As the car navigation industry has grown so has incompatibility between navigation systems and the databases that store important location information. Additionally, there is a need to more easily develop navigation system applications. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is contributing solutions to those issues with an International Standard for a navigation system application programming interface …

Turkey Yellow Pages has signed a 5 year strategic partnership with NAVTEQ and Nokia Global Mapping Platforms. According to the details of the agreement, Turkey Yellow Pages will be a key strategic partner of NAVTEQ in providing comprehensive and categorised Turkish based business listing information and POI’s. This local search company will be the sole …

Geometry announced the release of iGIS – a GIS application to deliver GIS functionality to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iGIS product allows iPhone owners to load, view and add their own data over the Google Map background that is available on all iPhones. iGIS is aimed at GIS users wanting a cost effective …

Kapsys has launched Kapten, a comprehensive navigation application for use with the iPhone. It is also releasing Kapten NG, which according to the company, is the smallest pocket-size multi-transport GPS device on the market. With this extended range of multi-transport GPS products, Kapsys is helping users find their way around cities whether they are on …

French governmental map maker Institut Géographique National (IGN) has selected Medion to use its “IGN Evadeo” brand. Since October 2006, IGN was producing its own on-road/off-road PNDs until it decided to leave the market as a manufacturer a few months ago. Medion is therefore taking over the PND sales in France under the IGN Evadeo …

Verizon Wireless announced the launch of VZ Navigator® 5.0, the newest version of its map, navigation and local search service, which helps users find their way around town. Powered by TeleCommunication Systems, Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator is a GPS-enabled service that transforms a wireless smartphone or handset into a navigation and communication device enabling customers to …

The GPS market is witnessing a steady growth on the back of increasing usage in vehicle navigation, fleet management, asset tracking, surveying/mapping, public safety, aviation, marine, aeronautical and consumer GPS markets. As per the newly updated research report “World GPS Market Forecast to 2013″, the worldwide shipments of GPS devices is projected to grow at …

CTIA-The Wireless Association® Senior Vice President and General Counsel Michael Altschul issued the following statement after he testified on location-based services before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet and Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection:
“For more than fifteen years, CTIA has been at the forefront of efforts …

Locate Mobiles announced the launch of three new personal mobile GPS location tracing products, a watch, a PC pen, and the rechargeable GPS matchbox.
A consumer device, the GPS watch is fitted with a rechargeable Li-Ion battery and has 2-band GSM antenna for pinpoint accuracy. It is designed for those with children, elderly parents, or to …

FoursquareX announced that it is utilizing the new location feature built into Snow Leopard, the newest version of Mac OS X, to allow for check-ins to the Foursquare application via the desktop, eliminating the application’s sole availability on mobile phones. FoursquareX is one of the first applications to utilize Snow Leopard’s built-in Core Location feature …