The System: GPS III, Always a New Horizon
July 30, 2014
First, Lockheed Martin began investigating options for its GPS III payload supply line last year. Then in June […]
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First, Lockheed Martin began investigating options for its GPS III payload supply line last year. Then in June […]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission convened a June 20 workshop on “GPS Protection and Receiver Performance” whose bite […]
Many of the nation’s leading public safety and public health organizations submitted comments this week in support of […]
By Dana A. Goward Highly precise and free for use by anyone with an inexpensive receiver, GPS and […]
The long awaited results from the independent field trial of indoor wireless location technologies are here. The FCC-chartered […]
The FCC sees indoor location as a critical safety concern for E911 emergency response. The commission has tasked […]
Big changes. Apple finally ended its long time dependence on Google Maps. As part of its latest operating system upgrade to iOS 6, Apple is launching its own, home-grown mapping service. It is an impressive offering. In a very different move, Microsoft is replacing its own Bing maps in all Windows Phone devices. Nokia maps, previously Navteq, will replace Microsoft’s home-grown Bing Maps. Micello has a new indoor location trial that isn’t just indoor mapping. This month the FCC has something to say on the topic of privacy in LBS apps. ABI Research has high expectations for indoor location.
The FCC said that all wireless carriers, including voice-over-IP service and landline providers, are required to integrate GPS into phones by 2018 — and subsequently rushed to reverse, er, clarify itself. In other news, Apple rolled out the newest iPhone, and Intel bought Telmap, which has made inroads into the LBS market with its partnerships with carriers.
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