Among several spring release products and enhancements, Mapbox says its Mobile Maps SDK Flutter Plug-in and advancements in Search Box API are the most important new features for developers. Search Box, which Mapbox says has attracted thousands of developers, added location data coverage in the United...
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Taco John's Introduces Location-Based Order Fulfillment
Fast Mexican food giant Taco John's has partnered with Flybuy to introduce location-based order firing to the industry. By adding Flybuy’s technology allows Taco...
New funding round accelerates development of a LEO alternative to GPS
Accelerating the deployment of a low Earth orbit (LEO) alternative to GPS, Xona Space Systems this week closed a $19 million Series A round of funding. The new round, led by Future...
Intelsat has partnered with CNH CNHI 1.37%↑ to install, connect and operate ruggedized multi-orbit satellite terminals on CNH’s farm equipment operating in remote farmland throughout Brazil.
The service, which be available in the second half of 2024, will use Intelsat’s FlexMove satellite network to give farmers connectivity...
In its first quarter reporting, Trimble TRMB 0.93%↑ said it had revenue of $953.3 million—which is up on a year-over-year basis. However, the company said the numbers were flat on an organic basis.
The company reported more than $2 billion in annualized recurring...
OneNav Announces First L5-Direct GNSS Receiver Technology
Saying the product launch comes as Russia is interfering with GPS technology throughout Europe, oneNav announced the launch of L5-direct, which is directly acquiring and tracking L5-band signals. Russian forces have been successful in using GPS blackout technology to...
TomTom will deliver map data and APIs to support Qualcomm’ QCOM 5.48%↑ Aware platform. Launched in February 2023, Aware was touted as a platform that allows developers and enterprises the ability to create custom products—and to combat fragmentation in the IoT industry.
The platform allows...
Carriers deny allegations, say they will fight fines...
Alleging that they illegally shared access to their customers’ location information, the nation’s largest wireless carriers were fined nearly $200 million this week by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC contends that the carriers sold access...
As developers are looking beyond GNSS to address increasingly complex positioning challenges, Spirent Communications has launched PNT X, its positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) simulation system.
PNT X offers signals that include L-band, S-band, alternative navigation (AltNav) signals and Regional Military Protection (RMP)...
Mapbox Continues Haptic Partnership, Signs Deal With Fusic
Mapbox has announced the continued partnership with navigation technology provider Haptic. The companies will continue to feature Mapbox’s Navigation SDK and Directions API that is integrated into the HapticNav app.
In other company news, Fusic and Mapbox signed a deal for map...
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