GPS World articles from May 2004

GPS World archives from May 2004

Looking for the next best thing.(The View from Here)
May 1, 2004... GPS may be on the brink of something really big--as big as space and time, or human evolution, maybe even as big as cell phones. Or, then again, maybe not. Until now, GPS has been primarily the preserve of those who know what they're...

Alcatel to the Rescue on project SCORE.(Global View)(Service of Coordinated Operational Emergency and Rescue)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) selected Alcatel Space as prime contractor for the Service of Coordinated Operational Emergency and Rescue using EGNOS (SCORE). Budgeted at [euro]2 million, the contract runs for 24 months. Alcatel Space will...

University of Nottingham founds SatNav Center.(Global View)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, will create a new Center for Satellite Navigation, committing [pounds sterling]1 million of its own resources and seeking an additional [pounds sterling]2.5 million through fundraising. The new...

GPS on board Gravity Probe B.(Global View)
May 1, 2004... The long-awaited launch of Gravity Probe B experiment on April 20--more than 40 years in the making--carries with it a Trimble Advanced Navigation Sensor (TANS) Vector to generate real-time navigation solutions. The four-antenna, six-channel...

Precise rail track surveying: this article describes the Swiss Trolley, a multisensor measurement system incorporating real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS, and its use to survey sections of railroad track in the United Kingdom.(RTK GPS)(West Coast Route Modernization Program)
May 1, 2004... Since May 2003, large track renewal projects have taken place within the West Coast Route Modernization Program (WCRM), demanding a major effort from the United Kingdom rail industry. Survey companies play a key role in this program by...

GPS vulnerability testing: jamming and interference: "warfighters are increasingly reliant on GPS. The impact of the loss or degradation of GPS capabilities and the ability to operate despite that loss or degradation have not been systematically tested or evaluated in a joint operational environment."--Joint Global Positioning System Combat Effectiveness problem statement derived from operational community concerns.(Military)(Department of Defense)(Joint Chiefs of Staff and Services)(Joint Test & Evaluation)
May 1, 2004... Since the late 1990s, the military community has expressed concern about warfighters' increasing reliance on GPS technology, and what they can do if an adversary attempts to degrade or deny the GPS signal. Various studies conducted within the...

Acquiring sensitivity to bring new signals indoors.(GPS L2C, L5, and Galileo L1)(global positioning system)(Fast Fourier Transforms )
May 1, 2004... New GPS signals L2C and L5 and the new Galileo signal will significantly improve sensitivity and accuracy, overcoming problems of databit-limited integration time, cross-correlation and multipath, tracking accuracy, and autonomous ionosphere...

Hyperboloidal range differencing: a new technique for deformation monitoring.(Deformation Monitoring)(global positioning system)(Column)
May 1, 2004... THE USES OF GPS ARE MYRIAD--from navigating a visitor around an unfamiliar city to determining a golf ball's distance to the next hole. Many applications of GPS involve safety of life such as locating mobile telephones through E-911 and E-112...

Now you, too, can be a Galileo Master.(GPS Inside)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2004... Satellite navigation experts and enthusiasts could get a chance to direct the course of Galileo at the first European competition on satellite navigation, Galileo Masters 2004. Sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs,...

Satellite Surveying text updated.(GPS Inside)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... First published in 1990, GPS Satellite Surveying now appears in its third edition, with current information on geodetic reference systems, GPS modernization, least-squares adjustments, pseudorange and carrier-phase observables, and other topics...

Geospatial mags lead satellite panels.(GPS Inside)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... ISCe 2004, an international satellite and communications show, convenes June 1-3 in Long Beach, California, with panel discussions led by Russell Brody, publisher of GPS World, GeoIntelligence, and Geospatial Solutions magazines, and by Alan...

CSI puts Bluetooth in PowerMAX.(Launches)(CSI Wireless Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... CSI Wireless Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, has introduced the PowerMAX receiver providing stated sub-meter positioning at up to 5 Hz output using either its built-in satellite-based augementation system (SBAS) demodulator, built-in DGPS beacon, or...

Televigation locates card payments.(Launches)(Creditel Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Televigation of Sunnyvale, California, has teamed with Creditel of Los Angeles to offer a combined point-of-sale device and globally positioned mobile phone, designed for mobile workers who wish to collect payment on the spot. The initiative...

Tiger, Fathammer got GPS game.(Launches)(Tiger Telematics Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Gametrac Europe Ltd. (United Kingdom), a subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., has teamed with Fathammer Ltd. (Helsinki, Finland), to add gaming content to its Gizmondo console. The pocket-sized mobile...

Symmetricom offers XLi timing options.(Launches)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Symmetricom of San Jose, California, a supplier of atomic clocks, network synchronization and timing solutions, has three new options for its XLi high-precision GPS synchronized time and frequency receiver, including frequency management, time...

Ricoh camera can geocode photos.(Launches)(Ricoh Digital)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Geospatial Experts of Fort Collins, Colorado, has bundled GPS Photo Link Ricoh Edition software with Ricoh Digital's (Toyko Japan) new Caplio Pro G3 digital camera featuring automatic geocoding. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The GPS feature...

NavCom airs VueStar package.(Launches)(Navcom Technology Inc)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... NavCom Technology of Torrance, California, has unveiled VueStar, a self-contained global positioning system that provides real-time decimeter navigation solution for aerial survey applications. The VueStar package features NavCom's SF-2050M...

NAVTEQ, XM satellite hit the road.(Launches)(XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... This fall, XM Satellite Radio of Washington, D.C., and NAVTEQ of Chicago, Illinois, will introduce a new satellite data information service XM Nav Traffic, that displays real-time data about traffic accidents, traffic speed, and estimated...

Sarantel antenna outfits alarm.(Deals)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... United Kingdom-based Sarantel will supply its Geohelix miniature antenna to My-Bodyguard BV of Haaksbergen, Netherlands, for a new personal GSM/GPS alarm. The My-Bodyguard and My-SOS products feature the Falcom C2D-SI with GPS core based...

Eurofix to enhance Saudi GPS.(Deals)(global positioning system)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... reelektronika bv of The Netherlands and Megapulse Incorporated of North Billerica, Massachusetts, will upgrade three Saudi Loran stations owned by the Saudi Ports Authority in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Positioning System (SPS) will include GPS...

Navy awards NavCom, I.T.S.(Deals)(Navcom Technology Inc.)(ITS Corp.)
May 1, 2004... NavCom Technology (Torrance, California) and I.T.S. Corporation (Oxnard, California) have received a multi-year contract to provide the U.S. Navy, Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO-CEANO) with an integrated real-time kinematic (RTK) and...

GPS navigation for smartphones.(Deals)(Orange France S.A.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Orange France of Paris, France, a subsidiary of British phone maker Orange SA, plans to mass-market GPS navigation services on the Orange France network during second quarter 2004 on smartphones powered by Paris-based Webraska. According...

Technocom funded for expansion.(Deals)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Technocom Corporation has completed a $6.75 million financing round to enable expansion of its wireless location service management and middleware platforms, helping wireless carriers manage wireless location infrastructure and services. ...

Navicore secures first funding.(Deals)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Navicore Ltd. (Helsinki, Finland), a provider of navigation and coordination applications for mobile phones founded in 1999, has secured its first round of funding from Finnish Technology Venture Capital firms Eqvitec Partners and Holtron...

Nav '04.(Events)(Royal Institute of Navigation)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... The Royal Institute of Navigation will host a location and timing applications conference, Nav'04, November 9-11 in London, England. The event features two overlapping conferences focusing on the maritime Automatic Identification System...

NIST seminar.(Events)(National Institute of Standards and Technology)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... The 29th annual time and frequency metrology seminar will take place June 14-17, at the NIST Boulder Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the seminar will cover instrumentation...

ESRI/GIS.(Events)(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.)(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) of Redlands, California, is now accepting abstracts for its second annual ESRI survey and GIS summit, August 7-10, in San Diego, California. Targeting land surveyors, engineers, educators, and...

NovAtel appoints chairman.(People)(David Vaughn appointed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... NovAtel, Inc., of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has announced the appointment of David Vaughn as chairman of the company's board of directors. Vaughn hasbeen on the board of directors since July 2001 and acted in the capacity of president and CEO...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2004... The TIM-LR sensor-based GPS receiver for dead-reckoning positioning by u-blox (Thalwil, Switzerland) has high sensitivity reaching-150 dBm. The incorrect figure was reported in the April issue of GPS World in a GPS Inside article about...

Low power consumption antenna.(Receiver Technology)(San Jose Navigation introduces low poer consumption antenna)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... San Jose Navigation has rolled out its new low power consumption antennas, SM-19 and MK-1. The 48 X 58 X 15-millimeter SM-19 offers signal amplification to any GPS receiver with 2.5~5.0V DC antenna power at the center pin. The 25.20 X 33.95 X...

Dead-reckoning positioning.(Receiver Technology)
May 1, 2004... u-blox's TIM-LR sensor-based GPS receiver for dead-reckoning positioning is powered by the 16-channel, low-power Atmel ANTARIS chipset, and features 2.5-centimeter CEP accuracy, 34-second cold start, 3.5-second hot start, WAAS/EGNOS support,...

Embedded GPS.(Receiver Technology)
May 1, 2004... Falcom GmbH's JP7-T family of embedded GPS is based on the SiRF starlle/LP chipset and supports SiRF's XTRAC software package for tracking GPS signals at low signal strength. The JP7-T family--JP7-T, JP7-TB and JP7-TC--weigh 2.5 grams (without...

Low power GPS RF receiver.(Receiver Technology)
May 1, 2004... NEC's UPB1009K is a silicon, singlechip double-conversion RF-to-IF I-Q frequency translator that provides RF front end for GPS receivers, integrating a low-noise amplifier, VCO, PLL, IF AGC amplifiers, IF filtering, I-Q demodulators, I-Q IF...

Base station management.(GPS-Related Software)
May 1, 2004... ZBSS Version 1.1 is a dual-platform, CORS-friendly base station software for Thales Navigation's Ashtech GPS receivers. Capable of running on either Windows or Linux, ZBSS offers a turnkey software solution for setting up a Cooperative...

Network Adjustment support.(GPS-Related Software)
May 1, 2004... Best-Fit Computing, Inc. has released the COLUMBUS Network Adjustment Software Version 3.5. Features expanded support for input files, including fasting loading of large networks, user-editable network, and file option settings; support for...

Advanced mapping.(GPS-Related Software)
May 1, 2004... XMap/GIS Editor by DeLorme creates thematic maps with classification, symbolization, and layer-management tools; develops custom interactive queries--using XMap 4.5 or XMap Web 3.0, Geo-reference scanned tax and parcel maps with built-in Image...

Orientation system for the blind.(GPS-Related Software)
May 1, 2004... VisuAide has launched the Trekker 2.0, a software application operating on a iPAQ 3950 pocket PC with WinCE fully adapted for the blind with talking menus, maps and GPS information. Features motorized mode for use in moving vehicles, route mode...

Wireless laser rangefinder.(Tracking & Wireless)
May 1, 2004... LaserCraft has introduced Bluetooth wireless technology with its Contour XLR series of laser rangefinders for mapping, GIS, construction, military and surveying professionals. The 3-pound, 18.8 X 10.8 X 25.4-centimeter Contour XLR series are...

Calendar 2004.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... >>> MAY 14-15 AAG Conference Washington, DC. "Mapping the News" conference for journalists, geographers, and mapping experts explores how geographic understanding, information, and new mapping techniques combine to enhance media...