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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...

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.

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’...

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...

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.,...