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Garmin moves to open path for new uses for software - Imagine a real estate agent being able to download listings into a car’s navigation device, which would plot a route to see all the properties complete with arrival times.

Such applications are possible if Olathe-based Garmin Ltd. follows the thinking behind a patent it received June 13. The patent calls for a process “to rapidly permit any desired customization of software applications” on navigation devices.

Towns face deadline on 911 dispatch - Several southern Maine communities must decide this week who will handle their emergency phone calls. State officials set July 1, 2006, as the deadline for communities in four counties to decide who handles their Enhanced 911 calls. If everything runs as planned, the state will reduce the number of centers fielding Enhanced 911 calls from 48 to between 16 and 24. Already, the number of centers has been reduced to 45.

Research and Markets has added a report titled LBS Company Analysis: Microsoft to their commercial report offerings.

Personal Navigation and Tracking Lead Profitable LBS Applications in Europe, Says Berg Insight - Berg surveyed more than 200 LBS professionals, asking which applications they have already deployed and which positioning technology they think will be the most important in coming years. The most common applications today are information services like yellow pages and weather services, followed by navigation and tracking applications.

Andrew Corporation has been awarded the second phase of a strategic multiyear contract from a Tier 1 operator in the Middle East for a major geolocation system deployment.

The phase two contract award is valued in excess of $10 million, bringing the total contract value to date to more than $20 million. The project continues to grow as Andrew installs the first fully operational uplink time difference of arrival (U-TDOA) system outside of North America and the Caribbean. When completed, the Andrew Geometrix U-TDOA system will cover a network of thousands of cell sites. Work on phase two is beginning as the first phase nears completion.

Source: Telematics Journal

Minutes Count - an article about the need for rapid response and accurate information when dealing with an emergency services call. Stephens County is one of only two counties in Oklahoma without enhanced 911 coverage.

Macon County Enhanced 911 Audio Report - Macon County’s Legislature is contemplating approving changes to allow enhanced 911 even without voter approval.