Nov 1, 2007
By:
Malcolm Lomer, Stefan Fulga
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By implementing GNSS baseband processing in software for as little as $3 a unit, developers have a competitive solution for bringing GNSS functionality to consumer devices.
Jul 1, 2007
By:
Jacqueline Bickerstaff, Robert Frayling-Cork, Tony Haddrell
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Smart phones may require a GPS engine to adapt to its environment and mode without operator input.
Jul 1, 2007
By:
Jacqueline Bickerstaff, Robert Frayling-Cork, Tony Haddrell
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Smart phones may require a GPS engine to adapt to its environment and mode without operator input.
Feb 1, 2007
By:
Mike Sheldrick
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Navigation is hands-down the top dog in location-based services. Final 2006 sales of portable nav systems in the U.S. are expected to be more than double 2005 sales, and many analysts project a similarly rosy future for PNDs in 2007.
Jan 1, 2007
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This update to a seminal article first published here in 1998 explains how statistical methods can create many different position accuracy measures. As the driving forces of positioning and navigation change from survey and precision guidance to location-based services, E911, and so on, some accuracy measures have fallen out of common usage, while others have blossomed. The analysis changes further when the constellation expands to ombinations of GPS, SBAS, Galileo, and GLONASS. Software scripts, provided online, help bridge the gap between theory and reality.
Dec 1, 2006
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Several signs indicate the GPS handset market is on the brink of a tipping point, leading to popular adoption by the average consumer via cell phones.
MyGuide, a popular European nav system maker, is introducing the MyGuide 4300 to the United States.
Sanyo has introduced a new compact portable Nav System, the NVM -4030, aka "Easy Street."
Nov 1, 2006
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Mobile communications company Nokia is taking decisive steps to participate in the GPS handheld market, acquiring a mapping software company and striking a licensing deal with a GPS manufacturer.
