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Busted by Big Brother – Notes from inside the world of AVL Posted on October 06, 2004 GPS fleet tracking is becoming more prominent in the service industry. Business owners are opting to use this new technology to monitor their employee’s hours on the job as well as keep track of company property. Employers are seeing the benefits in their bottom line with savings on overtime hours and insurance reductions, but they are also collecting funny stories as employees try to hang on to their old habits.
The Mapper project for Symbian UIQ smartphones Posted on June 22, 2004 Psi-Mapper (or just 'Mapper') is a project for Psion palmtops and Symbian smartphones. The Psion version has been on hold since 1999, but there's now a new version for Symbian UIQ smartphones like the Sony Ericsson P800. Author Steve Litchfield provide us with the low-down.
Time-Space Watches Incorporating Time and Space; A New Era of Accurate Time and Space Posted on June 17, 2004 Watches have been invented for centuries. What is the next revolution in watches? The basic functionality of a traditional watch is to tell time whenever and wherever you are. The difference between a watch and a clock is the mobility.
Selecting The Right GPS For A Utility Infrastructure GIS Posted on June 08, 2004 Global Positioning System (GPS) technology has changed rapidly over the last decade. As part of an ongoing Geographical Information System (GIS) project, the authors compared several GPS technologies to determine the most appropriate for projects that involve mapping and attribute recording of utility infrastructure for asset management.
CSI Wireless/Satloc Aerial Guidance Products Play Growing Role in Fighting Forest Fires Posted on April 14, 2004 (GISuser.com Feature) Aerial guidance products that CSI Wireless and its Satloc LLC subsidiary originally developed for the agricultural industry are playing a growing role in fighting forest fires. They are being used both to combat the flames, and to re-vegetate blackened terrain after the flames have died.
Spotlight on the 2004 LBS Challenge Winners Posted on March 25, 2004 Networks In Motion, Quarterscope Solutions and ULocate recognized for excellence in developing Location-Based solutions at CTIA Wireless 2004.
Next Generation of Internet Search Engines Enhanced for Location-Based Search Posted on February 20, 2004 Toronto, ON - NAC Geographic Products (NACGEO) and Metamend have announced that the two companies have reached an agreement in an Internet search engine service. According to the agreement, Metamend is to optimize the meta tags and add a new meta tag to every web page of its clients and submit them to the database of NACGEO's Mobile Location Based Services Network (MLBS.NET).
Location Based Solution with Natural Area Coding System Posted on January 03, 2004
Current wireless location based services are growing much slower than expected. One of the major problems is the inefficiency of geographic coordinates such as longitude/latitude and UTM. These coordinates require more than 20 characters at a resolution of meters that are difficult for people to remember and communicate. They are also difficult to be displayed on and input into small wireless devices. All these make geographic coordinates nearly useless to general consumers.
See more threads and details about Glenn's AnyGeo Weblog HERE The Editor (Glenn) started the AnyGeo blog some time ago and the threads are now also mirrored here at GISuser.com - RSS feed is available to add to your favorite news reader.
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GPS fleet tracking is becoming more prominent in the service industry. Business owners are opting to use this new technology to monitor their employee’s hours on the job as well as keep track of company property. Employers are seeing the benefits in their bottom line with savings on overtime hours and insurance reductions, but they are also collecting funny stories as employees try to hang on to their old habits.
Psi-Mapper (or just 'Mapper') is a project for Psion palmtops and Symbian smartphones. The Psion version has been on hold since 1999, but there's now a new version for Symbian UIQ smartphones like the Sony Ericsson P800. Author Steve Litchfield provide us with the low-down.
Watches have been invented for centuries. What is the next revolution in watches? The basic functionality of a traditional watch is to tell time whenever and wherever you are. The difference between a watch and a clock is the mobility.
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology has changed rapidly over the last decade. As part of an ongoing Geographical Information System (GIS) project, the authors compared several GPS technologies to determine the most appropriate for projects that involve mapping and attribute recording of utility infrastructure for asset management.
(GISuser.com Feature) Aerial guidance products that CSI Wireless and its Satloc LLC subsidiary originally developed for the agricultural industry are playing a growing role in fighting forest fires. They are being used both to combat the flames, and to re-vegetate blackened terrain after the flames have died.
Networks In Motion, Quarterscope Solutions and ULocate recognized for excellence in developing Location-Based solutions at CTIA Wireless 2004.
Toronto, ON - NAC Geographic Products (NACGEO) and Metamend have announced that the two companies have reached an agreement in an Internet search engine service. According to the agreement, Metamend is to optimize the meta tags and add a new meta tag to every web page of its clients and submit them to the database of NACGEO's Mobile Location Based Services Network (MLBS.NET).
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