Trimble has announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the privately-held Ashtech S.A.S., headquartered in Carquefou, France, and its affiliates. The acquisition is expected to expand Trimble’s Spectra Precision portfolio of surveying products, and allow the company to better address emerging markets worldwide. Closing of the transaction, anticipated in the […]

  I’ve previously talked about China cracking down on illegal mapping, but The Register has a story saying that the hotline set up for dobbing in of illegal mapping has not yet received a single phone call.   The Map Room has pointed me to an interesting piece that the BBC posted, that says that Google […]

  Navman Technology has taken over the sales, marketing and distribution of Magellan outdoor GPS products.   Navman’s parent company, MiTAC International Corp, bought Magellan in December 2008, but only recently was the decision made to move Magellan’s Australian presence under the control of Navman Technology.   Previous to this, Next Destination was Magellan’s Australian […]