GPS World articles from January 2005

GPS World archives from January 2005

GNSS on stage.(THE VIEW FROM HERE)(Global Navigation Satellite System)
January 1, 2005... It's been a busy few weeks for global navigation satellite systems. A new U.S. policy statement on space-based positioning, navigation, and time (PNT). A key European decision on deployment and operation of Galileo. Joint statements on GNSS...

New GPS policy elevates oversight, security.(GLOBAL VIEW)
January 1, 2005... The White House has released a new security-conscious presidential policy on GPS that replaces the Interagency GPS Executive Board (IGEB) with a somewhat higher-level executive committee and outlines a set of measures designed to forestall...

EU transport ministers okay next Galileo steps.(GLOBAL VIEW)
January 1, 2005... European transport ministers have agreed to move Galileo, the European global navigation satellite system (GNSS), into its deployment and operational phases, and asked the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) to select by the end of February a...

U.S. issues GNSS statements with Japan, Russia.(GLOBAL VIEW)(global navigation satellite system)
January 1, 2005... Recent statements issued by the United States with Japan and, separately, Russia reassert efforts to increase cooperation in GNSS-related endeavors. Following a November 18 meeting, U.S. and Japanese officials reconfirmed their intent to...

Millimeters in motion: dynamic response precisely measured.(STRUCTURAL MONITORING)
January 1, 2005... Brazilian researchers devised a way to detect dynamic millimetric displacements in large structures using single-frequency GPS receivers. They combine interferometry, satellite geometry, and a novel analysis of L1 double-difference phase...

2005 GPS receiver survey.(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2005... Now in its 13th year, the annual GPS World Receiver Survey provides the longest-running, most comprehensive database of GPS equipment available in one place. With information provided by more than 70 manufacturers on more than 500...

GPS World company directory.(Directory)
January 1, 2005... ALK Technologies, Inc. 1000 Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ 08540 Phone: (609) 683-0220 Fax (609) 683-0290 corpsales@alk.com www.alk.com Aromat Corporation 300 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #1010 El Segundo, CA...

Satellite navigation evolution: the software GNSS receiver.(SOFTWARE RECEIVERS)(global navigation satellite system)
January 1, 2005... MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE FIRST GPS SATELLITE WAS PLACED IN ORBIT. During this time, there has been a remarkable evolution in the design and operation of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. What used to...

Atmel, Thales GPS development pact.(GPS INSIDE)(partnership between Atmel Corp. and Thales Navigation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Santa Clara, California-based Thales Navigation and Atmel Corp. of San Jose, California, have agreed to jointly design, build and market GPS chipsets, subsystems and associated software. Atmel will sell the GPS chipset embedded in Thales'...

Leica GPS tools.(product introduction by Leica Geosystems Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Munchen, Germany-based Leica Geosystems GmbH and its North American subsidiary Leica Geosystems Inc. of Norcross, Georgia, recently released the Leica SR20 L1 GPS receiver, and the GPS-enabled MC200 Digger excavation system. Also unveiled were...

San Jose Locators, GPS receiver.(LAUNCHES)(introduction of GM-44 & GM-48 Mini GPS Locators and XT-55 Bluetooth GPS Receiver by San Jose Navigation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... San Jose Navigation introduced its GM-44 and GM-48 Mini GPS Locators, and XT-55 Bluetooth GPS Receiver. The XT-55 harnesses all of the features of San Jose Navigation's BT-48P receiver while adding the capability of locating speed cameras....

Tyco GPS receivers.(LAUNCHES)(introduction of GPS Module A 1032-ATP by Tyco Electronics Corp's Power Division)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Tyco Electronics' Munich, Germany-based Power Division unveiled its new GPS Module A 1032-ATP (Advanced Telematics Platform) delivering one-meter accuracy via a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with a Sony Ericsson GM 47 dual-band GSM/GPRS modem....

L-3's IEC Excalibur passes SAASM test.(LAUNCHES)(testing of GPS receivers of L-3 Communications' Interstate Electronics Corp.; selective availability anti-spoofing module)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Interstate Electronics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Anaheim, California-based L-3 Communications, reported its new Excalibur SAASM-based GPS receiver passed a recent GPS-guided 155 millimeter artillery shell flight test conducted by the...

Rockwell develops MMR/LAAS receiver.(LAUNCHES)(approval of local area augmentation system/multi-mode receiver of Rockwell Collins Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has garnered the industry's first Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for a multi-mode receiver (MMR) with local area augmentation system (LAAS) capabilities. The Collins GLU-925 MMR integrates...

US & S ARRC award.(contract between Alaska Railroad Corp. and Union Switch and Signal Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) has awarded a contract to Union Switch & Signal (US & S) for the implementation of a vital (fail-safe) positive train control (PTC) system leveraging location information from existing onboard GPS receivers. The GPS...

Symmetricom wins GSA contract.(DEALS)(General Services Administration)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... San Jose, California-based Symmetricom has received a five-year federal supply schedule contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) covering GPS synchronized clocks and time code units, time and alphanumeric displays, bus-level...

Comant Industries Inc.(INDUSTRY BYTES)(headquarters relocation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Comant Industries Inc. has relocated from Sante Fe Springs to a larger facility in neighboring Fullerton, California. The company's new headquarters is: 577 Burning Tree Road, Fullerton, CA 92833, and its new main telephone number is...

CSI Wireless.(INDUSTRY BYTES)(contract between Mark Sutherland and CSI Wireless Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Chuckwagon racer Mark Sutherland of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, deployed a GPS-aided asset-tracking device from CSI Wireless to record and adjust his speed and positioning at a track challenge. The "High-tech Redneck" outfitted his...

Socket Communications Inc.(INDUSTRY BYTES)(contract between U-blox AG and Socket Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox AG delivered its millionth GPS receiver, a TIM-LA module. The customer was Socket Communications Inc., which integrates the receiver into its new wireless navigation kit.

City Network.(INDUSTRY BYTES)(contract between City Network and Ju Young Electronics)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Taipei, Taiwan-based City Network has shipped 65,000 GPS modules and Bluetooth receivers to Ju Young Electronics of Korea for in-car navigation systems, GPS detectors, and mobile data terminals.

Benefon Oyj.(INDUSTRY BYTES)(partnership between Benefon Oyj and China Putian Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Benefon Oyj of Salo Finland and China Putian have formed a strategic partnership that, among other things, opens the door for Benefon's GPS/GSM mobile telematics products to be made in China for global distribution. The alliance also...

Pacific Crest Corp.(INDUSTRY BYTES)(approval of Positioning Data Link Low Power Base)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Following testing by compliance commissions, Pacific Crest Corp.'s Positioning Data Link Low Power Base (PDLLPB) connecting GPS OEM equipment for RTK data, is approved for use in Korea and the Czech Republic.

Baxter takes Centrality helm.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Rob Baxter as president and Martin Kyle as vice president at Centrality Communications)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Santa Clara, California-based Centrality Communications has appointed Rob Baxter, formerly Xan3D Technologies' CEO, president, and Martin Kyle vice president of product development.

CMC appoints CEO.(PEOPLE)(Jean-Pierre Mortreux appointed at CMC Electronics Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... CMC Electronics Inc. of Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, has appointed Jean-Pierre Mortreux president and CEO. Possessing more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry, Mortreux most recently served as president and CEO of...

Erratum.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2005... In the December issue of GPS World, side-by-side ads ran on pages 22-23 for Interstate Electronics Corporation that require clarification. Driving home the publication's 15th anniversary, the ad on page 21 was reprinted from the first issue of...

Stock tracker.(GPS INSIDE)(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... STOCK TRACKER NOV. 15, 2004 COMPANY STOCK MARKET SYMBOL ADJ. CLOSE CSI Wireless Inc. Toronto Stock Exchange CSY.TO 3.04 Garmin Ltd. ...

Calendar 2005.(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... * JAN 12-FEB 9 Course: GIS Data Via GPS Riverside, California. "GIS Data Capture Using GPS Technology" course held Wednesdays, 6-9:30 p.m., at the University of California Riverside Extension. Call (951) 827-5804 or e-mail...