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Companies Return to Trade Shows, Starting With AUVSI Xponential The worldwide market to integrate location capability into unmanned systems that include drones is growing as evidenced by the number of companies making announcements this week at Atlanta’s AUVSI Xponential trade show. For...

Lockheed Martin recently said its In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LINUSS) completed environmental testing and is ready for launch later this year.  The company says that small CubeSats can upgrade satellite constellations to add new capabilities and extend spacecraft...

Livermore, Calif.-based Topcon Positioning Group has expanded its Topnet Live GNSS network of correction solutions to include a real-time kinematic (RTK) service.  The company said that the expanded growth is a result of the increasing demand in the construction,...

Early stage companies targeted in the agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation industries. Trimble  has launched a $200 million venture fund that will focus on early and growth-stage companies in the agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation industries. The fund, called Trimble Ventures, focuses on companies...

The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) to build the NorSat-4 maritime tracking microsatellite.  This is the eighth satellite developed by SFL for Norway, including the NorSat-3 launched in April 2021 and the NorSat Technology Demonstrator...

Bridgestone Agrees to Purchase Azuga Holdings From Sumeru Equity Partners, Danlaw and Other Shareholders Bridgestone Americas has agreed to purchase fleet tracking software company Azuga for $391 million.  Pending regulatory approval, the deal brings all of Azuga’s products, facilities in the U.S. and...

Several companies in Verizon and Newlab’s 5G Studio integrate location technology in their offerings.  The startups, which leverage Verizon’s Ultra Wideband 5G network and Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) capabilities, include those specializing in autonomous robots and autonomous drone data collection, bi-directional EV charging stations,...

INRIX Inc. last week launched its INRIX IQ Location Analytics, a cloud-based LBS application that provides retailers, investors, and other businesses insights to open new stores, increase revenue, and maximize return on investment, the company said. INRIX said that when selecting a...

Location-as-a-Service Could Be Industry’s Most Comprehensive (Image: u-blox) Innovative Service Targets Most Location Markets Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced it will soon launch a Location-as-a-Service that incorporates its recently introduced PointPerfect, AssistNow, CloudLocate and CellLocate products.  While PointPerfect brings GNSS to a mass market, the other...

Photo:  DDK Positioning GNSS Augmentation Service on Iridium Satellites (Photo: Iridium) Oceaneering International and DDK Positioning Limited have announced that they are partnering on GNSS augmentation services using Oceaneering’s C-Nav Positioning Solutions products. DDK Positioning services, delivered through the Iridium satellite communications network, integrate hardware developed by Topcon. Initially, DDK...