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GEO Informatics 2006 3

April/May 2006 Nr 3, Volume 9
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Articles
Microsoft's Proposed Take-Over of Vexcel
Part of a Global Heavyweight Struggle 



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ALK Technologies Winner of Navteq Global LBS Challenge
FleetCenter Integrates with CoPilot Live 


12

GNSS Update
Launch of New GNSS Receivers and Chipsets


20

Part 3: Error Sources
Practical Satellite Navigation


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Column          
The Brave New World of Mapping
By Thierry Gregorius



25

About Maps and Beauty
By Menno-Jan Kraak


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Conferences & Meetings
A Discussion on SDI in the UAE
Seminar on Spatial Data Infrastructure



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Interview        
The Future for Leica's Terrestrial Laser Scanning Business
Interview with Ken Mooyman



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‘Our Product Focus Has Always Been Compatibility and Ease of Use’
Pacific Crest Corporation Active in High-Precision Positioning Market

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Special           
Autodesk Goes Open Source
Giving Way to Two-year-old ‘Visionary View’



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Assessing Fitness for Purpose for Re-use of High-Quality Spatial Datasets
‘The Industry Needs to Collaborate’

26

Online Information System BIPT
Online Access to Communication Antennae Data and Radiation Reports


29

Two Kinds of Open Come Together
Open Source and Open Standards in Geospatial Technologies


30

Bentley Web Mapping all About Speed
Providing Information Based on Predictions


35

Articque: From Statistical Mapping to Web Mapping
Cartography for Everyone 


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Review Live Local and Interview with Microsoft
‘Providing Live Connections to People, Information and Passions They Care About’ 


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Educational Corner
Why Location Matters in Education
Towards a Mobile Geographic Educational System


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Industry News 63
Product News 57

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