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November 16, 2007

Garmin Withdraws Tele Atlas Bid, Extends Navteq Agreement

Nokia’s new A-GPS-assisted N82 phone

Thwarted in its latter-day attempt to buy digital mapmaker Tele Atlas out from under TomTom, GPS manufacturer Garmin International has signed an long-term deal with rival map provider Navteq.

Under the agreement announced today (November 16) Garmin will extend its current six-year agreement with Chicago, Illinois–based NAVTEQ to access to map data through 2015 with an option to continue through 2019.

By Glen Gibbons

November 13, 2007

FREE build-it-yourself model GPS IIR-M from Baseband Technologies

GPS IIR-M paper model (Baseband Technologies)

The holidays are coming – what can you find for the engineer who has everything? Why not build your own museum-quality paper GPS satellite model at home?

You can do it with a free-downloadable kit, courtesy of Baseband Technologies, Canadian designers of GNSS OEM receivers. All you need are the supplies in the average third-grader’s school desk and two or three hours of free time. The finished product will fit nicely on a corner of your desk.

By Inside GNSS

GPS Market Studies Focus on High-Volume Devices

Three new market studies — from Berg Insight, ABI Research, and Markets and Research — focus on GPS chipsets and the high-volume consumer device markets that drive them, all predicting continued rapid growth.

By Glen Gibbons

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November 12, 2007

EU Finance Ministers, UK Parliamentary Body Debate Galileo Plan

On Tuesday (November 13) European Union (EU) finance ministers will address the European Commision (EC) proposal for all-public funding of the Galileo program.

The proposal announced by the EC in September would use the 2007 and 2008 budgetary reserves for agriculture and administration — totaling about €2.5 billion — to augment a €1-billion Galileo allocation already in place. European transport ministers will take up the issue again in December.

By Glen Gibbons

October 27, 2007

U.S. Department of Commerce Proposes Update to Office Overseeing GPS and Related PNT Activities

The Department of Commerce has proposed legislation to boost the U.S. government’s space commerce activities. Specifically, the bill would reauthorize the Office of Space Commercialization (OSC), restore the office’s original name — Office of Space Commerce — and focus the office’s responsibilities to enable a robust and responsive U.S. commercial space industry.

By Glen Gibbons

Russia Places 3 GLONASS Satellites in Orbit

Russia successfully launched three modernized GLONASS (GLONASS-M) satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 26, a day later than planned due to a Kazakh national holiday. The Proton-K rocket, equipped with a Block DM upper stage and carrying three Uragan-M (GLONASS-M No. 18, 19, 20) satellites, lifted off at 11:35 Moscow time.

By Glen Gibbons

October 25, 2007

Applications-Oriented “Growing Galileo” Event Planned for November 14-15

“Growing Galileo” is the theme of a conference and exhibition taking place November 14–15 in Brussels, Belgium, that will highlight the work under way and planned for developing applications of Europe’s GNSS system.

By Glen Gibbons

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October 20, 2007

SiRF Goes “Green” with Location Ecosystem and “Killer Enabler”

At the premiere Location 2.0 Summit on October 23, SiRF Technology will roll out its “ecosystem” strategy for the location-based services (LBS) community, enabled by a set of SiRF-designed development tools, a test environment, and marketing support from the GNSS chip and software manufacturer.

By Glen Gibbons

October 19, 2007

GLONASS Launch Is Back On for October 25

Russia’s GLONASS-M

Investigation into a Proton-M rocket failure in September, which appeared to threaten the schedule for continued rebuilding of the GLONASS constellation, has cleared the launcher and Baikonur facility for renewed activity, including a scheduled October 25 launch of three GLONASS-M satellites.

By Glen Gibbons

October 18, 2007

STM Launches 32-Channel GPS Processor

STMicroelectronics has introduced Cartesio, its new automotive-grade application processor with embedded GPS for navigation and telematics. The processor couples with ST’s GPS RF chip (STA5620) to provide a core receiver unit.

Cartesio (STA2062) integrates a 32-bit ARM CPU core with a high-sensitivity 32-channel GPS subsystem and a large set of connectivity peripherals, including CAN, USB, UARTs, and SPI. It also provides on-chip high-speed RAM and real-time clock functionality, according to the company.

By Glen Gibbons

Get ready for the 2008 Toulouse Space Show! ENC-GNSS, EFTF 08, and more . . .

ESA/CNES launcher at Toulouse Space Center

Next April’s Toulouse Space Show will provide a good deal of company for the European Navigation Conference (ENC-GNSS 2008).

In addition to the annual European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF 08), which joined ENC-GNSS 2007 this year at TimeNav ’07 in Geneva, Switzerland, events include a Space Applications symposium sponsored by the French space agency CNES, a commercial exhibition, and associated events for the general public, students, and young people, to promote the value of space applications in daily life.

By Glen Gibbons

October 17, 2007

Swiss GNSS Manufacturer u-blox Is Going Public

Ten-year-old u-blox AG has launched its initial public offering (IPO) of stock, which will begin trading October 26 on the Swiss Exchange. Price range for the offered shares is between 42 and 54 Swiss francs (CHF: US$35.53 and $45.68).

By Glen Gibbons

CAST Navigation Introduces Commercial Simulator

CAST Navigation VIP simulator

Simulators from CAST Navigation, Billerica, Massachusetts USA, that are being used in government and military labs around the world will now be made available to commercial markets, the company has announced.

By Glen Gibbons

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Garmin Withdraws Tele Atlas Bid, Extends Navteq Agreement

FREE build-it-yourself model GPS IIR-M from Baseband Technologies

GPS Market Studies Focus on High-Volume Devices

EU Finance Ministers, UK Parliamentary Body Debate Galileo Plan

U.S. Department of Commerce Proposes Update to Office Overseeing GPS and Related PNT Activities

Russia Places 3 GLONASS Satellites in Orbit

Applications-Oriented “Growing Galileo” Event Planned for November 14-15

SiRF Goes “Green” with Location Ecosystem and “Killer Enabler”

GLONASS Launch Is Back On for October 25

STM Launches 32-Channel GPS Processor

Get ready for the 2008 Toulouse Space Show! ENC-GNSS, EFTF 08, and more . . .

Swiss GNSS Manufacturer u-blox Is Going Public

CAST Navigation Introduces Commercial Simulator