mapping gps
RSS mapping gpsiPhone to kill off standalone sat-navs by 2014?
News According to market research firm iSuppli, by 2011, virtually all smartphones will sport built-in GPS functionality, and by 2014 there might be little market left for PNDs. Just a year or two ago, it was hard to find a... [02 Sep 2009]
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News This data could then be sold to GPS device companies enabling them to provide dynamic travel information to motorists. That is a typical 'win win' where the operator share their assets/knowledge through a broker, and the... [24 Jun 2009]
Zonar Drives Advanced Fleet Telematics With Google Maps for Enterprise
White Paper Since 2001, Seattle-based Zonar Systems has been revolutionizing transportation industry with Electronic Fleet Management solution which uses inspection and GPS data to track and analyze passenger bus and truck activity... [23 Jun 2009]
Is your must-have iPhone feature included?
News Better GPS baked into apps However, map providers may step up and start selling mapping data to iPhone developers. Here's a recap of what was announced. Systemwide search Apple has integrated its... [18 Mar 2009]
Location, Location
White Paper The influx of these web-based mapping services and pervasive GPS data is bringing geography to the masses and also stimulating the corporate appetite for exploiting location technology. Along with... [01 Mar 2009]
Google's Latitude knows where your friends are
News Latitude uses Google's technology to judge a user's location not just by GPS satellite but also by proximity to mobile phone towers and wireless networks. Latitude is part of Google Maps for Mobile, the company's... [04 Feb 2009]
Solution Combines Mobile GPS Devices and Online Mapping to Track Security Guards
White Paper SecureTrax, a solution from security services provider Wackenhut, combines GPS technology with the Microsoft Virtual Earth service to provide verification that security officers are staying within predefined boundaries... [10 Dec 2008]
Location-Based Services Using CellID
White Paper Past papers have discussed how to interface with GPS receivers to obtain the geographical position of a device and then transmit the information over to a server for mapping purposes. However, not all... [28 Nov 2008]
Photos: Nokia and Navteq tech keep an eye on the roads
Photo The GPS chip in this phone transmits speed and location data to researchers at the University of California at Berkeley who are using algorithms that will provide the driver with up-to-the-minute traffic information. [21 Nov 2008]
Windows 7 boosts location based services
News Obviously there's GPS, but it also supports Wi-Fi and cellular triangulation. Applications can then use that longitude and latitude information to provide any number of services to the customer, of which... [10 Nov 2008]
Through Optimization, Global Ground Transportation Provider BostonCoach Meets Demand While Improving Utilization
White Paper It also capitalizes on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology for location tracking of sedans, geographic information systems and mapping software from company ESRI and custom applications... [11 Jun 2008]
Google Android - winning apps are location-based
News Speaking with silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia, Huang Liang, one of the competition hopefuls, based in China, said his application, Follow Me, would tag user feedback to points on Google Maps using the device's GPS... [20 May 2008]
Design and Implementation of a Real Time GPS Network for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
White Paper The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California, in collaboration with the Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center (SOPAC) at University of California, San Diego, has undertaken the design and implementation of a 30-station... [09 Jan 2008]
Sat-nav tackles congested HGV 'rat runs'
News G is for GPS Digital road routing information from the Ordnance Survey (OS) is being used by sat-nav mapping company Tele Atlas on its map database to help prevent lorries getting stuck down small roads... [21 Dec 2007]
Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas
Photo It packs wi-fi, HSDPA and GPS - the latter meaning it will support mapping software, effectively turning it into a sat-nav. RM Asus miniBook You'd think it's a bit of a stretch to call a laptop a gadget... [03 Dec 2007]
