Facing competition from Instagram (see our “Other Location News” briefs below) and other companies with detailed search capability, Google Maps GOOG 1.91%↑ launched three new features this week: detailed cycling routes, aerial and immersive views of 100 landmarks and improved location sharing with notifications for...
Research company says Chinese-made tracker exposes users to dangerous hacking
Cybersecurity researchers announced this week that the Chinese-made MiCODUS MV720 GPS tracker has six severe vulnerabilities that could, if exploited, cut off a vehicle’s fuel, physically stop it, or surveil its movement.
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TomTom has knocked down a proposed class action that alleged the company deceptively offered lifetime map updates on GPS navigation devices. A federal court said New York resident Francis McVetty’s amended version of an earlier complaint didn’t provide context of...
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox last week partnered with Position Partners to expand the company’s PointPerfect GNSS augmentation services to Australia and New Zealand.
Position Partners, a provider of intelligent positioning solutions to include real-time kinematic GNSS augmentation, sought to complement its AllDAYRTK offering, the company said. The...
Says Indoor Positioning Market Will Grow...
Saying that its new indoor positioning software will improve operational efficiency and safety, Esri, has launched ArcGIS IPS—a product that it says will enable organizations to add indoor location services across their facilities and campuses.
Esri says...
SPYR has announced it will embed Polte location technologies into two new GeoTraq NB-IoT/ LTE-M modules: the Tracker-Module GT-TM100 and Sensor-Module GT-SM100. Polte’s C-LoC location solution leverages mobile IoT to eliminate the need for GPS/GNSS radios, the company said.
GeoTraq, which was recently acquired by SPYR and...
Vietnam-based automaker VinFast last week announced that it will be integrating the HERE ISA Map into its VF 8 and VF 9 electric sport utility vehicles for European markets. The integration, which is meant to comply with the European Union’s General Safety Regulations on...
All assets, intellectual property, and contracts will be owned by UnaBiz...
Effective this month, Singapore-based IoT service provider UnaBiz has announced that all of the Sigfox assets, intellectual property, and contracts will be owned by its French companies UnaBiz SAS and UnaBiz Networks AS. UnaBiz also said...
TomTom has announced that it will collaborate with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and five other partners to provide traffic services with safety warnings.
The company, which has been working with the Dutch ministry for three years, is also...
South Korean location market potentially worth billions...
South Korea’s KT Corp. has signed an agreement with San Francisco-based Swift Navigation that provides an ultra-precision location data service for the country’s largest telecom, according to published reports.
The service, which aims to reduce GPS signal...
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