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Nonprofit Organization Showcases Popular Event With Global Positioning System Solution
White Papers So, the organization enlisted Microsoft Gold Certified Partner CapTech Ventures to develop a solution using mobile phones and Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to track selected runners on a televised course map.
[November 10, 2006, 0:00]
Architecture, Performance, and Scalability of a Real-Time Global Positioning System Data Grid
White Papers This paper describes the architecture of the real time SensorGrid system, which supports the real-time message routing and processing of Global Positioning System data. The current system processes 1 Hz position data from 85 stations in southern...
[July 11, 2008, 1:02]
Mobile-chip firm rides IPO wave
News Shares of SiRF Technology, which designs global positioning chips for cellphones, jumped more than 25 percent on the first day of trading, as it became the latest company to benefit from the return of the initial public offering.
[April 23, 2004, 13:30]
Ordnance Survey plans GPS improvements
News IT suppliers are wanted to help deliver a global positioning service providing readings which are accurate up to the nearest centimetre The Ordnance Survey is looking for suppliers involved in geographic information IT to develop global positioning...
[October 27, 2005, 16:25]
Accurate Vehicular Positioning Using a DAB-GSM Hybrid System
White Papers Much work has been carried out on a non-satellite positioning system using the existing Global System of Mobile Communications (GSM) infrastructure. The Global Position System (GPS) and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) are based on...
[November 29, 2005, 0:00]
Visor to arm-wrestle Palm in stores
News The handheld's Springboard feature, which allows users to plug modules into the back of the device, makes possible the addition of numerous add-on devices -- including one-way pagers and global positioning system devices.
[February 11, 2000, 8:43]
Mobile computing headed for convergence
News A zoom-lens digital camera from Nexian, a voice and data GSM/GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service) cell phone unit and a global positioning unit will all hit the market, Compaq product manager John Brandewie...
[November 19, 2001, 9:10]
A Reliable Low-Cost Implementation of a Vehicle Position and Performance Tracking System (VPPTS)
White Papers Global Positioning System (GPS), which made its start as a military application, has become a viable tool for many commercial and personal applications. An emerging standard for wireless communication is the Global System for Mobile Communication...
[November 9, 2009, 3:57]
Europe launches first satellite for global navigation
News European scientists have embarked on an ambitious project to develop a global navigation system that offers much greater accuracy than today's global positioning systems (GPS). The Galileo project is an attempt to create a network of satellites...
[December 28, 2005, 11:40]
Trimble Protects Heavily Distributed Data With Atempo Live Backup
White Papers Trimble is a leading innovator of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The company wanted to centralize distributed client data, create enforceable and effective backup strategies. The challenge was to provide self-service restore capability.
[November 4, 2008, 0:01]
Pharos Navigates Startup Terrain Successfully by Developing for Windows Mobile Platform
White Papers Pharos Science & Applications is a leading supplier of navigation products that combine the power of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite technology with mobile computing. When the company was launched, its founders had to decide on which...
[November 10, 2006, 0:00]
SkyEye
Downloads From the developer: "SkyEye is a simple mapping program intended to be used with a Garmin, or compatible brand Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. SkyEye reads positional information from the GPS receiver and plots it on a moving map on your...
[April 27, 2002, 4:22]
GPS and Go!
Downloads Expand your digital hub to contain global positioning system (GPS) data. Find out where you are, display your position on a map, and find your destination. Work with routes, tracks, and waypoints, import and export from/to Garmin and Magellan GPS...
[May 13, 2005, 8:00]
Garmin Plots a Path to Success With Premier IT Support and Guidance
White Papers It wasn't long ago that Global Positioning Systems (GPS) were the exclusive domain of armies, airplanes, and automobiles. But thanks to companies like Garmin, today's consumers can choose from a whole range of personalized GPS devices, from fish...
[February 9, 2008, 0:17]
GIS and Satellite Visibility: Viewsheds From Space
White Papers The Global Positioning System (GPS) has recently become the significant mapping tool for millions of customers worldwide, providing its users with accurate terrestrial positions almost instantaneously.
[January 5, 2006, 0:01]
GPSy
Downloads GPSy is a full featured Global Positioning Systems (GPS) software package for the Macintosh. GPSy can interface with practically any data-capable GPS unit on the market and provides a real-time moving map display with navigation features as well as...
[October 8, 2008, 2:15]
Freefall
Downloads Freefall puts the wonders of satellite exploration at your fingertips, simulating the flight path of more than 650 actual satellites — Global Positioning Systems, GOES, NOAA and other unclassified orbiters used by amateur radio stations, weather...
[December 26, 2007, 7:00]
Dell Axim Pharos GPS
White Papers The transition between the conventional way of finding some places with exact information about the destinations and route and the current popular use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) create a huge impact to most of the people especially...
[June 14, 2006, 0:00]
MSDN Architecture Webcast: Introduction to Programming Hardware With the .NET Framework 2.0 (Level 100)
White Papers This webcast shows how to use the System.IO.Ports namespace in the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 as an interface with most devices such as global positioning system (GPS) receivers and LCD screens. This webcast discuss the challenges of writing...
[December 14, 2007, 0:01]
Fly!
Downloads features ultra-realistic cockpit and avionics systems, detailed to each aircraft's original configuration, as well as interactive air traffic control (ATC) including full voice support, global positioning system (GPS) navigation, and...
[April 7, 2000, 8:00]
