GPS World articles from February 2004

GPS World archives from February 2004

Welcome progress in GNSS talks.(The View From Here)(global navigation satellite system)(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... Many are familiar with the observation by 19th century American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." And so we should expect to hear demands, see strife, experience rancor...

Talks narrow differences on GPS/Galileo signals.(Global View)(Global Positioning System)
February 1, 2004... As GPS World went to press, U.S. and European negotiators were meeting in an attempt to resolve the final technical issues separating the two sides in their efforts to ensure interoperability between the Global Positioning System and the...

Boeing, Lockheed win new GPS III contracts.(Global View)(Global Positioning System)
February 1, 2004... The U.S. Air Force has awarded teams led by Lockheed Martin and the Boeing Company more than $20 million each for Phase A development contracts for the new-generation GPS III program. Under the 24-month contracts the two teams will conduct...

Speed check: performance monitoring with RTK GPS.(Measuring Velocity)
February 1, 2004... An innovative athletic training method uses a real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS system in inversed mode--with mobile "base station" and fixed "rover"--to measure displacements of a canoe or kayak over time, and thus view canoe or kayak position and...

Striking a balance: absolute and relative accuracy within a utility GIS.(Mapping)
February 1, 2004... Utilities rely on GIS and GPS technology for readable, comprehensive maps of their facilities and features. The dilemma for their users is how to effectively integrate these systems, while meeting the technical requirements to create true...

Company directory.(Directory)
February 1, 2004... Ace Technology 9201 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 916-6244 Fax: (949) 916-5264 aceusa@aceteq.com www.aceteq.com Allis Communications Company 10-3 Fl. #31-1, Lane 169, Kang-Ning Street,...

Global Market to top $22 billion.(GPS Inside)
February 1, 2004... A new market research study predicts that the global GPS market will rise above $22 billion by 2008, driven by new applications and led in part by demand for timing devices, according to by Allied Business Intelligence of Oyster Bay, New York....

EGNOS web site for professionals.(GPS Inside)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The European Space Agency (ESA) has set up a specialized web site for professional users of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS), the predecessor to the Galileo satellite navigation system. The new site,...

Sony enters GPS game.(Launches)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Sony Electronics Inc. of San Diego, California, has introduced its independently produced CXD2951 single-chip complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) GPS large-scale integration (LSI), incorporating a built-in radio frequency (RF)...

Trimble AVL, Air Force contract.(Launches)
February 1, 2004... Trimble of Sunnyvale, California, has unveiled the Trim Trac locator, an automatic vehicle location device for personal vehicle monitoring, security, and theft recovery. The unit also can support selective roadside assistance and concierge...

Harris protects USAF guided weapon.(Launches)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Boeing Company of St. Louis, Missouri, has signed Harris Corporation of Melbourne, Florida, to an initial two-year contract to provide anti-jam GPS electronics for the U.S. Air Force's Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). The overall value of the...

Noise Com has new software option.(Launches)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Noise Com of Parsippany, New Jersey, recently announced the released of a new software option for its GPS7500 Noise and Interference Generators that provides forward, reverse and a forth/back frequency sweep over the entire 40 MHz output...

Centrality unveils design win, partners.(Launches)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Centrality Communications (Santa Clara, California), a leading provider of GPS-enabled microprocessor solutions for the mobile phone market, announced new design wins for automotive navigation and Smartphone devices based on its industry...

GPS Wireless.(Events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The eighth annual GPS Wireless conference convenes March 4 and 5 at the Marriott-San Francisco Airport in San Francisco, California. Panelists will discuss the outlook, competition and trends in the mobile information market; obstacles,...

NAVITEC call for papers.(Events)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The European Space Agency (ESA) has called for papers for its second workshop on Satellite Navigation User Equipment Technologies, NAVITEC 2004, December 8-10 at the European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, The Netherlands....

CGSIC/IISC.(Events)(Civil GPS Service Interface Committee, International Information Subcommittee)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The U.S. Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC), the worldwide forum for civil GPS users and U.S. GPS authorities, and its International Information Subcommittee (IISC) will hold its 12th European meeting March 24 in Munich, Germany, in...

GeoSpatial World.(Events)(GeoSpatial World )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions and the Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community (IGUC) have opened online registration for the fourth annual GeoSpatial World conference, May 12-14, in Miami Beach, Florida. The program, themed...

Raytheon will Anti-Jam AF's C-130.(Deals)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Raytheon of El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $7.6 million engineering and manufacturing development contract to supply anti-jam GPS receivers to the U.S. Air Force's C-130 Avionic Modernization Program. Lead contractor Boeing...

Maxrad acquired by PCTEL.(Deals)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... PCTEL (Chicago, Illinois), a leader in intelligent wireless solutions, recently completed its $20 million acquisition of MAXRAD (Hanover Park, Illinois), a leading manufacturer of wireless communications antennas for broadband wireless,...

Boeing JDAM team earns top award.(Joint Direct Attack Munition)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Precision Strike Association named Boeing's Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) team the winner of the 2004 William J. Perry Award at its Winter Roundtable meeting in Arlington, Virginia. The award, named for the former secretary of...

Rockwell Collins names New VPs, GMs.(People)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Rockwell Collins Government Systems of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has named Walter "Woody" S. Hogle Jr. as vice president and general manager, Integrated Systems, and has appointed Ron Hornish as vice president and general manager, Sensor Systems. ...

Patch antennas.(Receiver Technology)
February 1, 2004... Surface-mount patch antennal elements from Spectrum Control come in sizes ranging from 13 X 13 X 3 millimeters to 50 X 50 X 3 millimeters and are designed for applications such as vehicle navigation, aviation, survey, and wireless LANS....

GPS receiver.(Receiver Technology)
February 1, 2004... The 12-channel GlobalPoint GPS receiver from LinksPoint includes a SiRFStar II chipset for a reported 95 percent circle error probable position accuracy of less than 10 meters autonomous and less than 5 meters WAAS. The receiver, designed for...

Personal protection device.(Tracking & Wireless)
February 1, 2004... The Seraph NT tracking/protection device from Benefon includes an integrated high-gain 12-channel antenna, remote on/off timer and configuration of all settings, multiple geofencing capabilities, and mobile phone telematics protocol. The 129 X...

Personal navigation system.(Tracking & Wireless)
February 1, 2004... PowerLOC's Destinator 3 GPS personal navigation system for use with pocket or notebook PCs includes a 12-channel SiRF II chipset and supports a variety of receivers, including Bluetooth. The system provides turn-by-turn visual and multilingual...

Vehicle tracking unit.(Tracking & Wireless)
February 1, 2004... AXONN has introduced on-board motion detection, remote temperature sensing, low battery detection, external antenna capability, and optional line power features for its mobile asset tracking system, the AxTracker. With onboard motion detection,...

Bluetooth-capable GPS receiver.(Navigation & Guidance)
February 1, 2004... DeLorme's Earthmate Bluetooth-capable GPS receiver, which is WAAS enabled and contains a SiRF starlle/low-power chipset, provides a reported 2 to 5-meter accuracy with Street Atlas USA software or submeter accuracy for stationary land-use...

Wireless technology.(GPS-Related Software)
February 1, 2004... BT-48 Pocket GPS Navigator by San Jose Navigation is a GPS receiver, featuring Bluetooth technology, permitting users to receive GPS data on Bluetooth enabled mobile handhelds, pocket PC and laptops with a range of 30 feet (10 meters) without...

Postprocessing software.(GPS-Related Software)
February 1, 2004... Leica's SKI-Pro version 3.0 GPS postprocessing software facilitates the importing of real-time data and combines the data with post-processed results. It includes a continuously repeating ambiguity search routine for rapid static GPS...

Fiber-optic gyro.(Military)
February 1, 2004... KVH's DSP-3000 tactical-grade fiber-optic gyro (FOG) for motion sensing, stabilization, navigation, and precision-pointing applications such as munitions navigation and gun and antenna stabilization, has a modular design for 1-, 2-, or 3-axis...

Calendar 2004.(Calendar)
February 1, 2004... * MARCH 1-5 International GPS Service (IGS) Workshop & Symposium Berne, Switzerland. Program topics include reference frame and network issues; data transfer and data centers; GNSS policy, program development, and system providers;...