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ATX Group unveiled a proposal to help accelerate deployment of the European Commission’s initiative to enable vehicles to automatically notify local emergency responders in the event of a crash and pinpoint the location of the emergency from anywhere within the continent.
ATX’s proposed self-dispatching approach to managing location-enabled emergency calls (eCalls) from vehicles, whether activated by …

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Roscosmos has confirmed a successful launch of the GLONASS-M satellites. “In the first communication session with the satellites, telemetry data was obtained that confirmed that the state of all systems of the spacecraft is normal and corresponds to the flight program,” Roscosmos said in a statement. This launch was the Block 40 GLONASS launch postponed …

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Intergraph announced it has released a new version of its SmartPlant 3D enterprise engineering design software with new capabilities for multiple 3D model referencing, enhanced model data reuse and laser scanning integration capabilities to further increase engineering design quality, productivity and accelerate project schedules.
SmartPlant 3D, available in both Plant and Marine versions, is the 3D …

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SuperGeo Technologies entered into a partnership with GeoEye, in order to supply high-resolution images to its customers for a complete geospatial solution. SuperGeo will be reselling GeoEye’s imagery products in Taiwan and bundle the images with SuperGeo’s other products, such as SuperGIS Desktop software, GIS Learning CD and other training materials, to provide a complete …

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RapidEye announced that it has imaged the area next to the epicentre of the heavy 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile. The images cover a total area of 13,125 km² and show the most damaged area around the city of Concepción. In order to be able to run change detection analyses, RapidEye also has images available of …

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Rosum Corporation announced the launch of ALLOY™, a location and synchronization solution for indoor and urban environments.  The ALLOY™ chip, which was developed in partnership with Siano utilizes broadcast TV signals to provide precise frequency, timing and location information.  The chip opens up a multitude of new commercial opportunities by enabling femtocell synchronization and location, …

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Teletrac and SpeedGauge have announced an agreement whereby Teletrac will provide SpeedGauge services as an integrated component of its fleet management vehicle technology, Fleet Director 7. SpeedGauge Web-based applications analyze GPS data streams in real time to help fleet managers identify high risk driving behaviour and lower fleet operating costs resulting from excessive speeding.
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Finder Technologies and Auto Page have announced that the two companies have finalized an agreement for Auto Page to distribute the Auto-Finder to automotive aftermarket accessory retailers and installers through their network of independent sales representatives.
The Auto-Finder is a new category of family safety products featuring Finder Technologies’ micro antenna system. The Fynder technology platform …

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Leica Geosystems announced a new version of its IPAS GNSS-IMU processing software. The new Leica IPAS Freebird is designed to improve flight economy and simplify GNSS-IMU processing. Leica IPAS Freebird no longer requires a continuous lock of satellites and frees up your mission planning by allowing much tighter turns between flight lines. The results are …

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Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announced a new laser scanner, the GLS-1500, that speeds up point cloud collection – 30,000 points per second – in an ‘all-in-one’ design to reduce the amount of equipment needed in the field.
“The GLS-1500 is designed to provide quick and hassle-free setups to save time and improve productivity,” said Fred Moser, …