Tag: GPS

FindWhere Expands Presence In MENA’s GPS Market

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FindWhereFindWhere, a pioneer and global leader of real-time GPS location tracking, announced a few days ago that its website is now fully available in Arabic at www.findwhere-me.com.

The new website arrives on the heels of FindWhere’s recently announced joint venture with Dubai-based I2TC. The partnership creates the Middle East’s leading location-based service provider.

FindWhere’s expanding presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region also includes the appointment of regional IT retail expert Dikran Tchablakian to the company’s Advisory Board. FindWhere will ratify several major agreements in the region over the coming weeks.

FindWhere’s Arabic website launched at Gitex — an annual information technology exhibition in Dubai. The new website will provide FindWhere’s MENA customers with secure, user friendly access to current and historical locations of their GPS tracked devices and mobile phones, including address, time and even speed. Services also include “on-the-move” notifications, panic alerts and notification of entry or exit of pre-determined geo-fences.

FindWhere customers can receive Arabic email and text alerts to their mobile phones with information on the location of tracked devices. Real-time location notifications are readily available to customers on demand as a text message.

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Qatar Navigator To Create Automated Map Of Qatar

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Qatar NavigatorQatar Navigator, a local startup company, has been awarded QR 1.6 million ($440,000) by Qatar’s Science and Technology Park (QSTP) to develop an automated map of the country.

Roads and landmarks will be surveyed and digitized with a video camera that can simultaneously capture images and GPS coordinates. Students from Qatar University will assist with the project, which is expected to be completed in the next five months.

The maps will be usable by common in-car navigation systems, as well as almost any other mobile device equipped with GPS. Qatar Navigator already makes its own software for such devices, called Gulf Way. The company aims to licence its maps to satellite navigation companies and also directly to Qatar motorists.

Financing was made possible under QSTP’s Proof of Concept Fund, which provides grants for universities and small-to-medium companies in Qatar to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of their innovations. Grants range from $100,000 to $500,000, and can be used to develop prototypes, undertake market research and manage intellectual property.