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Project Tango: Google’s 3D Mapping Smartphone

March 20, 2014 - By

Google has been collaborating with universities, research labs, and industrial partners in nine countries, to concentrate the past 10 years of research in robotics and computer vision into a mobile phone. Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP) heads the project, which aims to make it possible to create a 3D model of the space around a smartphone. For instance,... read more

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Are You Master of the Galileo Universe?

March 20, 2014 - By

The European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) is looking for services, products, and business innovations that use satellite navigation in everyday life. Prizes will be awarded by some of the most relevant institutional GNSS stakeholders, such as the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). In addition, partner regions from all over the world are hosting regional challenges.... read more

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Google’s 3D Mapping Phones Head to Developers

March 19, 2014 - By

Google’s 3D mapping project, Project Tango, is putting prototypes into developers’ hands. Google has been collaborating with universities, research labs, and industrial partners in nine countries, to concentrate the past 10 years of research in robotics and computer vision into a mobile phone. “We now have prototypes ready to put into the hands of eager development partners that can help... read more

Yandex Acquires KitLocate, Israeli Geo-Location Developer

March 19, 2014 - By

The Israeli startup KitLocate, developer of energy-efficient cloud location technology for mobile devices, is joining the Yandex mobile search team. KitLocate’s technology, packed into a developer-friendly SDK, provides location capabilities, including geo-fencing, motion detection and social location, for location-based apps on the user’s iOS or Android smartphone. While doing that, it lowers battery power consumption to less than 1% per... read more

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Esri Updates Collector and Operations Dashboard Apps

March 19, 2014 - By

Esri has released new versions of Collector for ArcGIS and Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS. The Collector app now includes the ability to download maps to your smartphone or tablet device to collect and edit data when working offline. Operations Dashboard has added support for browsers so users can view operations on their iPad, Android tablet, or from their desktop. Both... read more

Exelis GPS Threat Detection Helped Safeguard Super Bowl XLVIII

March 18, 2014 - By

Signal Sentry 1000, an Exelis product that detects and locates GPS interference sources in 3D by using longitude, latitude and altitude, was deployed during Super Bowl XLVIII at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. During the Super Bowl, GPS devices were used extensively to track and monitor the location of team members and officials. GPS was also used... read more

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ENC GNSS 2014 Program Now Online

March 18, 2014 - By

The European Navigation Conference (ENC) will be held April 15-17, 2014, in the World Trade Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The conference aims at technology, innovation, and business in the PNT domain (positioning, navigation, and timing). The conference program is now available for review online. Satellite navigation and positioning, using current operational systems like GPS and GLONASS, will be major... read more

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You Can Help Find Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane

March 18, 2014 - By

  DigitalGlobe, Inc., has launched a crowdsourcing campaign that will allow anyone to help look for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by combing through satellite images for clues of its whereabouts. The search drew so many participants on its first day March 17, that it crashed the company’s website, with 500,000 visitors wanting to help find the missing Boeing... read more