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Actility, Abeeway, and Combain have partnered to create solutions for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-based indoor geolocation.  The Europe-based companies plan to combine their individual strengths in IoT connectivity, geolocation services and advanced positioning technology for indoor navigation. The new indoor location solutions will leverage...

TomTom  has announced it is integrating its traffic data with PTV Group’s automated transport modeling solution, PTV Model2Go.  The deal allows PTV Group to leverage TomTom’s origin and destination (O/D) traffic data to reduce the time it takes to model transportation...

Hexagon, Fujitsu Develop Digital Twin Applications to Predict Natural Disasters and Traffic Accidents Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division and Fujitsu Limited have announced the development of digital twin applications for predicting and mitigating natural disasters and traffic accidents.  The solutions, based on...

Lidar manufacturer's stock has doubled since last year's IPO Intel Corp. INTC 0.00 plans to sell a part of Mobileye Global MBLY 0.00, maker of lidar systems, for about $1.5 billion, according to a U.S. Security and Exchange commission filing. ...

Lost in the product rollouts at its WWDC event this week was Apple’s AAPL 0.00 announcement that users will be able to use Apple Maps offline, with the iOS 17 update, later this year. While Google Maps has had this...

Social mapping platform Atly has officially launched with $18 million in funding from Target Global, Tal Ventures, and FKA Brands to offer users location-based content.  Atly, in its open beta, said it has stewarded thousands of user-created community-based maps. The company says hundreds...

In a GPS modernization report released this week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that the U.S. Space Force needs to develop a sound business case for new M-code capable handhelds.  The agency also said that the service needs...

Geotab Showcases Canadian Innovations Geotab is a technology partner in Project Arrow, an initiative by The Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) of Canada to develop the first all-Canadian, zero-emission concept vehicle. Geotab is contributing to the development of the Mutualism partnership's intelligent cockpit, which...

Social mapping platform Atly has officially launched with $18 million in funding from Target Global, Tal Ventures, and FKA Brands to offer users location-based content.  Atly, in its open beta, said it has stewarded thousands of user-created community-based maps. The company says hundreds...

Satellite positioning service to be delivered on Inmarsat satellites in 2027 Inmarsat Australia has won a $187.4 million contract for positioning and navigation service to benefit the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network’s (SouthPAN) satellite service.  Inmarsat will provide the capability onboard...