Mobile ITC Upholds Ruling in SiRF/Broadcom Patent Dispute Published August 15, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has denied the request of SiRF Technology to review its initial determination that found that Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate Inc. didn't infringe two SiRF GPS patents. Read more » Broadcom court case Global Locate lawsuit patents personal navigation SiRF tracking
Opinions BIM, Son of CAD and GIS Published August 12, 2008 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion By Art Kalinski, GISP For those of you who haven’t been looking over the cubicle wall, there is a quiet revolution occurring in the CAD world that is affecting the GIS community. That revolution is BIM (building information modeling). BIM was developed in the mid-90s by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to bring building […] Read more » BIM CAD GeoIntelligence Insider Geospatial Solutions GSS
Mobile ITC Says SiRF Infringes Six Broadcom Patents Published August 11, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion A U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has ruled that certain SiRF Technology products infringe six patents related to improving GPS processing and sensitivity that are held by Global Locate Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom. Read more » Broadcom court case Global Locate ITC lawsuit patents personal navigation SiRF tracking
Mobile SiRF Requests Reexamination of Broadcom Patent Ruling Published August 7, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. of San Jose, California, has completed filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official requests for reexamination of each of the four patents that Broadcom recently asserted against SiRF in the Santa Ana, California, federal district court. Read more » Broadcom court case Global Locate ITC lawsuit patents personal navigation SiRF tracking
Defense Boeing Awarded Contract for GPS Enhancement Demonstration Published August 6, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion The Boeing Company has been awarded a $153.5 million U.S. Naval Research Laboratory contract to demonstrate High Integrity Global Positioning System (GPS) technology concepts. The contract is expected to run through 2010. Read more » Boeing high-integrity GPS iGPS Iridium
Opinions Survey Survey & Construction Newsletter, Early August 2008 Published August 5, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion Javad's companies have a proven history of providing high quality, state-of-the-art GNSS receivers, but everyone in the survey/construction industry knows that while a solid receiver is important, the software makes the solution. Data-collection and PC processing software is a must-have in order to compete. Javad's 2007 acquisition of ArWest Communications Corp., a maker of narrow band and spread spectrum radios, brought the flexibility to integrate RTK communications in creative ways. Read more » Survey Scene
Opinions Survey Survey Perspectives – Late July 2008 Published July 16, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion The International GNSS Service is thinking about the near future with multiple GNSS available, namely how software receivers may help it achieve its mission of serving as the gold standard for GNSS data. Read more » Survey Scene
TITAN: The Geospatial Babel Fish Published July 9, 2008 By Art Kalinski Join the Discussion About 10 years ago PBS aired a very funny science fiction comedy called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, written by Douglas Adams. The serial radio programs, which originated in Great Britain, were about two characters who traveled the universe by bumming rides on spacecraft. One curiosity highlighted in the second episode was the Tower […] Read more » Esri GeoIntelligence Insider geospatial data Geospatial Solutions Google Earth GSS Titan
Opinions Survey Survey Perspectives – Early July 2008 Published July 1, 2008 By Eric Gakstatter Join the Discussion The PNT.gov website provides users with an inside look at U.S. GPS policy, as well as the thoughts of those who influence that policy. The minutes from this spring's meeting of the PNT Advisory Board are worth looking through. In particular, the discussion on the number of optimal GPS satellites is positive. Read more » Survey Scene
Mobile SiRF Appeals ITC Ruling on Broadcom Dispute Published June 30, 2008 By GPS World Staff Join the Discussion SiRF Technology has petitioned the International Trade Commission (ITC) to review part of a ruling earlier this month that found that Broadcom did not infringe upon two of its patents as the company alleged. Read more » Broadcom court case Global Locate ITC lawsuit patents personal navigation SiRF