Consumers share uneasy relationship with LBS
Location-based advertisements prompt nearly half of customers to take action, says a new study from Microsoft. The Microsoft-commissioned research in the UK, Germany, Japan, the U.S. and Canada, and found that 18% of consumers (22% in the U.S.) have seen an advertisement based on their location. Of those, 46% have taken action, including redeeming the coupon offered or visiting the store. Nine in 10 users think location-based ads are useful.

GLONASS-enabled phone by March 2011 China experiencing boom in LBS market Mobile GIS for renewable energy HP Navigator on Spime’s Hybrid LBS platform Wi-Fi will outstrip other location technologies Wi-Fi will outstrip other location technologies

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Telogis delivers new ADAS capabilities
Telogis has integrated Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) data from NAVTEQ® into its GeoBase geospatial platform. The platform uses NAVTEQ map data and integrates its Enhanced Geometry, Slope and Height, and Curvature products allowing application developers to build …

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All-in-one Vehicle Telematics System
Masternaut has launched a new type of vehicle tracking system based around a single intelligent mobile communication unit. It comprises a Mobile Communication Centre combining vehicle tracking, GPS satellite navigation, hands-free mobile communications and real-time job scheduling and messaging …

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NAVTEQ give navigation a ‘Human Touch’
NAVTEQ Natural Guidance™ enables guidance through the use of descriptive reference cues. Research shows consumers want more intuitive and practical directions because they are easier to follow and allow drivers to keep their eyes on the road. …

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NAVTEQ’s private Beta programme
NAVTEQ announced a private beta programme to preview NAVTEQ JourneyView™, to be launched in early 2011. It will give customers an opportunity to preview the data and provide feedback that will ultimately influence final product specifications.
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PBBI Location-based DaaS offering
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GISRoam brings GIS to the iPAD
Cogent3D GISRoamT is a new iPad and iPhone application that allows the user to load, view, collect, search, edit and save ESRI GIS Shapefiles. It includes searching, feature attribution editing, and GPS enhanced creation of new Polygon, …

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Nokia and CE4A release Terminal Mode Specs
Nokia and CE4A (Consumer Electronics for Automotive) working group have released the Terminal Mode technology specification as a proposed industry standard for the integration of mobile applications into the car environment. The German CE4A group includes …

u-blox is delivering mass production volumes of its AMY GPS and LEON GSM modules to Taiwan-based Helioversal Technology. The company has designed the modules into their miniBee GPS Tracker, a compact unit providing real-time tracking and logging of global position.
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Leica V-LUX 20, a 12.1 megapixel digital compact camera with a 12x optical zoom lens and built-in GPS. It is the first Leica camera to feature GPS tagging.
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