J.J. Pickle Campus hosts free SKYWARN session Feb 25, 2008
Draper's black SUV is equipped with a ham radio, a scanner, a video camera, a GPS with street-level mapping, firefighting gear, cones, maps, a first aid kit and live radar that comes in over a cellular signal. He said he typically puts 60,000 to 80,000 miles on his chase truck every year. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Rips 'Eloquent but Empty' Obama... Feb 20, 2008
Collapse of the Soviet Union, perfection of the internet switches and technology, GPS systems, video games, advanced avionics, advanced power systems, etc. etc. (The Drudge Report)
Rwanda: Forests - District Officials Train in Hi-Tech Applications Feb 18, 2008
As such, the CGIS-NUR showed them how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) devices like Global Positioning System (GPS) to locate forests in the area and ArcGIS software to analyse spatial information on a computer. Evelyn Iyakaremye, an environment officer in Nyamasheke District, Western Province, said that her office has been offering uncertain data on the number and area of forests because they were lacking both skills and equipment to measure and locate them. (allAfrica.com)
GPS spreads from cars to cellphones Feb 15, 2008
BARCELONA: After replacing paper maps for millions of drivers, GPS technology is now being put into mobile phones and was one of the most-hyped developments at this week's Mobile World Congress. The biggest handset manufacturers and GPS (global positioning system) specialists have begun building handsets with personal navigation software, planning routes and guiding pedestrians with detailed digital maps ... Advertising for GPS in phones, long-awaited by the industry, was everywhere at this... (India Times)
Location-Based Services to Boom in 2008 Feb 14, 2008
Increasing numbers of GPS-enabled phones -- recently predicted to more than triple over the next five years -- and hefty investment in the navigation space from heavyweights such as Nokia underpin these predictions ... But location services thrive on accuracy -- and GPS alone is not always enough, according to a UK company that is developing technology to improve both the availability of GPS positioning data and its accuracy ... Wireless device company CSR is working with Motorola to establish... (BusinessWeek)
Garmin Mobile(TM) XT Brings Google Local Search and Panoramio Photo Navigation to Smartphones Feb 11, 2008
Garmin Mobile XT is an all-in-one software solution that turns smartphones with internal GPS into full-feature Garmin navigators ... "Garmin Mobile XT is already compatible with over 100 GPS smartphones, and we expect this number to increase as more smartphones are introduced with internal GPS." The Google Local search capability on Garmin Mobile XT allows users to harness more points of interest information via the world wide web ... Once the microSD card is inserted into a compatible... (PR Newswire)
Broadcom Announces Innovative Reference Design Platform to Enable the Next Wave of Low Cost HEDGE Smartphones Feb 11, 2008
New Highly Integrated 65nm Single-Chip HSDPA + EDGE Reference Design and CellAirity(TM) Software Includes Broadcom's Industry Proven Bluetooth(R), Wi-Fi(R), FM Radio, GPS and Power Management Solutions, Significantly Reducing Cost and Form Factors BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2008 MWC -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: ), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced a new HEDGE reference design platform that will significantly... (PR Newswire)
Broadcom Demonstrates Support for All Key Mobile Phone Open Operating Systems on Its Single-Chip Smartphone Solution Feb 11, 2008
CellAirity includes products that enable leading baseband and application processing, 2G and 3G cellular connectivity, multimedia acceleration and power management, as well as peripheral technologies such as Bluetooth(R), Wi-Fi(R), GPS and mobile TV. (1) In-Stat, November 2007. About Broadcom Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. (PR Newswire)
New Method For Taxi, Delivery Dispatch Reduces Wait Times Feb 11, 2008
We also tap into Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system and EGNOS system which improves the performance of the US GPS and Russian GLONASS systems over Europe ... The killer application that really drove growth of the LBS market was the development of assisted-GPS technology that uses satellite-based geo-location, says Challamel ... In LIAISON, we have developed an enhanced, assisted GPS system that enables accurate positioning without significant power demands, making it possible to... (Science Daily)
New Species Of Giant Elephant-shrew Discovered Feb 2, 2008
18, 2005) This week marks the six-month anniversary of the first pygmy elephant's being captured and outfitted with a collar that can send GPS locations to WWF daily via satellite. Now, for the first time, the. (Science Daily)
Reframing Digital Entertainment Feb 1, 2008
For the first time, digital photo frames made it onto the CEA's list of consumer electronics best sellers this year a group that includes Apple (NasdaqGS: - ) iPod accessories and GPS navigation devices. Digital frames are hardly new. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
New Fault Found in Europe; May "Close Up" Adriatic Sea Jan 26, 2008
Sara Goudarzifor January 25, 2008. A newly identified fault running under the Adriatic Sea is building more of 's Dalmatian Islands and bulking up the Dinaric Alps, a new study says. (National Geographic)
Commentary: Observing the herd at CES Jan 18, 2008
(01/17/2008 3:39 PM EST). LAS VEGAS There's something about Vegas the milling herds on the strip, the weird colorations and flamboyant plumage of the mingling species, the overt mating rituals and the call of the wild that brings the zoo to mind. (EETimes)
Mapping tool allows emergency management personnel to visually track resources Jan 16, 2008
Track mobile assets with the global positioning system (GPS). Manage warehouse resources. (EurekAlert!)
CES 2008 Picks and Pans Jan 11, 2008
Due out in the second quarter, the Nuvi 880 will retail for $1000--more than most GPS systems ... Products for Paranoid Parents: pitched its GPS and cellular-based car locator ($300 plus $10 a month for the first six months and $15 a month thereafter) as a way for parents to make sure teens aren't driving where they shouldn't be ... GeoPics From Your GPS: The ($599, available now) is a full-featured GPS navigation system that also includes a digital camera. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Broadcom Powers the Connected Digital Home with Industry Leading Silicon Solutions Jan 7, 2008
-- GPS: Adding to Broadcom's already broad wireless portfolio, demonstrations will feature the company's new highly integrated GPS solutions for personal navigation devices and mobile handsets. -- Mobile Multimedia: Broadcom will demonstrate its VideoCore(R) III mobile multimedia processor, the world's first product enabling low power HD video camcorder and playback over HDMI, together with game console quality 3D graphics and 12 megapixel high resolution digital camera. (PR Newswire)
Sexually Transmitted Infections Jan 7, 2008
The British Medical Association, the Family Planning Association and the Terrence Higgins Trusts say ministers should add sexual health to the key performance goals against which Primary Care Trusts and GPs are inspected and financially incentivised ... Shake-up of GUM services Safe sex education Targets and incentives for GPs and Primary Care Trusts Over-the-counter testing kits. (BBC News -- Health)
More of this story» Jan 5, 2008
You have to get a driveway permit from the Road Commission so we know where the driveway is going to go so we can get a GPS (Global Positioning System) reading to calculate the address. Bruce physically drives out there with a GPS backpack" and makes latitude and longitude readings, converting x and y coordinates into a five-digit address."The Road Commission then approves that driveway permit, which is the signal for us to release that address to the person requesting it," Collins said. "Blank... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Garmin's Intuitive Navigation on Laptops Jan 4, 2008
"Plus, it offers many of the same real-time features found on high-end portable GPS devices like weather and fuel price information." Garmin Mobile PC features the same easy-to-use "Where to?" and "View map" interface found on the Garmin nuvi(R) and StreetPilot(R) ... Garmin Mobile PC is available in two configurations -- a software only package and a bundle with software and Garmin's new GPS 20x sensor ... The software only version is compatible with broadband modems, as well as internal or... (PR Newswire)
Farc hostage handover delayed Dec 31, 2007
However, Monica Villamizar, Al Jazeera's correspondent in the central Colombian town of Villavicencio, where the rescue team is grounded, said an anonymous source told her that the Venezuelan authorities do now have the GPS co-ordinates. Villamizar said that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is leading the international mission to ensure it is humanitarian rather than political, now have to go through with a number of international standard protocol before getting to the... (Aljazeera.Net)
Officials learn best way to update GIS maps Dec 20, 2007
In response to a question about the county possibly purchasing a global positioning system device to use in the field, Sorensen advised it would be very useful but the county should get a professional model, not a recreational GPS. The professional units, which are are accurate within three feet or less, cost between $3,000 and $3,500, he said. To me, I just think that s the future, said Debbie Evans, mapper for the Assessor s Office. (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
Research and Markets: Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing in the US Dec 19, 2007
Examples of products made by these establishments are: transmitting and receiving antennas, cable television equipment, GPS equipment, pagers, cellular phones, mobile communications equipment, and radio and television studio and broadcasting equipment. This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
All systems go Dec 17, 2007
This writer's family is gadget-mad; everyone but the baby has an MP3 player and a pre-trip audit revealed assorted mobiles, gaming devices, cameras, GPS devices, portable book-lights, torches, various toys and a huge pile of battery chargers ... Exempt from the one-gadget limit were the cameras, of course and the TomTom GPS. ... The GPS rates very low on his gadget list; he says it is scorned by the adventure community as a rule. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
EarthCam Announces Annual ``25 Most Interesting Webcams'' for 2007 Dec 14, 2007
Bay, Executive Producer of the blockbuster Transformers, and Josephson, producer of the current number one movie, Enchanted, joined other prominent judges from entertainment and business including Olympic Silver Medalist Gordy Sheer, Director of Marketing and Sponsorship for USA Luge; Lisa Hungness of the WildCam Program at National Geographic Society; Charnsin Tulyasathien, Sprint Product Management for Consumer Applications and GPS Solutions; Stefanie Luciano, VP of Marketing for... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gifts for families on the go Dec 12, 2007
A GPS would be a welcome gift for any traveling family. It's no fun getting lost, whether close to home or on vacation in an unfamiliar city or country. (CNN -- Travel)
Don't get lost shopping for GPS Dec 11, 2007
GPS models geared for outdoor pursuits emphasize other features ... The helpful function, likely to be a standard GPS feature soon, means the voice prompt can name streets, as in right turn on Main Street instead of right turn in 200 yards ... Garmin's GPSMAP 60CSx is still widely considered one of the best GPS devices for hikers, backpackers or fans of geocaching a popular treasure hunt game played using geographic coordinates. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Relief from airplane noise Dec 7, 2007
Several of these changes will be implemented in the next three or four months and the remainder, those that depend on GPS and computer- directed flight management systems on board aircraft, in approximately one year. Finally, even though none of the over flight measures have been implemented, Cohasset has benefited unexpectedly from the addition of the 14/32 runway. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Toys, tools and technology for travelers Dec 6, 2007
Automotive GPS units are becoming increasingly affordable with several companies offering units in the $200 range. Designed for entry-level users, the new ($200) from Pharos features a 3. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Flight of fancy Nov 30, 2007
The pilots will have entered the exact GPS coordinates for the stadium into their flight computers. About 30 minutes before the first bars of the national anthem begin, the four planes will take off and head north towards the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore. (USA Today -- Sports)
Say Goodbye to the Car Chase? Nov 27, 2007
Then the cops tag his car with a laser-guided, GPS tracking system, launched from the front grille of the squad car and guided by a laser-sight targeting system. Once the "sticky" transmitter attaches to the fleeing car, the police track the suspect via real-time feeds over a wireless network. (Fox News)
The assault on geography breeds ignorance and erodes nationhood Nov 16, 2007
When we leave home, even driving a car no longer requires map-reading skills, as GPS guides us to our destination. If it fails we are as lost as if the engine breaks down. (Guardian Unlimited)
Computer mapping technology aids firefighting efforts Nov 15, 2007
"We put a chat functionality into it. We put in tracking technology, so I can give you a GPS-enabled (Global Positioning System) cell phone so I can track you as you go on the base." ... On base, that equipment is in regular use by George Jackson, or "GPS George" as he calls himself, a retired Marine and Technology Associates employee who goes throughout the base's rugged terrain to mark features. (North County Times)
2007 InfoWorld 100 Awards Nov 14, 2007
The solution required Team Transport's IT team to integrate BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Actsoft's Comet Tracker GPS tracking tool, and Compcare dispatching software. Equipped with BlackBerry 7520 devices, drivers print paperwork using a Bluetooth printer and update tracking logs on the go. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
'LoJack' For Backup Tapes? Nov 13, 2007
A new spin on tape storage management could be near with Fujifilm testing technology to help its large corporate customers use GPS to keep track of their backup tapes -- whether they're in storage or in transit ... The resulting device is a military-grade GPS system, 1,000 times more sensitive than a conventional GPS receiver, housed in a standard half-inch Linear Tape Open (LTO) data tape cartridge ... The demands of tracking a case of tapes require a great deal more than just your average... (CIO Information Network)
Thinking caps reveal how pigeons find their way Nov 9, 2007
These tracking experiments collected good information about the birds' location, by fitting modern global positioning system (GPS) loggers to the pigeons backs ... To find out, Lipp teamed up with Alexei Vyssotski, a biological engineer, to develop tiny electroencephalogram (EEG) recorders that can pick up electrical signals from the brain, and coupled them to GPS loggers ... When they analysed the simultaneous GPS positions and the EEG-recorded brain waves, the team found only low and high... (Nature News Service)
Kid Cartographers Nov 4, 2007
This is the first annual Lamoille County Lost Ski Areas GPS Camp ... The camp is for kids who are interested in learning about the history of skiing in Vermont and how to use a global positioning unit, called a GPS, to make all kinds of maps, including topographical. (WCAX.com, VT)
The external brain Oct 27, 2007
I have melded my mind with the heavens, communed with the universal consciousness, and experienced the inner calm that externalization brings, and it all started because I bought a car with a GPS.. Like many men, I quickly established a romantic attachment to my GPS. I found comfort in her tranquil and slightly Anglophilic voice ... My GPS goddess liberated me from this drudgery. (International Herald Tribune)
Nokia and Reuters Team up to Transform how Journalists File Stories in the Field Oct 23, 2007
For the trial, GPS integrated video-streaming technology was provided by Comvu ... The company's PocketCaster GPS solution is a multiple award recipient, including the grand-prize winner of the NAVTEQ LBS Global Challenge. (PR Newswire)
Zebra Technologies to Acquire Navis Oct 16, 2007
"It complements the real-time location and GPS capabilities of WhereNet and proveo. Together, these companies give Zebra the ability to deliver more high-value applications to customers in transportation, distribution and logistics. Our ability to combine software systems with integrated real-time RFID, RTLS and GPS asset identification will position Zebra as a more valued strategic technology provider. They will help Zebra continue to move toward offering industry-specific applications in... (PR Newswire)
Broadcom Leaps Ahead of the Competition with the World's First '3G Phone on a Chip' Solution Oct 15, 2007
It can even be paired with other Broadcom devices, such as Wi-Fi(R) and GPS, PMU, or the new VideoCore(R) III mobile multimedia processor. No competing cellular baseband chip has ever achieved this level of integration, which drives down cost, power and size, while enabling an advanced level of functionality. (PR Newswire)
Innovative Education Program Gets Two-Year Boost Oct 11, 2007
Participants capture their community's history on iMovie through interviews with local elders; gather satellite imagery with GPS units to create island trail maps or resource guides; and design user-friendly websites that bring film, maps and stories together. For a sample of their projects and upcoming events, please visit. (PR Newswire)
Immersive Media and National Geographic Collaboration to Premiere at Animal-Borne Imaging Symposium (ABIS) Oct 11, 2007
IMC's immersive movies can integrate GPS coordinates and other metadata producing our GeoImmersive(TM) video. IMC's open platform design easily interfaces with industry standard applications and databases providing viewers with greater visual detail for timely, fact-based decision-making. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Broadcom Ships Advanced Power Management Unit for New Mobile Handsets from Samsung Oct 8, 2007
5G and 3G technologies has enabled increasingly sophisticated functionality and applications such as GPS and advanced multimedia in new mobile handsets and other portable connected devices. These power-hungry features (previously available in high-end products only) are proliferating down in greater numbers to mainstream products, creating a larger pool of devices in need of advanced power management functionality. (PR Newswire)
Hasselblads High End DSLR Oct 5, 2007
One aspect is the camera's own Global Image Locator (GIL), an in-camera GPS system that records the geographic location as part of the image data. Then a link to Google Earth in Phocus allows searching through images based on location. (Suite101.com)
Nokia to buy Navteq for $8.1 billion Oct 3, 2007
1 billion in a deal that shakes up the GPS device market and underscores the intent of the world's largest mobile phone maker to use more navigation in its handsets and other products ... Navteq products, meanwhile, should benefit as the move into cell phones widens exposure to them and heightens already-booming interest in GPS.. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
Globalstar Signs Hardware Agreement to Expand Satellite Simplex Data Coverage Sep 25, 2007
Information such as GPS location co-ordinates, remote status and other sensor information can be reliably sent to customers using the Globalstar Simplex network. We are very pleased to once again be working with AeroAstro for their equipment has historically provided Globalstar with the ability to provide our customers with an extremely reliable way of transmitting information over the Globalstar satellite network,'' said Jay Monroe, Chairman and CEO of Globalstar, Inc. Mr. Monroe added, ``This... (Primezone Releases)
Nienaber: S.O.S Eastern Congo Sep 19, 2007
This institutionalized system of graft perpetually cycles funding back to the international gatekeepers: expatriates with big salaries, GPS equipment, shiny new SUVs, international travel and conferences, and, increasingly, weapons and other security and logistics equipment. . (Zmag.org)
Broadcom Joins the LiMo Foundation as a Leading Semiconductor Provider for Mobile Linux(R) Solutions Sep 18, 2007
Broadcom Targets New Smartphones with its 3G Cellular Processors, Mobile Multimedia and Applications Processors, and Power Management, Low Power Wi-Fi(R), Bluetooth(R) and GPS solutions IRVINE, Calif ... Broadcom also makes available complete development platforms, pre-integrated with associated software and peripheral devices, such as PMU, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM Radio, and GPS. About Broadcom Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and... (PR Newswire)
Town uses GPS, computer program to map its trees, keep tabs on their care and their care Sep 15, 2007
Advertisement "(The GPS) gives you an organized approach to managing this asset of ours, this resource," said Bruce Spaman, the town's tree warden and superintendent of parks and trees ... With the GPS, he can look up property lines and determine whether the tree is town-owned in just minutes. (Greenwich Time)
Optimal Geomatics Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Sep 5, 2007
Optimal applies the disciplines of surveying, mapping, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and global positioning systems (GPS) to provide solutions for engineering and geospatial professionals. Summary of Financial Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated Balance Sheets July 31, October 31, 2007 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assets Cash $ 4,350,822 $ 4,144,999 Accounts... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Magnetic north pole is an Arctic wanderer Sep 3, 2007
Most handheld GPS units adjust themselves automatically for declination, which varies wildly with location. In Fairbanks, for example, magnetic north is about 21 degrees east of true north. (Anchorage Daily News)
Navigation makers vie to stand out in a crowd Sep 1, 2007
CURRENT ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS. September 01, 2007 SIDEBAR August 31, 2007. (Scientific American)
Visa appoints CFO, names independent directors Aug 31, 2007
Byron Pollitt Jr. is CFO designate of He will leave his job as CFO of (NYSE: GPS) on Sept. 14. In addition to Joseph Saunders, chairman and CEO of Visa Inc., the board will consist of 10 independent directors and seven directors -- one from each of Visa's geographic operating regions. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Optimal Geomatics Invitation to the 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results Teleconference Call Aug 31, 2007
Optimal applies the disciplines of surveying, mapping, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and global positioning systems (GPS) to provide solutions for engineering and geospatial professionals. This document may contain forward-looking statements. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Online maps offer more than directions Aug 31, 2007
Both sites let you export your maps to GPS units. Restaurants. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Japan connections Aug 30, 2007
Malcolm Lomer of SiGe Semiconductor discusses GPS design challenges with the Galileo satellite system. Related Products. (EETimes)
Hunter's plans unchanged bydeer disease Aug 26, 2007
"Still, we're trying to get a sense of how widespread this may be, so we are asking people to report dead deer even if the animal has been dead for some time. We are plotting these locations by GPS to see if we can discern some kind of geographic pattern.". Game Commission officers shot some sick deer in order to obtain fresh samples for testing. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Sony Strives for Living Room Omnipotence With PS3 DVR Features Aug 25, 2007
Explore, is a new GPS navigation package for the PSP. Scheduled for release in 2008, the add-on will provide users with the very latest in map data and navigation software from partners TeleAtlas and NavNGo ... Explore incorporates a GPS receiver and software loaded on a Universal Media Disc (UMD) to allow users to choose from a variety of 3-D city maps and 3-D landmarks in seven geographic versions. (TechNewsWorld)
* Pedal power to the people Aug 25, 2007
Now, for NT$17,000, cyclists can take up the challenge on specially designed Merida bikes, with pre-tour training, a GPS unit, back-up vehicles and a veteran cyclist riding beside them with a daily schedule covering an average distance of over 100km a day. "Ninety-five percent of our participants can finish the trip. Those who can't often are not the least physically fit, but people too confident to take the trip seriously and have to quit over sports injuries," said Huang. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
GPS Tracking and Vehicle Tracking Leader Incorporates Google Maps Into Web Tracking Software Aug 9, 2007
GPS Tracking and Vehicle Tracking Leader Incorporates Google Maps Into Web Tracking Software - Yahoo ... GPS Tracking and Vehicle Tracking Leader Incorporates Google Maps Into Web Tracking Software ... Global Tracking Communications, Inc., a leading North American supplier of GPS tracking equipment and web enabled software, announces they will incorporate Google Maps into the latest version of their Globaltrack web tracking and reporting software service. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Digital mapmakers chart the world Aug 3, 2007
Companies using rooftop cameras and GPS to enhance digital maps ... CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark. (CNN -- Tech)
Navteq hits the road to log data Jul 31, 2007
By Dave CarpenterAssociated Press CHICAGO Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark. Charles Rex Arbogast, Associated PressNavteq analyst Rich Joyce references a computer display screen as he pinpoints sites while cruising Chicago streets. (Deseret News)
Africa: Mapping Can Save Forests, Say Scientists Jul 28, 2007
Geospatial technologies include global positioning systems (GPS) for capturing basic location data, remote sensing, which uses aerial photography, and geographic information systems (GIS), which analyse data to create maps ... The Kenya-based Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development is involved in a project with the United Nations Environment Programme using GPS to map forested and non-forested areas in the Mount Kenya forest area. (allAfrica.com)
Canoe & Kayak River Trip Planning Jul 28, 2007
Maps and GPS - Purchase the topographic (topo) maps published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for the rivers you plan to run ... Learn to read, orientate and navigate with a topo map before relying on a GPS receiver. (Suite101.com)
Navteq Charts Growth of Digital Maps Jul 28, 2007
Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark. Now drivers hooked on digital maps are looking for more than just streets and turns. (ABC News -- Wire)
