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Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC] recently was awarded a seven-year, $27 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Federal Systems [LMT] to support the U.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). CSC also […]

The GLOBAL POSITIONING & NAVIGATION NEWS Monthly Business Market Forecast is brought to you by the editors of GPNN as an added subscriber benefit. If you have a special need […]

TRAVINFO PROJECT TESTS VEHICLE NAVIGATION UNITS IN BAY AREA October 3, 1996 SAN FRANCISCO–A new federally funded intelligent transportation system (ITS) project will allow companies to assess how mobile information […]

ETAK NAMES KAWADA PRESIDENT AND CEO October 3, 1996 Menlo Park, Calif.-based Etak Inc. named Hirohito Kawada as president and CEO. Kawada, who has years of vehicle navigation experience, comes […]

ROCKWELL NAMES COLE AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR October 3, 1996 Rockwell International [ROK] recently named Craig Cole as business development director, Transit/Integrated Local Government Systems. Cole will help to develop […]

HONEYWELL INC. NAMES UNIT PRESIDENT October 3, 1996 Honeywell’s [HON] Phoenix-based Space and Aviation Control business named Don Schwanz, who was vice president of the company’s Air Transport Systems, president. […]

MICROSOFT ROLLS OUT MAPPING PRODUCTS October 3, 1996 Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] recently put three new mapping products on the market. The software, part of the Automap line, has links to […]

RM ION CHAPTER SPONSORS APPLICATIONS MEETING October 3, 1996 The Rocky Mountain Section of the Institute of Navigation (ION) is planning a "Cutting-Edge GPS Applications" meeting Oct. 24 at the […]

CMC ANNOUNCES NEW COMPASS 3800 October 3, 1996 Chicago Map Corp.’s (CMC) new $339 Compass 3800 combines a Garmin GPS 38 handheld receiver with its street-level mapping software for use […]

STARLINK DEVELOPS DNAV FIELD PACK October 3, 1996 Austin, Texas-based Starlink Inc.’s new DNAV Field Pack combines a DGPS receiver and MSK radiobeacon for portable data collection, the company said. […]

ALLEN OSBORNE ASSOCIATES INTRODUCES RTTK CAPABILITY October 3, 1996 Westlake Village, Calif.-based Allen Osborne Associates’ (AOA) Real Time TurboKinematic (RTTK) is designed for its TurboRogue and Rascal GPS receivers, the […]

CERULEAN AND AT&T OFFER AVL PRODUCT October 3, 1996 Cerulean Technology Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services [T] are offering an AVL system on a laptop computer. The product is designed […]

C-MAP CHARTS USED BY U.S. NAVY October 3, 1996 C-Map.’s electronic charting display and information systems (ECDIS) units were used recently by five U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The carriers also […]

JPO AWARDS GPS KIT CONTRACT TO ALLIED SIGNAL October 3, 1996 Olathe, Kan.-based Allied Signal Avionics Inc. recently won a $1.9 million Navstar GPS Joint Program Office (JPO) contract for […]

ROCKWELL AG UNIT GRABS $4.5 MILLION CONTRACT October 3, 1996 Rockwell Agriculture Systems [ROK] recently won a $4.5 million contract for a integrated sprayer control systems from Willmar, Minn.-based Willmar […]

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT MONTEK SIGNS DEAL WITH NCAA October 3, 1996 Raytheon Aircraft Montek Co. [RTN] recently signed a deal with the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) to provide a DGPS […]

The Washington State Department of Transportation and ITS America are sponsoring the National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference in Spokane, Wash. For details, call 206/543-3332 or e-mail blegg@u.washington.edu.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Contrary to press reports, a lawsuit and rumors, the Federal Aviation Administration expects to meet its phase I deadline for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) by late […]

Integrated Strategies, in conjunction with Russian Business News, NASA, the Russian Space Agency and other organizations will sponsor a conference, "Russian Aviation and Aerospace Partnerships With the West: The Emerging […]

San Dimas, Calif.-based Magellan Systems Corp. named Dean Connor of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Connor Marketing its consultant to market its GPS 2000. Connor Marketing, which specializes in outdoor products, will […]

Interstate Electronics Corp. (IEC) recently named C. Stephen Jungers as vice president of business development. Jungers, who will market the company’s defense and commercial GPS products, previously was Lockheed Sanders’ […]

The Panasonic KX-G7001 subscriber communicator has GPS circuitry and antenna that is designed for the Orbcomm low-Earth orbit satellite system. The units, marketed in the U.S. by Panasonic Industrial Co., […]

Honeywell Inc. [HON] and Pelorus recently showed off its DPGS Satellite Landing System 2000, or SLS-2000, at the Northwest American Association of Airport Executives meeting in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The […]

Trimble Navigation [TRMB] recently won a contract from the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department in Florida to equipment 70 fire and rescue vehicles with its GPS/AVL Subsystem. In addition, […]

Litton Industries Inc. [LIT] won a $4 million contract to be the navigation component supplier for the German Tornado attack aircraft. The contract, which could have options worth $50 million, […]

Reston, Va.-based Mogee Research & Analysis Associates’ (MRAA) new report, "Competitive Technology Report on Global Positioning System Technology," analyzes GPS international patents. The report identifies companies patenting GPS technology and […]

Lowrance Electronics Inc. [LEIX] recently expanded its Mexican manufacturing facility in Ensenada, which employees 150 people. Because of demand for GPS units, Lowrance said it will expand its operation to […]

DeLorme Mapping and AAA recently created the AAA Map’n’Go software that has a data base of more than 57,000 accommodations, restaurants, campgrounds and points of interest. With the Internet, users […]

The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), awarded a contract to Germantown, Md.-based Lovingfoss & Associates for monitoring and maintenance […]

ICO Global Communications Ltd. appointed the WPP Group, the London-based international marketing communications conglomerate, to head up its worldwide public relations effort. WPP Group and its subsidiaries also will assist […]