Tag: drones
Companies Launch Products for Mobility Markets
Swift Navigation and Telit Cinterion have launched a joint product that integrates Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service with Telit Cinterion’s GNSS modules. Use cases include wearables, robotic lawn mowers...
Viavi To Acquire PNT Testing Company Spirent for $1.3 Billion
Viavi says PNT testing pioneer has complimentary technology
Arizona-based Viavi VIAV 0.00%↑ has agreed to acquire testing and measurement Spirent Communications for $1.3 billion in...
MWC 2024 Preview: Mapping Companies Return, Automakers Don’t
The annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, set to kick off early next week, used to see a ton of automakers—even if it was known as...
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Geotab Reaches 1 Million Public Sector Subscriptions
Geotab has announced that it has reached more than 1 million public sector subscriptions. The company, which made...
Location Companies Declare Biggest Trends of 2023, Outlook for 2024
Industry executives cautiously optimistic going into 2024...
The location industry in 2023 had a mix of good and bad news, ranging from billion-dollar acquisitions and...
Omdia Ranks HERE as Top Location Platform in 2023
HERE Technologies came out as the top provider in Omdia’s 2023 Location Platform Index. The index evaluates major digital mapping and location technology vendors including HERE, Google $GOOG, TomTom , Mapbox, Esri, Apple $AAPL and Microsoft $MSFT.
The...
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Nearmap Acquires Betterview
Nearmap has acquired Betterview, a property intelligence and risk management platform in the insurance industry. The acquisition will “reinforce the company’s position as a...
Trimble and Skydio Integrate Technologies for Construction, Utilities and State Transportation...
Skydio has partnered with Trimble TRMB 0.00%↑ to offer autonomous drone products in critical infrastructure industries for surveying, mapping and inspections. The partnership, announced at Trimble’s Dimensions user conference, is in...
Shield AI Grabs $200 Million Investment for Autonomous Aviation Technologies
New investment places the company's value at $2.7 billion...
Defense technology company Shield AI has raised $200 million in Series F led by U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and...
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Swift Navigation Launches Partner Program
Swift Navigation has launched its Swift Partner Program that includes mobile network operators (MNOs), chipset and module manufacturers, system integrators, and application platform...