Survey Spain’s GMV Wins Malaysian DGPS Contract Published November 26, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The Marine Department of Malaysia's Ministry of Transportation has chosen Spain's GMV and Astronautic Technology Sdn. Bhd. (ATSB) to establish the country's coastal differential (DGPS) network. Read more » DGPS GMV
Defense LizardTech, Smartronix Provide U.S. Military Imaging Support Published November 25, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion LizardTech is partnering with Smartronix to enable the U.S. Air Force to access to imagery in support of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, reducing turnaround time from months to weeks. Read more » LizardTech Smartronix U.S. Air Force
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Late November 2008 Published November 20, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion When considering purchasing GPS/GNSS equipment, price isn't the only thing. Local support is an important consideration for most buyers. It means technical support as well as sales support (spare parts, etc.). For some buyers who aren't as technically savvy, it's obviously even more important. Read more » Survey Scene
Uncategorized GAARDIAN Consortium Wins GPS/eLoran Integrity Research Project Published November 17, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion British Transport Police are implementing ERDAS APOLLO 2009 to manage its gridded geospatial data with an eye to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, according to ERDAS. Read more » Chronos eLoran GAARDIAN OEM PNT
Mapping Opinions Right Oblique . . . March! Published November 11, 2008 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion A complex base-mapping project spawns new techniques — and brings the power of oblique imagery to the military. By Art Kalinski, GISP When I started basic training and learned the marching command “right oblique march,” little did I know that the term “oblique” would become a capstone of my GIS career. As most readers know, […] Read more » GeoIntelligence Insider Geospatial Solutions GSS
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Early November 2008 Published November 5, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion How do these codes affect the data gathered? And how is the new code going to differ? How will this affect L1-only receivers using base corrections and getting RTK accuracy? Would a receiver that could track L1, L2, L2C, and L5 obtain a worse fix on just L2C and L5 alone? This week I answer the questions I couldn't get to in my previous webinar. Read more » Survey Scene
GPS AeroScout Debuts GPS/Wi-Fi Tracking at U.S. Air Base Published November 5, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion AeroScout Inc. has unveiled a combination GPS and Wi-Fi asset management system that has been selected by the U.S. Air Force 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) for its 110 million-square-foot outdoor facility at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Read more » Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Wi-Fi
Opinions GEOINT Transitions to the Future Published October 31, 2008 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion By Art Kalinski, GISP Attending the GEOINT 2008 conference was like drinking from a fire hose: too many superb sessions by top leaders in the field, and more than 120 exhibitors on the show floor. In a short amount of time, this community has transformed itself. Just three years ago there were many contractors offering […] Read more » GeoIntelligence Insider Geospatial Solutions GSS
More Data Formats, LizardTech Support Among EarthWhere 4.3 Updates Published October 21, 2008 By Tracy Cozzens Join the Discussion SPADAC has launched version 4.3 of EarthWhere, its spatial data management product that provides streamlined, enterprise-wide access to geospatial data, according to the company. Since SPADAC’s acquisition of EarthWhere in 2007 from SANZ, a former provider of data storage and data management solutions, SPADAC’s product development group has worked to enhance the product and provide technical […] Read more » GIS GSS
GNSS Webinar: Is Dual-Frequency GPS – As We Know It – Becoming Obsolete? Published October 21, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion On October 28 GPS World survey and construction Editor Eric Gakstatter will be discussing the U.S. Department of Defense GPS Wing's proposal to discontinue supporting Civil P(Y) semi-codeless on GPS L1 and L2 after December 31, 2020 - rendering a massive amount of high-precision GPS equipment obsolete. The webinar is hosted by GPS World and sponsored by Magellan GPS. Read more »