Unique, near real-time satellite radar altimeter data on the recent Tsunami in South East Asia was captured and processed by the Faculty Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology in...

In response to the increasing demand for reliable fixed GNSS reference station systems, Topcon (CA, USA) has introduced TopNET CORS, offering 24-hour satellite coverage with GPS+ for tracking of both...

Applanix (Canada) has launched its POS LV 200 system (Position and Orientation System for Land Vehicles). The system is intended for upgrading survey vehicles that already incorporate GPS and DMI...

Trimble (CA, USA) has introduced its S6 Total Station, an advanced surveying instrument based on a new design platform. The S6 will be available in three configurations: Servo, Autolock and...

Trimble (CA, USA), in a cash transaction, is to acquire the privately held Pacific Crest Corporation (CA, USA). Financial terms have not been disclosed. Pacific Crest Corporation has two core...

NavCom Technology (CA, USA) has named Geo Info Strategies, based in Belgrade (Yugoslavia), its dealer to provide NavCom Technology GPS receivers and to integrate GPS sensors in GIS-oriented public safety...

Following extensive testing by compliance commissions, Pacific Crest Corporation’s (CA, USA) Positioning Data Link Low Power Base (PDLLPB) is approved for use in Korea and the Czech Republic. The PDLLPB...

The EU's Transport, Telecommunic-ations and Energy Council has given permission to the Commission to open negotiations with the Ukraine on a 'co-operation agreement' relating to the development of Europe's satellite...

The USA and the Russian Federation intend to begin preliminary discussions on an agreement for co-operation between the GPS and Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). Both countries intend to work...

Northport Systems (Canada) has released FUGAWI Map of America, a new software program that brings USGS 1:100,000 scale topographic maps of the entire continental USA in a low-priced package. The...