consumer models debut in vegas floor show. (GPS Inside).
February 1, 2002... A brand new bevy of GPS-equipped devices bowed in at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The product launches reflect a trend towards building positioning capability into a range of other appliances, broadening the wedge of GPS...

New report on GPS market. (GPS Inside).
February 1, 2002... Allied Business Intelligence has published a 210-page study on "GPS World Markets 2002." Among its findings, the report states that the overall market continues to grow at a fast pace, with new market segments and new generations of products...

Thales, Galileo industries will define SatNav. (Deals).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A consortium led by Thales and Galileo Industries received a [euro]22 million contract from the European Commission to complete the definition of the planned Galileo satellite navigation system. The Galilei project, scheduled to run for 22...

NovAtel gains China order. (Deals).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... NovAtel Inc.. has announced that the company delivered an additional 12 Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) receivers to Shenzhen Shenyuan Trading Company for use in the Chinese Satellite Navigation Augmentation System (SNAS). This order...

Navy survival radios add GPS. (Deals).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... General Dynamics Decision Systems received a $9.6 million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command to upgrade already fielded AN/PRC- 112 survival radios with GPS capability and encrypted two-way messaging. The retrofitted radios will...

Axiom fleet, new quarters. (Launches).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Axiom Navigation, of Costa Mesa, California, announced its Accu-Tracker FMS-2000, a 12-channel GPS receiver paired with a 900 MHz short-range transmitter for fleet management. The data-logging device provides detailed reports to check route...

Leica offers RTK integrity. (Launches).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Leica Geosystems now offers CheckMate automatic integrity monitoring with its System 500 series GPS surveying receivers. The company states that Checkmate provides automatic, continuous real-time kinematic (RTK) integrity monitoring for 99.9...

CSI Wireless links assets. (Launches).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... CSI Wireless, Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, announced Asset-Link 100, the first of a new line of fleet-tracking products that the company states will have lower life-cycle costs than other systems, by virtue of its use of Aeris.net's...

GpsOne upgrade. (Launches).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Qualcomm Inc. announced a new feature for the company's gpsOne Wireless Assisted GPS (WAG) positioning system that enables position location calculations directly in the mobile device (such as mobile phones, wireless PDAs, or child safety tags)...

Events.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... GPS-wireless 2002 The sixth annual conference, April 11-12 in San Francisco, California, focuses on telematics, E911, wireless location services, integration, fleet management, and new technologies. Call (888) 597-6538, email , or visit... .

Interstate Electronics Corporation. (Bytes).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Interstate Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications, received approval from the GPS Joint Program Office to commence production of its Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)-based GPS receiver. The unit has...

People, asset tracker. (GPS/Wireless).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Follow-it transponder incorporates a 12-channel GP$ receiver from FastraX, dual-band GSM cellular telephone, Internet mapping and position reports, and data logging and transmission. Power can be supplied from a vehicles electrical system...

Fleet management. (GPS/Wireless).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... The Accu-Tracker FMS-2000 from Axiom combines a 12-channel GPS receiver with a short-range 900 MHz data transmission system for tracking vehicles in small to medium fleets. According to the company, the unit can be programmed to log a variety...

Single-processor workstation. (Hardware).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Compaq's Evo Workstation W4000 features an Intel Pentium 4 processor that provide graphics rendering, 3D acceleration for Open GL, and I/O processing for importing large assemblies and accelerated data access. Ultra 160 SCSI technologies allow...

GPS IP platform. (Receiver).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... The NavStream 3000 GPS silicon intellectual property and software platform, reportedly delivers indoor and outdoor positioning accuracy across a range of devices including mobile phones and automobiles. It incorporates a configurable GPS...

GPS module. (Receiver).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... The TFAG 30 GPS Module from Taiwan Falcon features a 12-channel C/A-code and carrier--tracking receiver based on SiRFs SiRFstar II chipset. The 30x40-mm has two serial ports (TTL with RS-232 option) and flexibility for 8 GPIO--pin extension....

RTK monitoring. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Working in conjunction with a System 500 series GPS surveying receiver, Leica Geosystems' Checkmate provides continuous, real-time kinematic (RTK) monitoring with centimeter-level accuracy. System 500 and Checkmate calculate two separate sets...

GPS linkage. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... A GPS-based linkSERIES module, XYZlink version 5 allows users to integrate aTrimble Pathfinder GPS with CarteGGraph viewSERIES applications. Users can determine current location and assign the location to an asset. The product also can...

Satellite-based DGPS module. (Software).(NavCom Technology SF-2045L)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... NavCom Technology has introduced the SF-2045L L-band module, which provides access to the company's satellite-based, global StarFire differential GPS network with reported decimeter-level real-time positioning accuracy. The unit comes with an...

Calendar 2002.(News Briefs)
February 1, 2002... MARCH 5-8 Oceanology International 2002 London, United Kingdom. The conference and exhibition focus on developments in oceanography, the role of oceans in global climatic change, and the marine information industry. For information see...

Rhode Island first with E911. (GPS Inside).
February 1, 2002... Sprint has launched enhanced 911 Phase II services on its cellular network in Rhode Island, enabling its wireless phone customers to automatically send their location information to emergency dispatchers when using a GPS-equipped phone. Sprint...