It’s a streak. The Connected Car was yet again the most exciting emerging technology in the room, this time at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The connected car service includes navigation, infotainment and location offerings. The big news in this sphere has come from General Motors, but more about that later. Do you remember the death of cellular digital packet... read more
Entitling its release “From Orbit with Love,” the European Space Agency (ESA) proudly announced today, March 12, 2013, that the first four satellites of the future Galileo Satellite Navigation constellation achieved their first-ever autonomous position fix. The positioning was replicated and confirmed by a team at the NavSAS group of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. The obtained accuracy lies in the... read more
Bentley Systems, Inc., has announced the immediate availability of InspectTech Collector Mobile for use on the iPad. This new iWare app underscores Bentley’s commitment to providing a broad range of apps for mobile devices that increase information mobility with integrity across engineering disciplines and the infrastructure lifecycle, the company said. InspectTech Collector Mobile works with Bentley’s InspectTech software-as-a-service offering, which... read more
eSpatial announced the launch of a free edition of their flagship mapping software, also called eSpatial. According to the announcement, eSpatial mapping software lets users convert spreadsheet data into map form. This visualization provides immediate insights into market trends and challenges. The new free edition of eSpatial is available to anyone who signs up for an account at www.espatial.com. Once logged on, users... read more
Esri introduced Collector for ArcGIS, which allows users to capture and report spatial and/or tabular information directly from their iPhone or Android smartphone in the field. The Collector for ArcGIS application simplifies data collection in the field. Data can be recorded using GPS or by tapping on the map. The Collector app provides the ability to plan routes, generate directions,... read more
Developers and consumers are divided over where responsibility lies around in-app purchases for mobile games by children. Apple’s settlement of a class-action lawsuit over the use of in-app purchases (IAPs) by children for $100 million sparked considerable disagreement across social media. According to the terms put forth by Apple, anyone whose children purchased currency, medals, weapons or other virtual goods... read more
IFEN GmbH, based outside of Munich, Germany, has established IFEN Inc. in the United States. The new U.S. company will address the needs of the American market for GNSS test equipment, IFEN said. “IFEN Inc., located in Corona, California, will greatly facilitate order placement, delivery and support for U.S. customers,” said Günter Heinrichs, head of Customer Applications and Business Development, of... read more
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