Frank is a Software Engineer with rich experiences on messeging system, embedded system and communication system development. This is his work notes.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

GPS resource

PND Manufacturers:
1. Garmin (TX, USA) , proprietary operating system.
http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us
2. TomTom (Netherland) , linux
http://www.tomtom.com/
3. Magellan (Santa Clara, CA, USA) , win ce
http://www.magellangps.com/
4. Navigon (German; Chicago, IL, USA) , win ce
http://navigonusa.com/
5. Trimble (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)
http://www.trimble.com/index.aspx
6. Mio (subsidiary of Mitac, Taiwan)
http://www.mio-tech.com/
7. Azentek (Grand Blanc, MI, USA)
http://www.azentek.com/

Cell phone navigation companies:
1. TeleNav (Sunnyvale, CA, USA), http://www.telenav.com/
2. Networks in Motion (NIM), (Aliso Viejo , CA, USA), http://www.networksinmotion.com/
3. Jentro, (Munich, Germany, Chicago, USA), http://www.jentro.com/
4. Telmap, http://telmapnavigator.com/
5. Wayfinder, (Stockholm, Sweden), http://www.wayfinder.com/?sid=53
6. Intrinsyc, (Vancouver, BC, Canada) http://www.intrinsyc.com/

Digital Map providers:
1. Navteq (part of Nokia; Chicago, IL, USA)
http://www.navteq.com/
2. Tele Atlas (part of TomTom; Belgium & Luxembourg; Boston, MA, USA)
http://www.teleatlas.com/index.htm

Chip set providers:
1. SiRF, (San Jose, CA)
http://www.sirf.com/
2. Centrality, (Redwood City, CA )
http://www.centralitycomm.com/

News and Magazine:
1. http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/
2. http://www.gpsmagazine.com/
3. http://sidt.gpsworld.com/

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