C.J. Driscoll & Associates has released the 2021-22 U.S. Mobile Resource Management Systems Market Study that says approximately 18.0 million GPS/wireless devices are used to manage fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment, and field service workers. By 2024, the market will expand to...
Digital workflow company ServiceNow recently closed the acquisition of France-based Mapwize, an indoor mapping and wayfinding company. Financial details were not disclosed.
ServiceNow plans to provide indoor mapping capabilities for employees as they reserve reserve seats, conference rooms, workspaces and workplace resources,...
This year’s Mobile World Congress Los Angeles had most of the carriers and manufacturers in attendance—and many companies in the location ecosystem. However, because of the worldwide pandemic, attendance was down, said several executives.
Despite attendance issues, some companies used the event...
Autonomous race cars reach high speeds, but competition highlights challenges of GPS outages in demanding environment
In a celebrated test two years in the making, Technical University of Munich (TUM) beat out eight other teams from 21 universities to win a $1...
By Brian Salisbury and Michael B. Mathews
Wirelessly connected people and devices are fundamentally changing the way we communicate and manage information in the Business enterprise. Once limited to devices like the smartphone, wireless connectivity is fast becoming a popular...
Technology Allows First Responders to Determine Vertical Location of an Emergency Caller Indoors
NextNav has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to integrate the company’s Pinnacle 911 z-axis software and network-based services. Pinnacle 911 z-axis software will be used in the Qualcomm Location Suite to allow device and OEM...
TomTom and Precisely Partnering on Location Intelligence (Photo: Precisely).
Citing a worldwide chip shortage that could go well into 2022, TomTom reported a higher than expected quarterly loss. The Dutch digital mapmaker cited automaker’s halts in production, on top of the...
CGI has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop conceptual navigational capabilities for airspace users in areas where traditional navigation systems cannot provide regulated performance. Financial details were not disclosed.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and innovative air...
The BMW Group has been building companion mobile applications for its entire fleet of BMW and MINI vehicles that integrate advanced location services from HERE Technologies. The BMW Group uses the 4.x HERE SDK (software development kit), available with the Flutter API (application programming interface).
BMW’s Mobile App with HERE Integrated...
Bird has rolled out its Smart Sidewalk Protection technology, along with partner u-blox , which will be integrated into the company’s electric vehicles. Smart Sidewalk Protection will combine u-blox’s ZED-F9R high precision dead reckoning module with centimeter-level sidewalk mapping and Bird’s suite of onboard vehicle sensors.
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