May 2008
The potential of cell-based positioning for improving LBS Markus Ray   ||   Active RFID trilateration for indoor positioning Guenther Retscher, Qing Fu  ||   Evolution of GPS Navigation in India Amit Prasad  ||   Simulation of Galileo E5 Signal Fantinato Samuele  ||   GIS for lymphatic filariasis morbidity management and control M Palaniyandi
   
Cell-based positioning for improving LBS
Markus Ray
GPS is a satellite based technology; an unobstructed view to at least four satellites is required for calculating reliable positions. In contrast to GPS, cell-based positioning technology is also available within buildings or urban areas and positioning data can be easily obtained by the GSM network. [more]
Active RFID trilateration for indoor positioning
Guenther Retscher and Qing Fu

Active RFID can be used also for position determination, although the system was not only developed for positioning and tracking but mainly for identification of objects. [more]
GPS Navigation in India: Interesting times ahead
Amit Prasad
Let us look forward to a huge growth in the coming years so that we can sit back and smile when it actually does come our way [more]
Simulation of Galileo E5 Signal
Fantinato Samuele

E5 is the most promising signal in terms of performance in multipath environment and positioning for critical applications but also the most challenging for a receiver or a simulation. [more]
Steve Brazier, President & CEO, Canalys
Location-based services are not really established yet in India, but the advent of GPS devices and increasing consumer education around turn-by-turn navigation will change this... [more]
Vineet Taneja, Head, Go-To-Market, Nokia India
Location based services is a new concept in India, hence the main challenge is the lack of awareness among users.Secondly, most of the country has not been digitally mapped... [more]
 
Industry news
  
Galileo update
 
Other news


Spirent delivers 3 carrier solution, launches GSS8000

Novatel newsdesk

Blue Marble’s support to INSPIRE

Leica Geospatial Imaging is Erdas now

Eclipse Developer Kit by Hemisphere GPS

EADS Astrium to buy Surrey Satellite Technology

GRAS GIS 6.3.0

DigitalGlobe and Autodesk collaboration

Bentley to help sustain bridge infrastructure

Leica IPAS20 –Direct georeferencing system

MobileMapper® CX with DigiTerra® Explore by Magellan

ESRI Vietnam Opens

40,000th GPS engine to the USarmy by R Collins

  


Second Galileo test satellite launched successfully
Giove-B, the second test satellite for Galileo, was launched aboard a Russian rocket departing from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.[More]

Galileo project finally gets going again
The 27 EU transport ministers unanimously agreed to adopt a basic document defining new rules for the configuration of the Galileo satellite navigation system and the extension of the EGNOS programme. [More]

Galileo takes shape
Galileo is finally taking shape after representatives of member states and Parliament struck a deal on the project’s institutional architecture. [More]

  
PND prices in China dropping

Positioning system of iPhone wi-fi cracked

Asset location tracking for Boeing

Satellite-based info along the India coast for maritime security

India’s first digital environmental atlas

“Prevention is better than cure”

ICIMOD to Develop Interactive Map

Couple sues Google

New generation EGNOS RIMS receivers

Anti-jamming GPS receiver by BAE

India leap into space – Another feather in cap

Honda partners with Japanese police

Trimble GCS900 Grade control system, VRS NowTM service

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