GPS Company Pioneered 3D Geolocation
McLean, Va.-based NextNav said it is merging with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that would take the 3D GPS company public at a $1.2 billion valuation.
NextNav and SPAC company Spartacus Acquisition Corp. say as...
NVIDIA Corp. announced they had agreed to acquire DeepMap, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based company that is focused on the autonomous vehicle mapping market.
The deal’s financial details were not disclosed, but NVIDIA said that it is expected to close...
A shareholder of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. says the location company has been undervalued in public markets because of “poor corporate governance, a history of capital misallocation, and a lack of executive succession planning.”
In a June 14 letter to...
Rather Than Requiring Carriers to Certify This Year, FCC Kicks the Can Down the Road
FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington say that a deal the agency cut with the nation’s three largest wireless carriers relieves them of public safety obligations regarding 911 vertical...
Apple announced, at its Worldwide Developers Conference this week, several new features for its Maps that are designed to keep pace with rival Google .
The company said that with iOS 15 users will be able to hold up an iPhone and Maps will generate an accurate position...
GeoComm, RapidSOS, and Esri are partnering to deliver indoor maps to 911 and first responders to improve emergency response situational awareness, the companies said.
GeoComm provides indoor maps, built with Esri technology and basemaps, to Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) via the GeoComm Maps option within RapidSOS...
Mapwize and Denver-based Campus.app recently partnered to integrate the European company’s indoor mapping software with Campus.app’s mobile and web-based portal platform.
Campus.app is a web portal, mobile app software and support services provider for higher education. The company said it has replaced...
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Online Giant Says Location Service Costs Less Than Leading LBS Companies' Offerings.
Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of its Amazon Location Service, which allows customers to embed location technology into their applications using data from location-based...
Luokung Technology was granted its motion for a preliminary injunction stopping the U.S. Defense Department from enforcing a Trump-era ban. Luokung, a China-based LBS company, was recently implicated, along with nine other companies, under Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act...
Startup Takes in $33 Million Total Funding
Palo Alto, Calif.-based oneNav last week said it had closed a $21 million Series B round, led by GV, with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and GSR Ventures. The newest round brings total funding to...
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