Opinions Puzzling Over PDFs Published October 15, 2008 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion By Art Kalinski, GISP GeoPDFs have become a very valuable tool for the GIS community, but it has been a slow evolution. My first exposure to GeoPDFs came about five years ago, when I saw a new GIS map-publishing medium offered by Layton Graphics. The local Atlanta firm started out as a microfilm copy specialist, […] Read more » GeoIntelligence Insider Geospatial Solutions GSS
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Late October 2008 Published October 14, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion GNSS is one of the few industries I can think of that, even in a horrible global economy, is still going to experience growth over the next five years. We are fortunate indeed. A particularly bright spot is the robust agriculture market, where there is renewed growth in precision agriculture for GNSS, primarily in high-end RTK applications. Read more » Survey Scene
Mobile ITC to Review SiRF/Broadcom Patent Imbroglio Published October 10, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has said it will review the determination of one of its administrative law judges that previously found that SiRF Technology infringed on patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate. Read more » Broadcom court case Global Locate ITC Kanwar Chadha lawsuit patents personal navigation Qualcomm SiRF tracking
Galileo GNSS Opinions Expert Advice: Turning from Challenge to GNSS Opportunity Published October 1, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion After a brief Galileo snapshot of current status, I will proceed as requested with predictions of life in a multiple-GNSS world. We have secured an additional budget of 3.4billion euros, mainly for developing and launching the Galileo constellation, with the key objective of a full operational capability in 2013. Read more » European Commission Expert Advice Paul Verhoef
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Early October 2008 Published September 30, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion The height of the next solar cycle will occur in the 2011-2012 timeframe. That's when the free electrons propagated in the Earth's ionosphere will be the most dynamic and the most difficult to model - and when GNSS users need to be prepared. Read more » Survey Scene
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Late September 2008 Published September 17, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion ION is my favorite conference of the year because I get to see where companies and organizations are putting their research effort which, in turn, gives me a good idea where GNSS technology for surveying/construction is heading. Too bad Ike had other plans for me. Read more » Survey Scene
Opinions Seeking Synergy Published September 9, 2008 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion By Art Kalinksi, GISP Three weeks ago, I attended the Second Annual Synergy Conference and Expo in southern Florida. The operations and intelligence conference was organized by Nancy Wheeler and Brigadier General Billy Bingham, USAF (Ret). Although both are retired from intel, they continue to work in the community through their support of the Government […] Read more » GeoIntelligence Insider Geospatial Solutions GSS
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Early September 2008 Published September 3, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion I'm on the agenda for the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) meeting prior to the ION GNSS conference in Savannah later this month. I'll be leading a session titled: WAAS for Mapping: It Works Where You Work. Read more » Survey Scene
Machine Control / Agriculture Leica Geo, TeeJet Pair Up for Ag Market Efforts Published August 29, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion Leica Geosystems and TeeJet Technologies have embarked on a partnership in which TeeJet will distribute Leica's No-Drift mojoRTK auto-steer system under its own label, adding RTK-accuracy guidance to TeeJet's suite of precision agriculture products. Read more » Leica Geosystems partnership precision agriculture RTK TeeJet
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Late August 2008 Published August 20, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion Yes, it's in the middle of prime field season. Yes it's a GIS conference. Yes, it costs time and money to go. But that doesn't mean you should miss this prime opportunity to mix with high-caliber survey professionals. Read more » Survey Scene