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April 30, 2009 GPS News


GPS Receiver Communications Simplified with NMEA-0183 Protocol Software Tool

GPS AutoSteer™ for MacDon-Built SP Windrowers. (AG Weekly)
GPS AutoSteer™ is now available for MacDon-Built M and 9000 Series SP Windrowers. Custom-fit by AutoFarm to provide a factory-installed look, GPS AutoSteer™ gives MacDon windrower owners high-accuracy machine control for greater productivity in all conditions, including fog, dust, heat and darkness.

Symmetricom Announces New GPS Time and Frequency Receiver

SiliconSky design GPS-enabled asthma inhaler (Geek.com)
(Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Research into asthma triggers is getting a technological boost thanks to GPS. A GPS product design firm called SiliconSky GPS has designed a GPS-enabled asthma inhaler. The inhaler will enable researchers to track asthma inhaler use trends. The device will be able to report to researchers the exact time and geographic location [...]

GPS Devices: Invading Your Privacy? (FOX 25 Boston)
Someone could be tracking your every move, and you wouldn’t even know it. GPS devices make it possible, and the use of the technology is on the rise. But now there are questions about whether GPS monitoring is an invasion of your privacy.

Linux group investigates Microsoft GPS patents (PC Advisor)
Open Invention Network follows up TomTom lawsuit A Linux group is hoping to discredit three Microsoft patents that were at the heart of a recent lawsuit with GPS device maker TomTom.

Police Track Down Stolen Vehicle Using GPS (KCBA FOX 35 Salinas)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif- With the help of the victims GPS system police recovered a stolen van and arrested two teenagers. According to police, the owner of the van had a GPS unit in the vehicle and was able

Keep an eye on your GPS: Police (Niagara Falls Review)
When driving, the best way to keep from getting lost is by keeping a close eye on your global positioning system. When parked, the best way to keep your GPS from getting lost is by making sure a thief doesn't get an eye on it.[...]

GPS Receiver Communications Simplified with NMEA-0183 Protocol Software Tool

GPS minimizes animal-human conflict in Africa (IT World)
The Africa Wildlife Foundation has devised a way to use GPS technology to curb rising conflict between wild animals and humans as well as tackle an ongoing problem with poachers.

Valley Irrigation introduces GPS Guidance for linear irrigation equipment (AG Weekly)
VALLEY, Neb. - Valley Irrigation, a technology leader in precision irrigation, introduces GPS Guidance for linear irrigation equipment. GPS Guidance will increase accuracy and precision of linear irrigation equipment when compared with conventional irrigation guidance.

Rockwell Collins Wins $450 Million Handheld GPS Receiver Contract


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