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Navman Announces a Smarter GPS Smart Sensor
Submitted by nestorb on Fri, 2007-01-19 11:06.Ultimate auto steer system combines GPS and sensor input for top results
Submitted by nestorb on Tue, 2007-01-02 20:09. “Our base product delivers sub-inch accuracy at no extra cost,” Longlet said. “We are able to offer accurate repeatability with or without GPS signals and are the only company to offer alternative signal inputs like ultrasonic or tactile sensors to steer a vehicle.”
Leica Geosystems Launches the Leica SmartPole
Submitted by nestorb on Tue, 2006-12-05 21:23. With SmartPole, it is no longer necessary to identify control points in the office and then search for control in the field. The crew can simply choose the most convenient location for positioning the total station. Traversing is no longer required. Each TPS set-up can be conducted independently with new coordinates, and orientation can be determined with SmartPole GPS...
Sony launches NV-U81T and NV-U80 nav-u satellite navigation devices
Submitted by nestorb on Fri, 2006-09-01 22:05. Sony's Position Plus technology offers accurate positioning and route information even when the GPS signal is poor, for example, when you're beneath a tunnel or bridge, between tall buildings or trees with dense foliage. An acceleration sensor and a pressure sensor interpret vehicle motion to provide reliable positioning during such interruptions...
SiRF teams with Fastrax to speed GPS deployments
Submitted by nestorb on Sat, 2006-07-15 23:46. The company's VAM program is designed to enable a broad range of customers to integrate GPS technology quickly into their products without investing significant resources in their own GPS development. With a range of customizable module and subsystem level products from its VAM partners and a global support infrastructure, the VAM program enables SiRF and its partners to...
China to re-measure Mt Taishan
Submitted by nestorb on Sat, 2006-07-08 15:38. Thirty experts arrived on Tuesday in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province, to start the measurement. It is the first time for Mt Taishan to be measured with modern tools like global positioning systems, an official with the Shandong provincial department of land and resources...
Inside Navman's 'go-wherever' GPS device
Submitted by nestorb on Tue, 2006-06-27 09:33. This is a story of a good product gone bad--namely my own global-positioning system terminal, which suffered an untimely death to serve as the subject for this teardown analysis; Call it an excuse to upgrade.
Sensor takes over when GPS gets lost
Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2006-06-05 22:37. A new angular rate sensor (gyroscope) will enhance the accuracy of GPS instruments in situations where satellite reception is lost.
GPS based, non-contact speed sensor
Submitted by nestorb on Sun, 2006-06-04 19:17. THE Racelogic VBox VBS20SL is a multi-purpose GPS based non-contact speed sensor
GPS receiver modules with integrated antenna
Submitted by nestorb on Wed, 2006-05-31 09:04. The RoHS-compliant uPatch100-S expands the Fastrax line of GPS receivers based on Sony GPS chipsets. The uPatch100-S is an ultra-small OEM GPS receiver with a built-in antenna. With a form factor of only 22 x 22 x 8 mm, it is a compact and versatile receiver for NMEA-only applications...
