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| Where 2.0: Dash Opens to Third-Party Developers
| | Dash Navigation Inc. said today that it is opening up its service platform to third-party developers, and also unveiled the first third-party applications available for its Dash personal navigation device (PND). |
| | Telmap Updates Navigator, Opens Up to Developers
| | | Telmap today unveiled Telmap Navigator 4.5, which opens up the platform to third party applications, and adds a dynamic content capability enabling service providers to tailor the Telmap software. |
| | | NIM Scores Social Networking U.S. Patent
| | | Networks In Motion (NIM) said today it has received U.S. Patent No. 7,333,820, titled Position Determination System, which involves social networking applications such as requesting and/or pushing a user's location via a GPS-enabled mobile device over a wireless network. |
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 | Perspectives on LBS — Early May Newsletter
| | May 13, 2008 | | Although a pioneer of GPS capability in mobile phones, Sprint is losing subscribers at an alarming rate. Since its merger with Nextel, also an earlier adopter of GPS in both consumer and enterprise applications, Sprint has undergone several reorganizations. Analysts say that a new deal with Google for location search and other services can be seen as a positive step for Sprint. |
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 | GNSS Accuracy: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
| | | This update to a seminal article first published here in 1998 explains how statistical methods can create many different position accuracy measures. As the driving forces of positioning and navigation change from survey and precision guidance to location-based services, E911, and so on, some accuracy measures have fallen out of common usage, while others have blossomed. The analysis changes further when the constellation expands to ombinations of GPS, SBAS, Galileo, and GLONASS. Software scripts, provided online, help bridge the gap between theory and reality. |
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 | To Locate a Phone or PDA
| | | An important step for Galileo will be availability of hybrid Galileo/GPS receivers in combination with wireless communications network positioning capabilities for consumer applications. This article presents ideas regarding an integrated GNSS/UMTS receiver architecture to meet the needs of seamless indoor/outdoor navigation. |
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 | Finders Keepers
| | | The ultimate winners appear to be the Internet and software players. The key to success remains content and the software that delivers it. |
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 | Driving the Future
| | | Emerging applications in the U.S. Department of Transportation's ambitious Vehicle Infrastructure Integration initiative include integrations of GPS with Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) and other sensor technolgies to improve highway safety and efficiency. |
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 | Tracking First Responders
| | | A networked radionavigation approach that augments GPS signals with time-of-arrival observations using a software-defined radio can overcome attenuation, and often complete blockage, of GPS inside buildings or in urban canyons. The SDR can operate both as a GPS receiver and also as a 900 MHz transceiver operating within the ISM band. Applications for this technology include firefighters and other first responders, and military operations in urban terrain. |
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 | Soaring Safe
| | | Quick — how many life-saving decisions can you make in 18 seconds? |
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 | GPS Adventure Game Out the Window
| | | Looking out the window during a long car trip becomes an interactive adventure with a new GPS-based game developed by The Interactive Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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