Tag: GNSS
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Caterpillar and Trimble Extend Joint Venture
Caterpillar CAT -0.77%↓ and Trimble TRMB -1.41%↓ this week announced the extension of their long-standing joint venture. The agreement includes expanded distribution of grade control solutions...
Space Force Awards Contracts for R-GPS Program
The Space Force wants to augment GPS with small sats, but a U.S. House subcommittee says they may not provide much resilience
The U.S. Space...
Intergeo 2024 Features UAV, V2X and Machinery Technology Launches
STUTTGART, Germany— This week’s Intergeo 2024 conference, known for years as a high-precision survey show, has become a showcase for autonomous machinery, Vehicle to Anything (V2X), and...
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Geotab Integrates Data from Volkswagen Group Fleets
Geotab has partnered with Volkswagen Group Info Services AG for telematics services. If Geotab’s fleet customers consent, built-in sensors will collect...
Location Industry Rolls Out Products at ION GNSS+
BALTIMORE—While known as a technical meeting, with an annual update of the GNSS constellations, the Institute of Navigation’s ION GNSS+ 2024 had several product launches this week.
At the...
Topcon Positioning Systems and u-blox Partner
At our deadline, Topcon Positioning Systems and u-blox said they are partnering to “create one of the world’s largest high-precision GNSS positioning service offers for the mass market,”...
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TrustPoint Joins GPS Innovation Alliance
The GPS Innovation Alliance announced that TrustPoint as the newest member of the organization. TrustPoint joins Deere & Company, Garmin, Trimble, Apple, and Lockheed Martin as well as the national...
GAO Report Says GPS Programs Delayed or Not Ready
GPS III Satellite (Lockheed Martin).
$7.6 billion OCX still not ready to go...
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report, released this week, says that military GPS space...
u-blox Partners With Wireless Logic, Launches Asset Tracking Service
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has partnered with UK-based IoT giant Wireless Logic to integrate Wireless Logic’s Conexa network into select u-blox cellular modules. The integration allows businesses and developers to offer...
Viasat Grabs $153 Million Contract to Support Blue Force Tracker Program
Viasat V 0.21%↑ SAT has received a five-year contract from the Defense Information Services Agency, potentially worth $153 million, to provide network services and support for the U.S. Army’s Blue...