Trimble’s LaserAce™ 1000 rangefinder
Trimble has introduced the new Trimble® LaserAce™ 1000 rangefinder, an easy-to-use handheld measurement tool combining a laser distance meter, digital inclinometer, sighting scope and Bluetooth® wireless technology. The new rangefinder expands Trimble’s portfolio by seamlessly integrating with its Geographic Information System (GIS) data collection solutions.
www.trimble.com/laserace.

Trimble to acquire OmniSTAR for land applications: Trimble has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to the OmniSTAR Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal corrections business from Fugro N.V. The acquisition is expected to expand Trimble’s worldwide ability to provide correction services for land-based agriculture, construction, mapping and GIS and survey applications.

NovAtel announces SMARTMR15™ GNSS Receiver/Antenna
NovAtel released its new SMARTMR15 antenna. It builds on last year’s successful launch of NovAtel’s SMART-MR10 GNSS receiver/antenna. Speaking to Coordinates Mr . Ben Greenwood, Product Manager, Enclosures, NovAtel Inc. explains about the new receiver antenna

JAXA selects Spirent for Multi-GNSS Testing
To further the development of the Quazi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) program, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected Spirent Communications’ testing solutions to verify performance of its satellite receivers. JAXA is using Spirent’s GSS8000 Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator.

Trimble buys Indian vehicle tracking, telematics company
Trimble releases eCognition version 8.64
NAVTEQ’s Global R&D Center now in Mumbai
Astrium bags billion dollar military contract
TopSURV 8 sets new industry standards

NavCom announces new capabilities
CORE Geospatial and DAT/EM announcement for DVP Users
RapidEye German mosaic now available
GMV announces the release of a Software GPS receiver for mass-market applications
SuperGeo develop dynamic bus info & transit system for Taichung City

Chronos leading a Consortium to develop a trusted service to detect and locate GPS jamming
u-blox launches LISA 3G modules optimized for M2M
NovAtel wins 2010 Alberta Export Award
Weihai Emergency Operations Centre Wins 2010 China City Information Application Award
GPS Mobile Mapping used to resolve Kosovo private property claims

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3rd Generation RTK S760 by SOUTH
SOUTH has released the 3rd generation RTK product, S760. A single rugged unit, independent to any external device, has integrated antenna, mainboard and PDA all together, which is an ideal high precision handheld GIS data collector in …

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Winners of 2010 Be Inspired Awards
Bentley Systems announced the winners of the 2010 Be Inspired Awards and Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and sustaining the world’s infrastructure. A total of 24 award …

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HP goes ahead in time with architects & designers
Hewlett-Packard India recently announced the winners for Skyline 2020 an online national design contest initiated by HP. The contestants submitted their designs online between April and August 2010 and were judged …

CartoPac 3.1 released

CartoPac Field Solutions released CartoPac 3.1, an enhanced edition of the suite of custom mobile GIS field data collection solutions for efficient data capture and integration with enterprise asset systems.

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Blue Marble Geographics Desktop 2.2 Blue Marble Geographics has released Desktop 2.2
with Geographic Calculator 7.5 and Geographic Transformer 6.2. It features support for raster DEM like Digital Terrain Elevation Data and USGS Spatial Data Transfer Standard.
www.bluemarblegeo.com
Hexagon acquires Intergraph
Hexagon has acquired Intergraph for …