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LeadDog and GPS World Supply release Detailed Iran maps for Garmin (GRMN) GPS Systems
ANCHORAGE, AK. September 20, 2006 - LeadDog Consulting, LLC and GPS World Supply announce the release of GPS maps for Iran. Coverage includes detailed street level maps of Tehran and Major Roads nationwide.
LeadDog and GPS World Supply offer the only truly accurate Iran GPS maps in the world. The maps are focused on comprehensive city street mapping in Tehran with extensive points of interest and major road mapping of the entire country. GPS World Supply provides rugged Garmin (GRMN) portable, automotive, and aviation GPS units preloaded with detailed Iran maps.
These units are ready to use out of the box configured in MGRS coordinates, 24 hour time and MILS for the compass settings. These units increase safety by offering better positional awareness with detailed street maps. The Iran maps are also available for purchase on CDROM for existing Garmin GPS owners (certain models).
Iran GPS Maps provide numerous vector layers and attributes such as:
- Entire Iran Major Road Network at 1:100,000 scale including Expressways, Route ways, Highways, Freeways, and secondary paved roads
- Detailed Street level maps of Tehran at 1:10,000 scale
- Automatic street and intersection finding capabilities
- Street names and classifications
- Railroads and Airports
- Park, Water, & Landmark polygons
- Extensive Points of Interest including government offices, commercial buildings,
- POI search by name or proximity -
tanks for the info
you know how they say new cell phones are running on gps system
does that mean they are running throw the satellites
i though they used to run throw the towers that got signals from the dish
by changing to gps does that mean they go staright thrue the satellite itself?
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GPS Capability Enhanced in Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007
Microsoft today announced improved GPS (global positioning system) functionality in a new version of its travel and mapping software.
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 With GPS Locator includes a new receiver from Pharos Science and Applications, the SiRFstarIII, for mapping locations to GPS coordinates. The new GPS locator is ten times more sensitive than its predecessor in the previous version of Streets & Trips, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007 With GPS Locator sells for $129 in the United States, while the standard version of the software is available for $40.
How It Works
To use the new locator, customers can plug the GPS receiver included with the software into a notebook PC's USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, after which they can view maps and travel routes in real time. Buyers who want to use the locator wirelessly can purchase the necessary Bluetooth dock or CompactFlash card adaptor directly from Pharos, Microsoft said.
Besides mapping routes for people traveling by car, Streets & Trips includes points of interest--such as gas stations, hotels, restaurants, and national parks--on the map, in case travelers want to stop along the way.
In a press statement, Helen Chiang, a product manager at Microsoft, said that better GPS capability in Streets & Trips will give users of the software more confidence that the journey they've mapped in the software is the correct one.
Pharos, headquartered in Torrance, California, sells GPS navigation tools and location-based services for mobile devices.Comment
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Dash Navigation will work with Yahoo to add a local search capability to its forthcoming Internet-connected in-car satellite navigation terminal, Dash announced Wednesday.
Drivers will be able to enter search requests into the Dash Express terminal, which will use the Yahoo Local search tool to find the addresses of local businesses and services relevant to the search, according to Dash. The device uses Global Positioning Service (GPS) technology to provide its location to Yahoo, enabling the search engine to determine the nearest results.
In addition to business addresses, Yahoo Local will also deliver ratings and reviews of the businesses to the device, and allow drivers to provide instant feedback.
The companies did not disclose financial terms of their deal, or provide details of the cost of the device or service.
Traffic Reports, Too
The Dash devices will also use their two-way Internet connectivity to provide information about their movements to a central server. The Mountain View, California, company will then combine this information with traffic data from Inrix, which operates a fleet of 625,000 in-vehicle GPS probes, to provide Dash users with real-time information about traffic conditions.
The Dash Express will go on sale in California in the first half of this year, and throughout the U.S. in the second half, Dash said. It did not say whether the device will be offered outside the U.S.
Dash plans to demonstrate the device at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas next week.Comment
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