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ABI Research: Total GPS/GNSS IC Market to Reach 1.8 Billion Shipments by 2016

June 14, 2012 - By

GPS/GNSS is now moving beyond cellular and traditional navigation markets, representing a market worth more than $3.3 billion in 2016, according to a new report by ABI Research. read more

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VUEWorks and CitySourced Announce Plans for a More Powerful Citizen Request Application

June 13, 2012 - By

VUEWorks and CitySourced announced plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to enhance their GIS-based mobile and web applications that enable citizens to report concerns, opinions, and requests directly to the government. read more

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GIS Guide to Public Domain Data Explains Sources and Quality of Spatial Data

June 13, 2012 - By

Esri Press announced they have published The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data that provides GIS users with detailed information about the sources and quality of spatial data available in the public domain and the policies that govern its use. read more

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Large Turn-Out Demonstrates Government’s Interest in Open Source Software

June 13, 2012 - By

A sold-out crowd of more than 650 people filled the Kossiakoff Conference Center at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 to participate in the Open Source Industry Day co-hosted by the National Security Agency and the Open Source Software Institute. read more

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Military Student Turns Passion for GIS Technology into a Career

June 13, 2012 - By

American Sentinel University reports that U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Fierro first fell in love with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology during the Army’s Advanced Individual Training at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Since then, he has dedicated himself to learning as much about GIS as possible. read more

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JNC Live Coverage: SAASM and M-Code Receiver Test

June 13, 2012 - By

Live Coverage from the Joint Navigation Conference: new SAASM Receiver from NovAtel, L-3; First-Ever M-Code Receiver Gun Firing read more

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DataAppeal Announced Update to 3D GIS Data Visualization Tool

June 13, 2012 - By

DataAppeal announced an update to its web-based GIS data visualization software. The new functionality allows users the option of layering multiple maps to compare them and also a new color gradient feature to quickly see common data points. read more

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Latvian State Forest Service Purchases 262 Ashtech Mobile Mapper 100 GPS Handhelds

June 13, 2012 - By

Ashtech announced that the Latvian State Forest Service (SFS) recently evaluated four leading brands of GNSS handheld mapping devices in a head-to-head comparison that included rigorous field trials, financial cost and technical specifications. The Ashtech MobileMapper 100 achieved the best results in all comparisons, according to an SFS spokesperson. read more

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