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 …

The World Wildlife Fund has warned that days are numbered for much of the sensitive Sunderbans eco-system and in 60 years vast tracts of the rare mangrove forests, home to the Bengal tiger, will be inundated by the rising sea. A study, focussed on Sunderbans in Bangladesh, says the sea was rising more swiftly than …

Technology that depends on satellite-navigation signals is increasingly threatened by attack from widely available equipment, experts say. While “jamming” sat-nav equipment with noise signals is on the rise, more sophisticated methods allow hackers even to program what receivers display. At risk are not only sat-nav users, but also critical national infrastructure.
A UK meeting outlining the …

Quorum Business Solutions announced the release of the latest version of Quorum GIS – a geospatial information system that helps manage GIS data for map presentation and spatial analysis of various data sources throughout the enterprise.
The latest release of Quorum GIS incorporates many enhancements that help improve and streamline operations throughout the land department and …

IFEN GmbH announced tat its GNSS RF navigation constellation simulator NavX®-NCS has been awarded the official certificate of the TÜV SÜD stating the conformance concerning high precision signal generation and Galileo OS SIS ICD conformance of signal characteristics and signal quality.
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Optech’s Cavity Monitoring System, the CMS V400 is a scanning solution for dangerous and inaccessible cavities, offering improved safety in standard mining operations: the CMS measuring head is extended into hazardous or inaccessible areas while the user stands clear. Mine operation efficiency is increased by using CMS data to gain accurate insight into the mine’s …

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 …

East View Cartographic announced it has become an official reseller of paper and digital geospatial products produced by the National Land Agency in Jamaica. This agreement allows EVC to sell digital raster versions of the 20 sheet 1:50,000 topographic map series and the 1:250,000 single sheet map sheet that covers the entire country. EVC has …

Leica Geosystems’ announced the availability of the complete new Leica Zeno GIS products within the Leica Viva family targeting the data collection market. The Leica Zeno GIS offers a multi-functional and easy GNSS/GIS solution. Leica Zeno GIS provides a one-click automated workflow between the field and office.
The Leica Zeno 10 provides a colour graphic display …

South Africa has received the first images from its Sumbandila satellite. Sumbandila means “lead the way” in one of South Africa’s indigenous languages, Tshivenda. Using that theme, South Africa’s Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor said South Africans must never be shy to compete against the best countries in the world. She was …