satellite-mapping
RSS satellite-mappingiPhone to kill off standalone sat-navs by 2014?
News Consumers are turning to smartphones with built-in satellite mapping to help them get around, rather than buying a standalone personal navigation device (PND). According to market research firm iSuppli,... [02 Sep 2009]
Zonar Drives Advanced Fleet Telematics With Google Maps for Enterprise
White Paper Transportation customers have current, user-friendly aerial and satellite views to provide total visibility into fleets traveling the nation's highways. Transportation officials relied on a variety of third-party... [23 Jun 2009]
iPhone 3.0, Windows 7, robots and the office of the future
Photo The Central Data Unit or Onboard Sledge Computer, seen here amid other tech kit, is ruggedised, custom-built equipment, which couples a computer to a multi-modem data uplink system that connects to the Iridium satellite... [07 Apr 2009]
Photos: Tech cracks the Arctic frontier
Photo The Central Data Unit or Onboard Sledge Computer, seen here amid other tech kit, is ruggedised, custom-built equipment, which couples a computer to a multi-modem data uplink system that connects to the Iridium satellite... [16 Mar 2009]
Human robots, Android Magic and classic radar tech
Photo It also lets users travel back in time to see earlier versions of the service's aerial and satellite photography. Users of Google Earth can travel underwater using the latest version of the worldwide... [02 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]
Environmental Protection Agency Improves Data Visualization With Mapping Technology
White Paper EPA recently replaced its outdated technology with Microsoft Virtual Earth technology, which offers high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery, dramatically faster response times, and easy integration with... [10 Dec 2008]
Google Earth maps onto the iPhone
News Google Earth lets people virtually fly around a 3D view of the world made from satellite and aerial imagery mapped onto the planet's mountains and valleys. Peter Birch, Google Earth's product manager, said: "The idea of... [27 Oct 2008]
How to get more out of your BlackBerry
Comment Google Maps for BlackBerry provides location-based info and services and Google Earth satellite imagery. Telmap is another mapping app for the BlackBerry but it is a paid-for sat-nav service - unlike... [19 Sep 2008]
BP Cuts Hours Off Emergency Response With Visual Solution That Tracks Threats to Assets
White Paper That's what BP has now with its Hurricane Management System, which combines the 3-D satellite imagery of Microsoft Virtual Earth mapping software and real-time weather data with a visual representation... [18 Sep 2008]
The Naked CIO: The great recovery disaster
Comment Couple those complications with alternative protocols and actions, such as power and communications failure, satellite office accessibility, complete or partial loss of one or more critical services such as telecoms or... [01 Sep 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]
Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: British Petroleum
White Paper After Hurricane Katrina, BP decided to implement the Hurricane Management System that combines the 3-D satellite imagery of Microsoft Virtual Earth mapping software and real-time weather data with a... [16 Apr 2008]
Nokia launches 'mobile sat-nav' for walkers
News Maps 2.0' also adds multimedia city guides, satellite images and a redesigned interface to the original version. Kallasvuo said the new version will take satellite navigation "out of the car onto the... [11 Feb 2008]
Health warning to overweight IT managers
News Photos: Satellite mapping through clouds Overweight IT managers are risking their health by smoking and failing to exercise - but they are at least staying off the booze - according to a Bupa study.... [15 Jan 2008]
