NEW YORK, September 3, 2015 - The term 'LiDAR' is an acronym for 'Light Detection and Ranging', which has been derived from the common term 'RADAR'. LiDAR technology has been around in the military and research circles, since the early 1960s. A typical LiDAR system...
PCTEL Launches New GNSS Micro Helix Antenna Series in Europe and U.S.
BLOOMINGDALE, Ill., September 2, 2015 - PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a leader in Performance Critical Telecom solutions, announced the commercial availability of its GPS/GLONASS high performance asset tracking and synchronization helix antennas. These antennas capture...
TerraGo Partners with CHC Navigation to Deliver High Accuracy and Improved Productivity to Mobile GPS Data Collection
Washington, DC, August 24, 2015 — TerraGo, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, announces a technology partnership with CHC Navigation that combines the mobile GPS collaboration platform, TerraGo Edge, with CHC’s rugged...
Trimble Launches VRS Now Service in Georgia
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 18, 2015 —Trimble announced today the launch of Trimble® VRS Now™ correction service in Georgia. The commercial subscription service provides surveyors, civil engineers, and geospatial professionals in the region with instant access to...
Trimble Names Senior Vice President
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 17, 2015 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the appointment of Darryl R. Matthews as senior vice president and sector head responsible for Trimble's Agriculture, Forestry, Positioning Services and HarvestMark Divisions, effective...
OxTS Create the World's First Locata+INS System
August 6, 2015 — OxTS have successfully integrated a Locata receiver with their Inertial+ to create the world’s first Locata+INS device—capable of achieving centimetre level accuracy where GPS systems fail. The Inertial+ series, first developed in 2008, was...
TerraGo to Demonstrate Advanced GPS and GIS Solutions at InfoAg 2015
Washington, D.C., July 29, 2015 — TerraGo®, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, will exhibit at the InfoAg Conference which takes place July 28-30 at Union Station in St. Louis. TerraGo’s mobile GPS data collection and...
CompassData Embarks on a Mission to Survey the Summit of Denali
CENTENNIAL, Colo., June 19, 2015 — CompassData, a leading provider of high-quality global ground control data and aviation geospatial products, announced today that it has embarked on a mission to survey the summit of North America’s highest peak, Mount McKinley...
Avenza’s PDF Maps app 2.5: Go-To App for Experts & Novices Mapping Uncharted Territory -Demo Avail
TORONTO, June 16, 2015 — Avenza Systems Inc., a leading developer of cartographic software –including MAPublisher® for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®-- announced PDF Maps app 2.5 for iOS devices with enhanced...
Highest Peak in North America to be Surveyed
June 15, 2015 — A new GPS survey of Mount McKinley, the highest point in North America, will update the commonly accepted elevation of McKinley’s peak, 20,320 ft. The last survey was completed in 1953. The USGS, along with NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS),...