TomTom launches the first quarterly Congestion Index that accurately identifies and analyses traffic congestion in major cities across Europe. The report, initially covering 31 cities, finds Warsaw the most congested city in Europe and Los Angeles the most congested city in North America. read more
TerraGo Technologies Inc. has acquired the complementary software products and technologies of Manhattan Beach, CA-based Geosemble Technologies Inc. Terms between the privately held companies were not disclosed. Both firms are In-Q-Tel portfolio companies. read more
Esri announced that GeoIQ, a small geo-location company based in Arlington, Virginia, will be joining their organization. The addition of GeoIQ’s team will strengthen Esri’s capabilities in the areas of user experience design, web development and cloud-based applications. read more
By Art Kalinski, GISP Several weeks ago I attended the kick off press conference of “GEO Huntsville.” What is GEO Huntsville? It’s one of three economic development and jobs initiatives spawned by Huntsville, Alabama, Mayor Tommy Battle. It’s lead by Joe Francica, who has been a long-time leader in the geospatial community and the editor-in-chief and vice publisher of Directions... read more
GPS World magazine has opened the first State of the Industry Survey for completion by GNSS industry members; the interactive form is found at www.gpsworld.com/industrysurvey. The results of the Survey, compiled and analyzed, will appear in the September issue of the magazine, as the very first State of the Industry Report, accompanied by an economic study titled “GNSS and the Economy: Scenarios for the World and Some Implications for the Industry.” read more
Navilock, a trademark of Tragant Handels- und Beteiligungs GmbH, announces a new family of GLONASS receiver products including the NL-662U USB based receiver (pictured left), equipped with a u-blox GLONASS chipset. read more
Thanks to those able to attend the June 21 webinar titled “Mobile GIS: What’s the New Normal? Windows, Android, iOS, Open Source?” If you weren’t able to attend and would like to listen to it, you can by registering here. It’s a fascinating discussion about the direction that mobile GIS devices are taking in the future. To top it off,... read more
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