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ION-GNSS 2008 LIVE COVERAGE

Can't make it to ION? We're bringing it to you!

Watch this space for live news coverage and on-the-spot analysis. Our team of experts will report continuously throughout the conference September 15-18 from Savannah, Georgia, courtesy of our sponsors:

TODAY'S NEWS

u-blox Says Growth Hampered by Weak U.S. Dollar

Swiss GPS chipmaker u-blox announced that sales for the first half of 2008 were 40.3 million Swiss francs (CHF), approximately $36.3 million in U.S. dollars, up 2.3 percent year over year.

U.S. Military Orders More GPS-Guided Rockets

Lockheed Martin has received a $61 million follow-on contract for its GPS-based Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets from the U.S. military.

Navteq Expands Traffic Patterns to Germany

Navteq says it has begun its expansion of its traffic data product in Europe, beginning with Germany.

IIR-20 Launch Pushed Back to November

The next GPS satellite launch, Block IIR-20 (SVN49), has apparently been pushed back again, this time to November.

Navigon to Offer Free Traffic across its Product Range

In an increasingly commoditized portable navigation device market, it seems that traffic data is the new product differentiator.

INSIGHT & COMMENTARY

Out in Front: Missing X Chromosome

"When young women make career choices, they are very interested in contributions to make the world a better place," says Elizabeth Cannon, dean of University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering, and past chair of ION's Satellite Division. "This is clear in service professions (teaching, health) and is there in engineering, but we often don't do a good enough job showcasing this. GNSS has great relevance; just look at all of its applications that are having major impacts on society."

Expert Advice: Reference Frame for Africa

The Africa Reference Frame (AFREF) is an initiative to unify the many national coordinate reference systems in Africa using GNSS and in particular GPS as the primary tool.