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NAVTEQ announces one million embedded navigation systems sold in North America
NAVTEQ, a global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location based solutions have recently announced that for the first time since the introduction of in-vehicle navigation in North America, annual sales of embedded navigation systems exceeded one million units. Based on customer sales data from January 2005 through October 2005, approximately one million vehicles were sold with factory-installed navigation systems, representing growth of more than 40% over recorded sales from the same time period in 2004. Over 90% of car models offering navigation systems in North America use NAVTEQ maps. The in-vehicle navigation industry in North America has grown significantly since its inception in 1996, with the most notable increases occurring over the past five years.
Online satellite maps to be launched in Thailand
A system has been developed to conduct
satellite mapping specifically for Thailand. The map distribution
involves cooperation between Chulalongkorn University and the Office
of Space Technology Development and Geographical Information
Technology, which supplies the maps.
Russia launches 3 GLONASS navigation satellites
Russia is enlarging its orbital grouping with the recent launch of three spacecraft of the GLONASS. Russia has launched a Proton-K carrier rocket with three satellites from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. The main purpose of the GLONASS network is to provide global positioning services for various military and civilian customers.
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ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
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GIS streamlines diamond exploration
James Campbell
General Manager
De Beers Group Exploration Services
South Africa
Co – Authors
Helius Guimaraes
Marcelo Braghin
At the beginning of 2003, De Beers Group Exploration started the long process of standardising all their current systems. Prospecting geologists within the group rely on maps in their daily activities. The IT evolution in the last few years has made it possible for spatial information to migrate from paper to the digital world. This has been achieved with the growth of GIS and other related spatial technologies. Demand for diamonds is growing and finding new diamond deposits require the use of advanced technologies such as the most recent developments in GIS.
GIS in logistics and vehicle routing applications
Shubhabrata Marmar
ESRI, New Delhi
India
The routing of vehicles and the management of logistics operations in any company that services a fairly large geographical area can easily become quite a very complex task. The task can be simplified by the applying GIS, which automatically reduces the complexity by bringing out subtle geographic patterns and relationships that can form the basis of good decisions. Systems like ArcLogistics Route can take pain out of applications like Vehicle Tracking and Dispatch, Route Analysis, Warehouse Operations, Facilities and Depot Management, Routing and Scheduling. The ease of work has to be looked at though in the light that all of the data required for maximum accuracy may not be available.
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BOOK REVIEW
GIS - Fundamentals, Applications and Implementations
Author -Dr. K. Elangovan
Publisher - New India Publishing Agency
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CONFERENCE REPORT
Eighth Annual India ESRI User Conference
December 1-2, 2005
Hotel Radisson MBD, Noida
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