24 Jan - 14 Feb 07    
Vol 2 Issue 3      
  

TOP STORIES
China puts new navigation satellite into orbit

China successfully put a navigation satellite into orbit in the carrier rocket, Long March 3-A from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Russia, India sign agreements on GLONASS

Russia and India signed two cooperation agreements on 25th January on Russia's global space navigation system GLONASS, which will be used by Moscow's long-time partner in the military

GMV signs Galileo contracts worth over 40 million euros

The contracts involve the supply of key systems and participation in the engineering and design tasks of the complete system

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GPS-WIRELESS 2007
March 1-2, 2007
USA

Satellite Navigation Summit 2007
March 6-8, 2007
Germany

2007 Joint Navigation Conference
April 2- 4, 2007
USA

Location Intelligence Conference 2007
April 16- 18, 2007
USA

Location India 2007
June 12-13, 2007
India

Location India 2007

Location India 2007 is the 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Vehicle Tracking, Locational Intelligence and Surveying. It shall comprise of conference, seminars, workshops, and exhibition pertaining to positioning and navigation technologies.

Call for Paper
Kindly submit an abstract of the intended full paper for the conferences no later than 10th March, 2007. The abstract should not exceed 200 words and should summarise the key areas and concept to be addressed in the paper. Submitted contents should be original, containing new and original results, which has not been published before or under consideration for publication anywhere else. Topics of interest should adhere to the areas stated in the themes.

Important Dates
Abstract submission 30th March 2007
Acceptance 6th April 2007
Full paper submission 4th May 2007
Author Registration 18th May 2007

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PRODUCTS

SiGe Semiconductor develops industry’s smallest GNSS receivers

The SE4110S GPS receiver and the SE4120S GPS/Galileo receiver are each based on SiGe’s patent-pending software-based receiver architecture

u-blox to unveil new Galileo-ready GPS chip

Nokia offering free mobile-map service

GloNav intros single chip A-GPS solution

Macrom Cruiser GPS debuts

GTX unveils GPS device for shoes

BioEnable's GPS tracking service

APPLICATION

GPS range tracking system developed for Minuteman III ICBM

The Minuteman III incorporates GPS translators on the missile to receive information from the satellites and relay translated time and identification data to ground facilities

NovAtel Inc. GPS engines deployed on Shanghai Yangshan port Container Terminals

NovAtel GPS engines will power a system used for positioning and tracking all container-handling equipment in Yangshan Port Phase I and Phase II terminals

NASA to use RFID for spacecraft part tracking

Intermec has announced a cooperative research effort with the US-based NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center to investigate new automatic identification tracking (AIT) technologies

SkyGolf to provide real-time GPS information during LPGA tournament

Viewers will be given comprehensive information, including players’ driving distances and positioning, such as distances needed to clear or lay up in front of fairway hazards

Tech-filled shopping cart ready to roll

Kidspotter keeps a tab on kids in Legoland

South Korea's Port of Busan to use Savi Networks SaviTrak

GPS Industries introduces fly overs on Inforemer-HD System

Micro Technologies introduces CDMA based fleet monitoring system

County to monitor prisoners with GPS

Sensis to deploy 10th multilateration surface surveillance system in Europe

GPS in squad cars to help with faster response

Naverus system approved for Chinese airport

MISCELLANEOUS
Navstar would receive USD 929.8 million in 2008 funding

Major space program funding was raised to USD 6 billion, a USD 1.2 billion increase above fiscal 2007, according to Defense Department budget documents

TomTom GPS systems infected with a virus

A pair of viruses have been found in what the company describes as a "small number" of TomTom Go 910 dashboard-mounted models manufactured between September and November of last year

GPS command-and-control system to be upgraded

Space professionals with the 2nd Space Operations Squadron will be replacing the command-and-control system for GPS without any loss of "on-time, on-target" service to military or civil users

Wireless carriers illegally operated tracking services

World Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Market Forecast (2006-2008): report

ARTICLES
Positioning errors during the space weather
Lucilla Alfonsi,Giorgiana De Franceschi,Vincenzo Romano,Marcio Aquino,Alan Dodson

The article explain the measurements made by ISACCO during the superstorm to assess the positioning errors affecting GNSS users...

Nowcasting and Weather Forecasting
Dr. Tetsuya Iwabuchi, Dr. Christian Rocken, Dr. Leos Mervart, M. Kanzaki

The article describes the true real time ZTD processing system for real time streaming...

BUSINESS

Motorola wins Jiangsu Mobile’s contract for Location Based Services

The agreement will enable JSMCC to provide location-based value added services to 20 million subscribers in Jiangsu province

Raytheon gets USD 6.8 million US Navy deal

Raytheon will develop a landing system to guide aircraft safely onto ships using global positioning system technology

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. receives Movement Tracking System orders

The orders are for the supply of Comtech's MT-2012 mobile satellite transceivers, ruggedized and control station computers, installation kits and technical support services

Benefon receives USD 10 million order for Twig Discovery

TWIG Discovery and TWIG GPS Locator have been integrated into the patented GEOS System, enabling GEOS to deliver a range of travel safety and travel security services

Clear Channel expands total traffic network with Inrix real-time traffic

 Cisco enters RFID wireless location business

Telit Wireless Solutions signs supply agreement with Capstone Mobile

 Masternaut, Road Angel unite in-vehicle device

 Galileo project 'hindering' phone sat-nav rollout

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