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HERE Technologies Holds Top Ranking in Counterpoint’s 2024 Location Platform Effectiveness Index
HERE Technologies received the top spot in Counterpoint’s 2024 Location Platform Effectiveness Index, ranking first among 27 evaluated vendors, including Google GOOG -0.27%↓, TomTom and Mapbox. Counterpoint said HERE led in eight out of 10 categories, including customers, partnerships, AI capabilities and data platform.
The 2024 report also highlighted HERE’s open-platform strategy and privacy-first approach, the company said. The company’s collaboration with AWS was noted in the study. For more information on the Counterpoint 2024 Location Platform Effectiveness Index, visit: https://www.here.com/platform/counterpoint-report-2025.
Contact: Jordan Stark, HERE Technologies, (312) 316-4537, jordan.stark@here.com, www.here.com.
Hexagon | NovAtel Enhances Fusion Tech with GPR Partnership
Hexagon | NovAtel has announced it will enhance its SPAN GNSS+INS solution by adding ground-penetrating radar sensors from Massachusetts-based GPR. Under the agreement, GPR’s WaveSense ground-penetrating radar technology will be integrated into NovAtel’s SPAN solution to deliver subsurface mapping technology and centimeter-level accuracy, the company said.
Adding WaveSense means SPAN can provide an accurate position, velocity and attitude (PVA) solution without access to GNSS signals for extended periods caused by obstructions, scintillation events or jamming attacks, the company said. Through the MOU, both parties will collaborate on integration for selected use cases before moving on to a full product definition and supply agreement, the company said.
Contact: Vanya Banjac, GPR, (904) 463-3757, vanya@gpr.com, www.gpr.com.
ProStar and Point One Navigation for Worldwide Precision Mapping and Asset Management
ProStar has partnered with Point One Navigation to integrate Point One’s correction services into ProStar’s PointMan solution. The partnership aims to give PointMan customers centimeter-level accuracy for precision mapping, the company said. Point One’s Polaris RTK corrections network is powered by more than 2,000 base stations in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, South Korea, and Japan.
Contact: Page Tucker, ProStar, ptucker@prostarcorp.com, www.prostar.com.
NextNav Demonstrates Positioning Reference Signal-Based PNT Technology
NextNav NN -4.77%↓ has announced the successful completion of lab and field demonstrations of its PNT solution based on Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) standards in 5G waveforms. The demonstrations culminated in a successful field test using a prototype network operating on NextNav’s existing spectrum in Palo Alto, Calif., the company said. The company said that the tests validated effectiveness of NextNav’s 5G PRS-based PNT solution, demonstrating timing synchronization and positioning capabilities, establishing a foundation for widespread commercial deployment.
Contact: NextNav, www.nextnav.com.
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Teledyne Optech CZMIL SuperNova Used in Project
Teledyne Geospatial has announced that partner Tetra Tech won MAPPS awards for a single project using the Teledyne Optech CZMIL SuperNova. The awards include the MAPPS award for Airborne Acquisition and Processing, the MAPPS Member Choice Award, and the MAPPS Grand Award.
The project involved a hydrographic survey in the Republic of Kiribati in the Central Pacific. The technology used in this project included the CZMIL SuperNova, Starlink for remote network access, Garmin GRMN -1.29%↓ satellite messengers, and a solar panel array to support power needs.
Contact: Jennifer Parham, Teledyne Geospatial, jennifer.parham@teledyne.com.
CenTrak Expands RTLS Platform in Healthcare
CenTrak has announced the expansion of its RTLS portfolio with the launch of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) platform for healthcare markets. The platform can transition between BLE-only, BLE multi-mode, and clinical-grade locating networks, the company said
Contact: CenTrak, centrak.com.
TCarta Announces Satellite Derived Bathymetry Product
TCarta has introduced a new line of Satellite Reconnaissance Charts to supplement official marine navigation maps in shallow waters. TCarta, which rolled out the products at the 2025 Esri Federal GIS Conference, says the charts are digital maps adhering to International Hydrographic Organization S-57 and S-100 data model standards.
The TCarta Satellite Reconnaissance Charts contain up-to-date details of seafloor depths, sandbars, reefs, shoals, and other submerged hazards – along with floating dangers – in the near-shore environments that are often poorly mapped or out of date on official maritime charts, the company said.
Contact: TCarta Marine, info@tcarta.com, www.tcarta.com
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