The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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Survey technology firm Terrametrix is utilizing mobile mapping system StreetMapper to perform detailed surveys of 7,250 bridges throughout the state of California.  Read Original Content

In 2011, 21 million consumers used smartphones to scan a QR barcode, and the number is forecast to increase to 26 million.  Read Original Content

City officials in Hattiesburg, Mississippi used National GIS Day to explain to residents how GIS technology provides access to statistical and physical data to city planners to aid in planning for proposed bike lanes, transit routes and street improvements.  Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware.

As the standalone GPS market wanes, device makers are working with auto manufacturers to provide in-car navigation features as an alternative.  Read Original Content

Information Mediary Corp. is developing an NFC version of its drug-tracking products to enable customers to use NFC-enabled phones to track medication usage in clinical trials.  Read Original Content


Government agencies are finding many ways to utilize QR codes, including incorporating the codes on business cards, using the codes to provide information about park services, sports leagues, trails, and historic markers, and even using QR codes to enable citizens to make tax payments.  Read Original Content

Geospatial firm NAG has developed a new software platform which will be used on the International Space Station in January 2013.  The software will enhance the observation and collection of high-resolution imagery of the Earth for research and education.  Read Original Content

A GPS-based telemetric system aided researchers in Germany in long-term behavioral monitoring of land crab migration.  Read Original Content

Guardian Lion Wireless has developed a wristwatch that is a phone, GPS locator and features a 911 panic button.  The wristwatch can be used as a tracking device to find a wayward child or older relative and will be available in April of 2013.  Read Original Content

Midland GIS Solutions is developing a mobile GIS application for Phelps County in Missouri to replace paper maps and enable Assessor’s Office personnel to work more efficiently in the field.  Read Original Content

The Scrabble game has been given a high-tech makeover for the Prague Mind Sports Festival in December.  The new system uses RFID technology to instantly read the entire Scrabble board and transmit the information to online viewers.  Read Original Content

New Light Technologies and the Sanborn Map Company’s Intelligence Division have formed a partnership to co-market products for GIS services in the federal, DOD and intelligence communities.  Read Original Content

RFID technology will be utilized in a study to be conducted by Baylor University at the Homestead Miami Speedway to observe and track fan engagement with sponsors at sporting events.  Read Original Content

GIS experts with the city of North Port and Sarasota County in Florida are developing ways to provide more data to the public on the web and greater access on mobile devices.  Currently drivers can send a photo of a pothole to the city with their digital phone to enable public works crews to find the exact location and fix the hole.  Read Original Content

ILS Technology provides ready-to-use cloud based platforms to implement and manage M2M (machine to machine) and embedded wireless devices that connect to SAP.  ILS Technology simplifies deployments and offers unparalleled security to protect company and customer data and to ensure regulatory compliance. This newsletter is sponsored in part by ILS Technology.

TeleNav co-founder and GPS pioneer Bob Rennard discusses TeleNav’s Scout platform and its ability to connect GPS to live Internet search and data in a video provided by CNET.  Read Original Content

The AMCS Group reports many customers who implemented their RFID solution for the waste and recycling industry reported a drop of 80 percent in queries to their call centers.  Read Original Content

The GeoViewer Mobile app from Nobel Systems provides a new GIS tool for water districts and municipalities, enabling field crews to access and interact with aerial maps and a virtual library of data to easily create and integrate site-specific information.  Read Original Content

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