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iTrack Solutions Provides Web-Based Fleet Management Software

March 25, 2015 - By

Integrated Tracking (iTrack) Solutions Loki Gen 6 is a web-based mapping software derived from a series of other Loki software products focused on asset tracking for large fleets of vehicles. The maps are provided by Bing, but custom mapping can also be used with the support of Esri ArcGIS REST services and shapefiles. iTrack Solutions is based in Calgary, Canada, and provides GPS tracking, mobile data communications and display... read more

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GPS IIF-9 Successfully Lifts Off from Cape Canaveral

March 25, 2015 - By

The U.S. Air Force’s ninth GPS Block IIF satellite (GPS IIF-9) launched on time Wednesday at 2:36 p.m. EDT (1836 GMT)  from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The GPS satellite has been deployed by the Delta IV rocket. read more

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Uber and Decarta: Automated Taxi Tomorrow?

March 25, 2015 - By

The force of mapping was punctuated this month when Uber, the juggernaut taxi service, acquired long-time mapping and navigation company deCarta. Uber and its competitor, Lyft, redefined taxi service with a smartphone app that connects users and drivers. These services have exceled by offering reliable low-cost rides and quick pick-ups, functionality that is enabled by seamless mapping and navigation technologies.... read more

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Latin America Sanitation Company Goes with ProMark

March 25, 2015 - By

Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), a Brazilian water and sewage collection utility owned by São Paulo state and Latin America’s largest water company by market capitalization, has selected Spectra Precision ProMark 120 and 220 GNSS receivers to assist in gathering the geographic location of all SABESP network assets and the location of all customers. SABESP provides water to more than 28.7 million customers, or 67 percent of the population of São Paulo state. Water loss due... read more

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IAIN World Congress Abstract Deadline Extended to March 31

March 25, 2015 - By

World Congress 2015, sponsored by the International Association of Institutes of Navigation (IAIN), has extended its deadline for abstract submissions to March 31. The event will be held October 23-25 at the Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. After abstracts are reviewed, authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by April 15. Speakers include Satoshi Kogure of the Japan... read more

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GNSS Constellations March On

March 25, 2015 - By

This week nearly all the global navigation satellite systems will push their spatial presence one or two steps further, or higher, if they perform as scheduled. Rarely if ever has there been such a concentrated period of activity in the catapult category. Are we witnessing the real dawn of the multi-GNSS era? GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, and IRNSS all have positioned... read more

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Galileo Satellites Enclosed for Friday’s Launch

March 25, 2015 - By

Thousands of engineers have worked on the seventh and eighth navigation satellites of Europe’s Galileo constellation in recent years, but last Friday marked the very last time the spacecraft were glimpsed by human eyes. read more

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Javad Ashjaee Urges Diplomacy, Cooperation to End Crimean Stand-Off

March 25, 2015 - By

By Javad Ashjaee 25 years ago, while the Soviet Union still existed, I began efforts that led me to become the first to combine United States’ GPS and Russia’s GLONASS satellites. Later I hosted many GPS and GLONASS authorities, fostered friendships among them, and promoted concepts such as “compatibility” and “interoperability” of satellite systems. See the details in the GPS... read more

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