Nexteq is expanding its team and is looking for a new head of the Marking and Sales Group. The successful candidate will be a key member of Nexteq and responsibilities include developing promotional strategies, marketing analysis, interacting with existing and potential clients and partners and building new relationships. Please check our Careers link for more information.

Calgary, Alberta – Sept. 27, 2011 — Nexteq moves to its new office.

Nexteq has moved to a new office location to support the growing team and product lineup at Nexteq. Our new office location is:

Suite 204, 3016 19th Street NE
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2E 6Y9

Our new contact numbers are:

Tel: 1-403-250-8186
Fax: 1-403-241-8128

Calgary, Alberta – Sept. 27, 2011 — Nexteq is expanding its team.

Nexteq is expanding its team and is looking for people with experience in GNSS hardware research, design and development. Particular interest will be shown to those who have been GNSS system architects, RF hardware engineers, and GNSS firmware, baseband and system test engineers. Please check our Careers link for more information.

Calgary, Alberta – Sept. 26, 2011 — Nexteq presented the i-PPP service and technology at ION GNSS 2011.

Nexteq presented the i-PPP service and its associated technologies at ION GNS2011 held in Portland, Oregon. i-PPP offers a cost-effective global high-precision solution for single frequency receivers. i-PPP enabled products include Nexteq's T6 handheld with sub-meter global position accuracies. i-PPP can also be integrated into third-party products and is compatible with several major GPS board manufacturers.

Along with the presentation, Nexteq has written a paper on i-PPP. Called "Nexteq i-PPP: a Cost-Efficient World-wide Precise Point Positioning System and Service", it will available in the ION GNSS 2011 Proceedings.

Calgary, Alberta – Sept. 06, 2011 — Nexteq will be at INTERGEO in Nuremberg, Germany Sept. 27-29, 2011.

Nexteq Navigation will be attending the INTERGEO trade show in Nuremberg, Germany between Sept. 27-29 2011. Please visit us at Booth 7.A2 where you can get an up-close look at current Nexteq products and technologies.

Calgary, Alberta – Sept. 01, 2011 — Nexteq announces the release of the T6 GPS/GIS data collector.

Nexteq announces the release of the T6 GPS/GIS data collector. Powered with Freedom and i-PPP technologies, the T6 is the world's first High Accuracy + High Sensitivity data collector.

The T6 handheld incorporates a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, specifically designed to maximize position yields in challenging GPS environments, such as under forest canopy and urban canyons. The T6 can achieve sub-meter GPS positioning accuracy in real-time in SBAS coverage areas with Freedom and globally using i-PPP. Rated at IP66, it is dust tight and highly resistant to water. The T6’s rugged enclosure also ensures protection against drops of 1.5m and enables an operating temperature range of -20°C to +60°C.

For organizations wishing to equip field workers with high-speed Internet connectivity worldwide, the T6 handheld includes a quad band cellular modem. The data transmission capabilities of the T6 enable field workers to access email and download large files and maps without making a trip back to the office. Mobile workers can access and update mission critical information in real time, increasing overall productivity. The modem also supports voice, allowing the work force to use the T6 in place of a cell phone to relay important information to the office or for emergencies.

Powered by the industry-leading Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.5 operating system, users have access to personal productivity tools such as Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, and Outlook® Mobile, allowing a seamless exchange of data between the field and office. The T6 also comes fully equipped with Nexteq Navigation’s NexGeo™ GIS field and office software.

A range of additional features complement the T6 handheld. The built-in gravity sensor can sense when the T6 has fallen and will trigger an alarm, thereby protecting against the loss of costly hardware. The embedded digital compass and barometric altimeter also provides direction and altitude information even when GPS may be unavailable in harsh environments.

Calgary, Alberta – May 16, 2011 — Micro Engineering Tech., a company located in Calgary Canada, signed a regional partnership agreement with Nexteq Navigation to resell Nexteq GIS data collector devices in Africa and the Middle East.

Micro Engineering, with offices in Calgary, Alberta and the Middle East is a rapidly growing distributor of precise GNSS equipment around the world. Micro Engineering has closely cooperated with Nexteq Navigation for product development for years and with this agreement, becomes the regional partner and exclusive distributor of Nexteq products for the Middle East and Africa.

Calgary, Alberta – April 01, 2011 — Nexteq Navigation introduced today its NexGeo data collection software suite for its current lineup of GIS data collectors, including the T6, T8 as well as future models.

The NexGeo platform consists of a mobile client optimized for rich data collection and an office client for data and project management and maintenance and useful real-time field client tracking. NexGeo gives you the ability to fully control your field projects on either Nexteq T-series handhelds or your existing Windows Mobile powered GPS/GIS devices. Using NexGeo makes data maintenance a straight forward process as key features and attributes can be inputted either in the office or by the mobile client. NexGeo Mobile’s GNSS navigation tools can guide the field staff to each asset based on the NexGeo Office generated waypoint list. Color-coded vector and raster background references provide additional contextual geographical information to aid the field staff.

NexGeo’s tracking function provides additional benefits for effective team management and timely decision making. Using NexGeo Mobile field staff can log into NexGeo Office’s Management Center to report their location. NexGeo Mobile can also communicate with NexGeo Office, through short messages and uploaded pictures, to report the status of the field work, and request help from the office. Managers can view all on-line team members, and effectively assign tasks to each member based on their reported status, and make informed decisions in time sensitive situations.

NexGeo integrates seamlessly with Nexteq GNSS receivers to deliver exceptional accuracy level. NexGeo Office also provides post processing of data logged from Nexteq GNSS receivers to further improve positioning accuracy, and automatically updates the geo-information for features collected by NexGeo Mobile. NexGeo’s advanced suite of functionality, tools and real-time tracking makes field data collection simple, efficient and productive.

Key features:

Enhanced functions for efficient field data collection and maintenance
Robust support for vector or raster maps
Seamless field-office communication for effective team management and timely decision making
Powerful post processing capability for positioning accuracy enhancement
Compatible with common GIS data formats

Calgary, Alberta – Feb. 01, 2011 — Nexteq Navigation introduced today its next generation of rugged, lightweight field computing devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology—the new T8 handheld is packed with features and functionality. In addition to integrated GPS, the T8 includes wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth® connectivity, a 3 Megapixel camera, a 600 MHz processor, 128 MB of onboard memory, a microSDHC memory card slot, an all-day battery and a 3.5 inch LCD display and a cellular data and voice modem.

The T8 handheld incorporates a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, specifically designed to maximize position yields in challenging GPS environments, such as under forest canopy and urban canyons. The T8 can achieve 2 to 5 meter GPS positioning accuracy in real-time or post processed. Rated at IP66, it is dust tight and highly resistant to water. The T8’s rugged enclosure also ensures protection against drops of 1.5m and enables an operating temperature range of -20°C to +60°C.

For organizations wishing to equip field workers with high-speed Internet connectivity worldwide, the T8 handheld includes a quad band cellular modem. The data transmission capabilities of the T8 enable field workers to access email and download large files and maps without making a trip back to the office. Mobile workers can access and update mission critical information in real time, increasing overall productivity. The modem also supports voice, allowing the work force to use the T8 in place of a cell phone to relay important information to the office or for emergencies.

Powered by the industry-leading Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.5 operating system, users have access to personal productivity tools such as Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, and Outlook® Mobile, allowing a seamless exchange of data between the field and office. The T8 also comes fully equipped with Nexteq Navigation’s NexGeo™ GIS field and office software.

A range of additional features complement the T8 handheld. The built-in gravity sensor can sense when the T8 has fallen and will trigger an alarm, thereby protecting against the loss of costly hardware. The embedded digital compass and barometric altimeter also provides direction and altitude information even when GPS may be unavailable in harsh environments.

2009

Calgary, Alberta – December 28, 2009 — Nexteq announced the release of the Nexteq T4 precise GIS data collector. The T4 offers class leading performance, features and pricing. The T4 consists of a feature-rich handheld that includes a powerful processor, touchscreen LCD display, MicroSD slot, camera and microphone and Bluetooth. The T4 also has a powerful GIS software suite allowing flexible real-time collection and viewing of GIS data along with post-mission analysis. Finally the T4 features Nexteq Freedom technology, enabling sub-meter positioning accuracy without the need for base stations or subscriptions to precise corrections.

Calgary, Alberta – October 19, 2009 — Nexteq announced the release of the Nexteq T5 precise GIS data collector. The T5 contains a feature-rich handheld that includes a powerful processor, touchscreen LCD display, MicroSD slot, camera and microphone, Bluetooth and wireless GPRS data communication. The T5 also has a powerful GIS software suite allowing flexible real-time collection and viewing of GIS data along with post-mission analysis. Finally the T5 features Nexteq Freedom technology, enabling 30 cm positioning accuracy without the need for base stations or subscriptions to precise corrections.

Calgary, Alberta – June 1, 2009 — Nexteq announced that the Institute of Navigation has accepted two papers for presentation at ION GNSS 2009. The first paper describes Nexteq’s new dual-frequency Freedom tecnology capable of 20 cm positioning accuracy. The second paper describes Nexteq’s development efforts into a software GNSS receiver capable of precise positioning. ION 2009 will be held in Savannah, Georgia on September 22-25, 2009.

Calgary, Alberta – February 24, 2009 — Nexteq announces the successful development of Nexteq Freedom™ for autonomous dual-frequency GPS positioning. The revolutionary benefits of Nexteq Freedom Technology are now available for dual-frequency receivers, including positioning accuracy of better than 20 cm with only SBAS corrections, virtually no ambiguity initialization time, and advanced quality control technology that ensure high reliability of position solutions.

2008

Calgary, Alberta – June 02, 2008 — Nexteq Navigation announced that it has been granted an Alberta Ingenuity Fellowship. The fellowship will be used to support Nexteq Navigation’s research efforts in leading edge GPS technologies.

Calgary, Alberta – March 15, 2008 — Nexteq Navigation announced the successful development of a precise autonomous single-frequency (PAS) GPS positioning technology: Nexteq Freedom™. Nexteq’s Freedom™ technology is able to provide positioning accuracy at 30cm using a single L1 GPS receiver. Several significant technology innovations are behind the remarkable performance of the Nexteq Freedom™. Previous carrier phase based positioning methods have suffered from long initial ambiguity convergence time, greatly hindering their use in real-time applications but breakthrough proprietary Nexteq technology has enabled zero ambiguity initialization time on the Nexteq Freedom™. Ionosphere error mitigation is another critical challenge for GPS positioning using a single-frequency receiver. A novel error mitigation technology including optimal use of both code and carrier phase measurement has been developed in Nexteq Freedom™ to minimize the impact of ionosphere errors on position determination. The Nexteq Freedom™ is also equipped with advanced quality control technology which ensures high reliability of the position solutions.

Calgary, Alberta – January 1, 2008 — Nexteq Navigation is pleased to announce that it has received IRAP funding from National Research Council to support its GNSS precise positioning technology development efforts.