CSI’s Hemisphere GPS division (Canada) introduced its new Crescent A100 ‘smart antenna’ that combines a GPS antenna with a GPS receiver featuring Hemisphere’s new high-performance Crescent OEM module. The entire...

Septentrio (Belgium) has released AsteRx1, a compact high-end single-frequency GNSS receiver for industrial and professional applications. Besides GPS, AsteRx1 incorporates capabilities for full use of the European Galileo L1 signal....

Thales (CA, USA) has introduced Z-Max.Net, a network-capable GPS receiver system for boundary, topographic and construction surveys. Z-Max.Net offers surveyors expanded communications capabilities, simplicity of operation, RTK performance and flexibility...

Topcon Europe Positioning (The Netherlands) appointed Mr. Laszlo Szentpeteri as the new Regional Sales Manager for South-East Europe. Mr. Szentpeteri is born and lives in Hungary. He has over 15...

Trimble (CA, USA) has supplied Global Navigation Satellite System reference stations and Virtual Reference Station software to establish a GNSS infrastructure network in Western Australia. Located in Perth, the network...

In my contribution to the first ISPRS page in GIM I noted that we were making the development of ISPRS in Africa a priority during the period 2004-2008. I will...

Leica SpiderWeb version 2.0 has been extended with additional features and services that improve the usability and efficiency for both service users and service providers. Leica SpiderWeb is easy to...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has launched Leica PaveSmart 3D for Curb & Gutter paving applications. Leica PaveSmart 3D for Curb & Gutter is a fully-automated 3D all-track grade and steer control...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has introduced the new V2.2.0 for Leica GPS Spider software for GPS reference stations and networks. Leica GPS Spider V2.2.0 contains software optimisations such as further improved...

Pentax Corporation, now so well known for its survey instruments, was founded in 1919 in Tokyo as Asahi Optical Joint Stock Co, mainly as a manufacturer of cameras. In 1938...