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Live updates from Intergeo 2015

September 14, 2015 - By

GPS World staff is reporting from Intergeo Sept. 15–17. The massive trade show, held this year in Stuttgart, Germany, is considered the world’s leading conference trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management. With more than 16,000 visitors from 80 countries, it is one of the key platforms for industry dialogue. Editorial staff members attending include GPS World Survey/GIS Editor Eric Gakstatter and Senior Digital Editor Joelle Harms. Both are... read more

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Survey Market Key to Maxtena’s Growth

September 13, 2015 - By

Exhibiting at CTIA Super Mobility 2015, Vanja Maric, director of sales and marketing for Rockville, Maryland-based antenna-maker Maxtena, pointed out the challenge that exists for antenna makers in an uncertain drone market: forecasting what will happen next and planning for that future. “The problem with the drone space its so volatile and so fragmented, and it’s very, very hard to... read more

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Q&A at CTIA 2015 with Nick Papadopoulos, President of u-blox America

September 13, 2015 - By

Carrier-independent LTE modules, the autonomous vehicle and delivery drones all factor into future plans for the Swiss wireless company   What’s new from u-blox? There’s a ton of new things. One is that we are now expanding our portfolio into short-range radio, meaning we have now products that are Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-capable, which is useful especially in the automotive industries. And... read more

Live from ION GNSS+ 2015

September 13, 2015 - By

The GPS World staff reports live from ION GNSS+ in Tampa, Fla., September 14–18, providing news, photos, videos and more. GPS World will be there with a full team, including Editor and Publisher Alan Cameron, Managing Editor Tracy Cozzens, and our market-sector editors. We’ll be providing near-real-time coverage of the show on GPSworld.com and on Twitter. GPS World will also video record the... read more

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DJI Offers New Micro Cameras for UAVs

September 11, 2015 - By

DJI is offering two new cameras for its DJI Inspire 1 professional aerial camera platform. The new Zenmuse X5 is a commercially available micro four-thirds (M4/3) camera designed specifically for aerial use. With a large sensor, aerial image makers will be able to capture up to 13 stops of dynamic range, making it easy to capture high-resolution 16 megapixel photos or 4k, 24fps and... read more

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Market Report Assesses U.S. GNSS Industry

September 11, 2015 - By

The United States GNSS Industry 2015 Market Research Report, now available from Wise Guy Reports, is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the GNSS industry. The 316-page QYResearch Group report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The GNSS market analysis is provided for the United States markets... read more

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TCS Makes Strong Play in Indoor Location Market with Loctronix Acquisition

September 11, 2015 - By

With market share second only to Ericsson, TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is investing in location-based services (LBS), particularly those used for indoor location. One key investment was the July acquisition of Loctronix, a small Seattle-based provider of positioning systems for GNSS-challenged environments. TCS senior vice president and commercial software group president Jay Whitehurst spoke exclusively to GPS World at CTIA... read more

Galileo Launch Maintains 2015 Record Pace for Arianespace

September 11, 2015 - By

Arianespace’s 12th Soyuz flight from the Spaceport in French Guiana orbited two more spacecraft for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system on Sept. 10. 2015 is an important year for Arianespace at the service of European institutions, with 11 payloads to be orbited utilizing the company’s family of Soyuz, the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega, Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël... read more

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