Ok, this column is supposed to be about high-precision GNSS, right? Well, who would have ever thought I?d be inclined to write about consumer GPS receivers? Certainly not me. Sometimes, I even speak rather condescendingly about those Wal-Mart GPS units because they seem to be mis-used so often in the survey/construction business read more
Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging has announced its participation at the 2007 AAG Annual Meeting, April 17-21, 2007, at the San Francisco Hilton, San Francisco, California. read more
Rosum Corporation commented on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation?s April 10 hearing on VoIP and the Future of 9-1-1 Services." read more
Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin plans to issue new rules for testing location-based E911 service, as well as a call for public comment on the technology itself. read more
Orion Technology Inc. has formed a partnership with Sky-Shine Corporation Sdn. Bhd., a firm specializing in GIS development and mapping services, surveying and mapping systems, and environmental and laboratory instrumentation in Malaysia. Sky-Shine offers a full range of geospatial information technology services, from data conversion to application development and implementation. It serves both public- and private-sector agencies, and provides services... read more
AmbientNAV has launched a line of marine LCDs featuring its SeaEye technology. read more
There are lots of lessons to be learned here, but this incident clearly emphasizes the vulnerability of our extremely low-power GPS signal to jamming and unintentional interference. read more
The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Board of Directors has given its NSGIC Distinguished Service Award to Ivan DeLoatch, staff director of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). read more
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