SatGuide PND Moov 300
SatNav Technologies launched the
SatGuide PND Moov 300 in India. It will
provide road navigation with features like
voice prompted directions and a 4.3-inch
touch screen. www.satnavtechnologies.com
4.7-inch Maestro PND by Magellan
Magellan announced the Maestro PND
with new design, 4.7-inch Display,
voice command capabilities, handsfree
Bluetooth calling and highway lane
assist. It has new feature “Find Your
Car” which remembers the location of
your car. http://promagellangps.com
RoadPilot agreement with Nokia
RoadPilot Limited has signed a 3-year
agreement with Nokia to supply safety
camera location data for the GPSenabled
mobile devices. The data will be
included in a safety camera and traffic
alert bundle for the latest version of
Nokia Ovi Maps. www.roadpilot.com
Tele Atlas delivers new standard in
Real Time Traffic
Tele Atlas HD Traffi c is a solution
for navigation and location based
solutions designed to fi nd the quickest
routes to destinations using “live”
road conditions. It contains up-tothe-
minute information from multiple
data sources, including anonymous
GPS. When HD Traffi c is added to a
navigation solution, end users can be
automatically rerouted. www.teleatlas.com
Garmin and BMW launch new bikefriendly
satnav
Garmin and BMW Motorrad have
developed a new motorcycle friendly
satnav. The new BMW Navigator
comes with an exclusive four-button
motorcycle mount. The mount and GPS
device are vibration-tested, waterproof
and designed to withstand fuel sprays
and UV rays. www.garmin.com
CosmicNavigation deals with TomTom
for content
TomTom has partnered with
CosmicNavigation to sell cycling, marine
and touring content to its customers.
The Atlasses will be fi rst sold to Dutch
TomTom users and the international
editions of these databases will be
developed later. www.tomtom.com
People avoid too much automatic
location information in mobile
services
Researchers at Helsinki Institute for
Information Technology (HIIT) found
out in a study that people start using
automatic location information services
only if the services are clearly useful to
users and if the users can easily control
the information fl ow. http://www.hiit.fi
Veriplace launches off-deck locationenabled
application
uShip have been certifi ed and launched
on WaveMarket’s Veriplace Location
Aggregation platform. It is a webbased
service that does not ask users to
download anything onto their phones.
Using Veriplace, uShip customers can
now track the exact location of their
shipments www.veriplace.com
Mobile GIS Locator for field personnel
BlackBerry® users will now be able
to view their location and the location
of their co-workers on GIS maps
using the latest release of Freeance
Mobile software. www.freeance.com
GPS can lead walkers astray
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
(MCofS) has warned that walkers who
splash out on expensive GPS equipment
are often putting their lives at risk because
they have no idea how to use it. To
overcome this, they are to run a series of
GPS training courses to put climbers ‘on
the right track’. http://news.scotsman.com
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