Some years ago, I predicted that the price of GIS data-collection hardware would eventually decline to the point that software would be the most expensive part of a GIS data-collection system. Well, I'm beginning to rethink that statement. Here's why. […]

China will launch three more satellites for its Beidou GNSS, reports CRIenglish.com and People's Daily Online. Two satellites will be launched in June, and another in October. […]

Blue Marble Geographics announced the release of Global Mapper version 13.2. This release features updated DigitalGlobe premium imagery with improved access to new DigitalGlobe servers. […]

At the Android Developer Conference, Black Duck Software announced an analysis of open source mobile project data which reveals mobile open source software (OSS) projects doubled, with growth especially strong in new enterprise mobility projects aimed at enhancing security, encryption, cloud, mobile payments and database management. […]

SuperGeo Technologies introduces SuperPad 3.1, which mainly enhances the user interface, adjusts toolbar icons, adds SBAS extension, and improves the display of GPS status. […]

TeleCommunication Systems, also known as TCS, announced a partnership to incorporate Locaid's location-as-a-service capabilities. The TCS-Locaid partnership brings a turn-key LBS solution that includes location network capabilities to TCS' mobile positioning center (MPC) and gateway mobile location center (GMLC) to enable cross-carrier, multi-sourc […]

MasterCard is launching a mobile wallet platform called PayPass Wallet Services, an update to its PayPass NFC payment system. MasterCard says the product will work frictionlessly both online and in-store, making it much more versatile than other wallet apps on the market, the company said. […]

The United States Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) recently released a study that evaluated the use of global positioning systems (GPS) technology to monitor high-risk sex offenders on parole in California. […]

LightSquared, the company that mounted a powerful threat to GPS signals, declared bankruptcy on May 14, after losing a lengthy struggle in the court of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the GPS industry, the U.S. military (behind the scenes), the Federal Aviation Administration, and many other GPS users. However, the vacuum into which Lightsqu […]

Swarms of robots equipped with GPS and sensors were released May 9 into California rivers to measure water flow, salinty levels, and pollution, reports OurAmazingPlanet.com. The Floating Sensor Network is intended to change the way water quality and flows are monitored in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river system. […]