Abstract
Mobile location technologies are able to locate points, objects or persons on or above the earths surface by calculating the distances from one or more (usually at least three) reference points. These can be satellites orbiting in space, ground radio stations, cell phone towers, wireless LAN access points or RFID receivers.
Beginning with the successful completion of the global positioning system (GPS) in the mid-1990s, other technologies for determining the geographical coordinates of moving or fixed objects have been deployed or developed. This report refers to them collectively as mobile location technologies.
Each technology has its advantages and limitations. While they are, to some extent, competitive with one another, each has applications for which it is especially well suited. Additional mobile location technologies are being developed, many of them involving a combination of existing technologies.
This BCC report identifies the latest applications and trends in the markets for GPS and other mobile location technologies. It focuses on the impacts these new technologies will have on the global mobile location market.
SCOPE OF STUDY
The report:
- identifies new mobile location technologies and applications, including those expected to be commercialized in the 2005 to 2010 timeframe
- Identifies and evaluates the impact of economic, business, demographic, technological, legal/regulatory and other factors that will drive the future market for each of these new technologies
- Forecasts future (2003 to 2008) sales of each technology, including new products and/or applications
- Analyzes the structure and competitive conditions in the global mobile location technology market.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- STUDY BACKGROUND
- STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
- INTENDED AUDIENCE
- SCOPE AND FORMAT
- METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
- ANALYST CREDENTIALS
- RELATED BCC, INC. RESEARCH
- REPORTS
- MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS
- BCC ONLINE SERVICES
- DISCLAIMER
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table: GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Summary Figure: GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- OVERVIEW
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- BASIC PRINCIPLES
- SYSTEM COMPONENTS
- Infrastructure Component
- Control Component
- End-user Component
- HISTORY
- MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 1 MAJOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY TYPES
- SATELLITE-ONLY LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 2 SATELLITE-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM COMPARISON
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- HYBRID/AUGMENTED SATELLITE TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 3 HYBRID/AUGMENTED SATELLITE LOCATION-FINDING TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 3 (CONTINUED)
- Differential GPS (DGPS)
- Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
- Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)
- Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS)
- High Accuracy-Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (HA-NDGPS)
- Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS)
- GPS/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS)
- GPS/Pseudolites (GPS/PL)
- Wireless-assisted GPS (WA-GPS)
- NETWORK-BASED LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 4 NETWORK-BASED MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- Cell-ID (CID)
- Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA)
- Radio Frequency (RF) Indoor Positioning Systems
- WLAN Indoor Positioning Systems
- Other Radio Frequency Indoor Location Systems
- APPLICATION SEGMENTS
- Table 5 MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
- AVIATION
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Accuracy
- AVIATION
- Table 6 FAA TRANSITION STRATEGY NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (REQUIRED ACCURACY IN 95% OF
ALL OPERATIONS)
- Airworthiness
- Solutions and Technologies
- Table 7 AVIATION-RELATED MOBILE LOCATION SOLUTIONS
- Solution Providers
- Table 8 AVIATION-RELATED POSITIONING SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Figure 1 COMPANY MARKET SHARE OF GLOBAL AVIATION GPS MARKET, 2004 (%)
- VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND LOCATION
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Accuracy
- Low Cost
- Terrain and Building Obstructions
- Usability
- Solutions and Technologies
- Integrated GPS and INS
- Solution Providers
- VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND LOCATION
- Table 9 VEHICLE NAVIGATION SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 9 (CONTINUED)
- Figure 2 MARKET SHARE OF GLOBAL VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS MARKET, 2004* (% OF GLOBAL SALES)
- Figure 2 (CONTINUED)
- MACHINE CONTROL
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Technologies and Solutions
- GPS Base Stations for Maximum Accuracy
- Combined GPS/Laser Guidance
- Solution Providers
- MACHINE CONTROL
- Table 10 MACHINE-CONTROLLED SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Figure 3 MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL MACHINE-CONTROLLED GPS MARKET, 2004 (%)
- MARINE
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Technologies and Solutions
- Solution Providers
- MARINE
- Table 11 MARINE GPS SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Figure 4 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL MARINE GPS NAVIGATION MARKET, 2004 (%)
- MILITARY
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Flexible Targeting
- Spoofing and Jamming
- Electromagnetic Pulse
- Technologies and Solutions
- Flexible Targeting Systems
- Antispoofing/Antijamming Technology
- New Handheld GPS Receiver
- Solution Providers
- MILITARY
- Table 12 MILITARY SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING
- Applications
- Location-based Commerce
- Requirements and Challenges
- Coverage Area
- Compliance
- Privacy Issues
- Technologies and Solutions
- Continuous Coverage
- Small Size
- Features Designed to Encourage Compliance and Discourage Abuse
- Passive Tracking Capability
- Geofencing
- Web Functionality
- Technologies to Protect Users Privacy Rights
- Solution Providers
- Applications
- PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING
- Table 13 PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Figure 5 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL NONMOBILE PHONE-BASED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING
DEVICE MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- RECREATION
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Technologies and Solutions
- Solution Providers
- RECREATION
- Table 14 RECREATIONAL GPS SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Figure 6 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL RECREATIONAL GPS DEVICE MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- SURVEYING/MAPPING
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Technologies and Solutions
- Ergonomics
- Operations in Forested and Urban Areas
- Mobile Mapping Software
- Other Developments
- Solution Providers
- SURVEYING/MAPPING
- Table 15 MAPPING AND SURVEYING SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Figure 7 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL MAPPING AND SURVEYING GPS DEVICE MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 7 (CONTINUED)
- ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Applications
- Requirements and Challenges
- Technologies and Solutions
- Multiple Functions
- Assisted GPS
- Satellite Communications Uplink
- Advanced Batteries
- Solution Providers
- ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Table 16 ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Figure 8 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL GPS-BASED ASSET MANAGEMENT MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL
SALES)
- PATENT ANALYSIS
- INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONTROL VS. END-USER APPLICATIONS
- PATENT ANALYSIS
- Figure 9 U.S. PATENTS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES ISSUED SINCE 1976 (% OF TECHNOLOGY
PATENTS)
- TREND IN ANNUAL NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED
- Figure 10 NEW U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY FOR MOBILE POSITIONING END-USER TECHNOLOGIES,
1995-2004
- PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE
- Figure 11 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1976 FOR MOBILE LOCATION END-USER TECHNOLOGIES, BY
TECHNOLOGY TYPE (% OF TOTAL PATENTS)
- PATENTS BY APPLICATION AREA
- Figure 12 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED FOR MOBILE LOCATION END-USER SOLUTIONS, BY APPLICATION TYPE SINCE
1976 (% OF TOTAL PATENTS)
- MAJOR PATENT HOLDERS
- Figure 13 MAJOR PATENT HOLDERS/ASSIGNEES SHARES OF TOTAL U.S. POSITIONING PATENTS ISSUED, SINCE 1976 (% OF PATENTS)
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- GLOBAL MARKET FOR MOBILE LOCATION APPLICATIONS
- SUMMARY
- TOTAL SALES OF MOBILE POSITIONING SYSTEMS
- Figure 14 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE-LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Sales of Mobile Location Technologies by Application Segment
- Figure 15 SHARE OF GLOBAL MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2010 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Table 17 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY SALES BY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2010 ($
MILLIONS)
- Sales by Mobile Location Technology Type
- Figure 16 SHARE OF GLOBAL MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2004 AND 2010 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Table 18 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY SALES BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($
MILLIONS)
- Sales by Form of Product Purchased
- Figure 17 SHARE OF GLOBAL MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES MARKET BY DISCRETE COMPONENT OR COMPLETE SOLUTION, 2004 AND 2010 (%)
- Table 19 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPLETE SOLUTIONS OR DISCRETE
COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Sales by Region
- Figure 18 SHARE OF GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES BY REGION, 2004 AND 2010 (%)
- Table 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY SALES BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- DETAILED MARKET ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS
- AVIATION (EXCLUDING MILITARY AIRCRAFT)
- Historic Sales
- AVIATION (EXCLUDING MILITARY AIRCRAFT)
- DETAILED MARKET ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS
- Table 21 GLOBAL SALES OF CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 19 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 20 SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR GENERAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, 2004 (%)
- Figure 20 (CONTINUED)
- Figure 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OEM VS. RETROFIT CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 21 (CONTINUED)
- Market Drivers
- General Aviation
- General Aviation Aircraft Shipments
- General Aviation
- Market Drivers
- Table 22 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, 1994-2004 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Figure 22 TRENDS IN GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, 1994-2004 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Figure 23 PROJECTED GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, 2004-2010 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- General Aviation GPS Retrofits
- Table 23 GLOBAL MARKET FOR GENERAL AVIATION FLEET AND GPS RETROFITS, THROUGH 2010 (UNITS)
- Figure 24 TRENDS IN GLOBAL GENERAL AVIATION FLEET GPS RETROFITS, 2004-2010 (UNITS)
- Commercial Air Transport
- Commercial Aircraft Shipments
- Commercial Air Transport
- Table 24 GLOBAL COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2004 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Figure 25 TRENDS IN GLOBAL COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SHIPMENTS, 2001-2004* (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Commercial Avionics Retrofits
- Projected Sales
- Table 25 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OEM AND RETROFIT GPS DEVICES FOR COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL CIVIL
AVIATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND LOCATION
- Historic Sales
- VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND LOCATION
- Table 26 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICES*, THROUGH 2004* ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 26 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICES, 1998 AND 2004* ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 27 SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET OF STAND-ALONE VS. TELEMATICS GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 2004 (%)
- Figure 28 SHARE OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT VS. AFTERMARKET*, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 29 SHARE OF GLOBAL GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS BY TYPE OF LOCATION TECHNOLOGY USED, 2004* (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 30 REGIONAL SHARE OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 2004* (%)
- Market Drivers
- New Vehicle Sales
- Market Drivers
- Table 27 GLOBAL SALES NEW PASSENGER CAR BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION UNITS)
- Figure 31 GLOBAL SALES OF NEW PASSENGER CAR BY RELIGION, 2004-2010 (MILLION UNITS)
- Market Penetration
- Table 28 SALES OF STAND-ALONE GPS AND GPS IN TELEMATICS SYSTEMS PER 1,000 NEW PASSENGER VEHICLES BY GLOBAL REGION, THROUGH 2010
- Figure 32 MARKET PENETRATION: NUMBER OF STAND-ALONE GPS AND TELEMATICS SYSTEMS PER 1,000 NEW
PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD GLOBALLY, 2004-2010
- North America
- Japan
- Europe
- Other Markets
- Price Trends
- Figure 33 AVERAGE PRICE TRENDS FOR STAND-ALONE GPS NAVIGATION AND TELEMATICS SYSTEMS, 2004 AND
2010 ($/UNIT)
- Projected Sales
- Table 29 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR STAND-ALONE GPS NAVIGATION AND TELEMATICS SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2010
- Figure 34 SHARE OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS BY TYPE OF LOCATION TECHNOLOGY USED, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 35 REGIONAL SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS*, 2004 (%)
- PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING
- Historical Sales
- PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING
- Figure 36 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICES, 2001 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 30 GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICES*, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 37 SHARE OF GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICES BY TYPE, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 38 SHARE OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED CELLULAR PHONE HANDSET MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 39 SHARE OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED NONMOBILE PHONE PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING MARKET, 2004 (%)
- Figure 40 SHARE OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED NON-MOBILE PHONE MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
TYPE, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Market Drivers
- Regulatory Requirements
- U.S.
- Regulatory Requirements
- Market Drivers
- Figure 41 U.S. SALES OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS WITH GPS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Figure 41 (CONTINUED)
- Japan
- Figure 42 JAPANESE SALES OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS WITH GPS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Europe
- Location-based Services
- Figure 43 TRENDS IN REVENUES FROM LOCATION-BASED SERVICES, 2004-2010 (? BILLIONS)
- Figure 44 EUROPEAN SALES OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS WITH GPS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- People/Animals with Tracking Requirements
- Projected Sales
- Table 31 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Table 32 GLOBAL SALES, MARKET PENETRATION AND AVERAGE UNIT PRICE OF MOBILE PHONE-BASED PEOPLE
TRACKING DEVICES, THROUGH 2010
- MACHINE CONTROL
- Historic Sales
- MACHINE CONTROL
- Table 33 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 45 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 46 SHARE OF GLOBAL SALES OF GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2004 (%)
- Market Drivers
- Earthmoving Equipment Sales
- Market Drivers
- Figure 47 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT, 2004-2010 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Growing Penetration of the Earthmoving Equipment Market
- Growth of Other Markets for GPS Machine Control Systems
- Projected Sales
- Table 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- MARINE
- Historic Sales
- MARINE
- Table 35 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 48 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 49 SHARE OF COMMERCIAL VS. RECREATIONAL GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 2004 (%)
- Market Drivers
- Shipbuilding Industry Trends
- Commercial Vessels
- Shipbuilding Industry Trends
- Market Drivers
- Table 36 WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING: NUMBER OF SHIPS COMPLETED, THROUGH 2004*
- Figure 50 WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING TRENDS, 1998-2004* (NUMBER OF SHIPS COMPLETED)
- Shipments of Recreational Vessels
- Table 37 U.S. POWERED RECREATIONAL BOATS: NUMBER OF BOATS COMPLETED, THROUGH 2004*
- Figure 51 TRENDS IN U.S. POWERED RECREATIONAL BOAT SALES, 1998-2004* (NUMBER OF BOATS SOLD)
- Projected Sales
- Table 38 GLOBAL MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL VS. RECREATIONAL GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SALES,
THROUGH 2010
- MILITARY
- Historic Sales
- MILITARY
- Table 39 GLOBAL SALES OF MILITARY MOBILE LOCATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 52 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MILITARY MOBILE LOCATION SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($
MILLIONS)
- Market Drivers
- U.S. Military Procurement Budgets
- Market Drivers
- Figure 53 U.S. MILITARY PROCUREMENT BUDGET TRENDS, 2004-2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Projected Sales
- Table 40 GLOBAL MILITARY GPS RECEIVER SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- RECREATION
- Historic Sales
- Market Drivers
- Number of People Participating in Outdoor Recreation Activities
- RECREATION
- Figure 54 TRENDS IN U.S. OUTDOOR RECREATION PARTICIPATION: TOTAL AND ENTHUSIAST, 1998-2003
(MILLIONS OF PEOPLE)
- Recreational GPS Market Penetration
- Projected Sales
- Table 41 GLOBAL MARKET FOR RECREATIONAL GPS RECEIVER SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- SURVEYING/MAPPING
- Historic Sales
- SURVEYING/MAPPING
- Table 42 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS SURVEYING AND MAPPING SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 55 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS SURVEYNG AND MAPPING SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($
MILLIONS)
- Market Drivers
- User Base
- Market Saturation
- Projected Sales
- Market Drivers
- Table 43 GLOBAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING GPS RECEIVER SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Historic Sales
- ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Table 44 GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION ASSET TRACKING DEVICES, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 56 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION ASSET TRACKING DEVICES, 1998 AND 2004 ($
MILLIONS)
- Market Drivers
- Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Systems
- Market Drivers
- Table 45 NUMBER OF AVL-EQUIPPED VEHICLES IN U.S. FLEETS, THROUGH 2004
- Figure 57 TRENDS IN U.S. AVL SALES, 1999-2004 (UNITS)
- Availability of GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones
- Unpowered Mobile Asset Management Devices
- Projected Sales
- Table 46 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS ASSET TRACKING DEVICES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- SUMMARY
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE
- U.S. FIRMS BY SIZE AND SALES LEVEL
- Figure 58 U.S. MOBILE LOCATION VENDORS CLASSIFIED BY LEVEL OF ANNUAL SALES, 2004 (ESTIMATED
PERCENTAGE OF FIRMS)
- RECENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
- Table 47 SELECTED MOBILE LOCATION VENDORS RECENT SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004
- COMPANY PROFILES
- AIRESPACE
- ALLEN OSBORNE ASSOCIATES, INC.
- APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
- ASHVATTHA SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
- AXONN, LLC
- BENEFON OYJ
- CAMBRIDGE POSITIONING SYSTEMS, LTD.
- CELL-LOC LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- CELLPOINT
- COMPASSCOM, INC.
- CSI WIRELESS
- Table 48 CSI WIRELESS SALES OF GPS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2003 (C$ MILLIONS)
- CT MOTION
- DATA BURST TECHNOLOGIES
- DIGITAL ANGEL CORP.
- Table 49 DIGITAL ANGEL GPS EQUIPMENT SALES, THROUGH 2004
- EKAHAU, INC.
- ESRI
- FREEFLIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.
- GARMIN, LTD.
- Table 50 GARMIN, LTD. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 59 GARMIN, LTD. CONSUMER VS. AVIATION GPS SALES, 2003 (%)
- GEOSENTRY, INC.
- GLOBAL LOCATE, INC.
- GPS TRACKS
- GUARDIAN MOBILITY CORP.
- ISECURETRAC
- Table 51 ISECURETRAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ THOUSANDS)
- LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
- LINKS POINT
- LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC.
- Table 52 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- MOTIONBASED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- NAVCOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- NAVMAN, LTD.
- NOVATEL, INC.
- Table 53 NOVATEL, INC. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2003 (C$ MILLIONS)
- PANASONIC CORP. OF NORTH AMERICA
- PROTECH
- ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
- ROSUM CORP.
- SIRF TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- SNAPTRACK, INC.
- SOKKIA CO., LTD.
- SUUNTO OY
- TELEMETRY SOLUTIONS
- THALES NAVIGATION
- TOMTOM BV
- TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS, INC.
- TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD.
- Table 54 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 60 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SALES BY APPLICATION, 2004 (%)
- Figure 61 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SALES BY REGION, 2004 (%)
- TRIPOD DATA SYSTEMS
- TRUE POSITION
- ULOCATE COMMUNCATIONS, INC.
- VECTRONIC AEROSPACE GMBH
- VTRACK SYSTEMS, INC.
- WHERIFY WIRELESS, INC.
- WHERENET, INC.
- LIST OF TABLES
- Summary Table:
- Table 1 MAJOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY TYPES
- Table 2 SATELLITE-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM COMPARISON
- Table 3 HYBRID/AUGMENTED SATELLITE LOCATION-FINDING TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 4 NETWORK-BASED MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 5 MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
- Table 6 FAA TRANSITION STRATEGY NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (REQUIRED ACCURACY IN 95% OF ALL OPERATIONS)
- Table 7 AVIATION-RELATED MOBILE LOCATION SOLUTIONS
- Table 8 AVIATION-RELATED POSITIONING SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 9 VEHICLE NAVIGATION SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 10 MACHINE-CONTROLLED SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 11 MARINE GPS SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 12 MILITARY SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 13 PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 14 RECREATIONAL GPS SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 15 MAPPING AND SURVEYING SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 16 ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTION PROVIDERS
- Table 17 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY SALES BY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 18 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY SALES BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 19 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPLETE SOLUTIONS OR DISCRETE COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY SALES BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 21 GLOBAL SALES OF CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 22 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, 1994-2004 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Table 23 GLOBAL MARKET FOR GENERAL AVIATION FLEET AND GPS RETROFITS, THROUGH 2010 (UNITS)
- Table 24 GLOBAL COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2004 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Table 25 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OEM AND RETROFIT GPS DEVICES FOR COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL CIVIL AVIATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 26 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICES*, THROUGH 2004* ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 27 GLOBAL SALES NEW PASSENGER CAR BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION UNITS)
- Table 28 SALES OF STAND-ALONE GPS AND GPS IN TELEMATICS SYSTEMS PER 1,000 NEW PASSENGER VEHICLES BY GLOBAL REGION, THROUGH 2010
- Table 29 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR STAND-ALONE GPS NAVIGATION AND TELEMATICS SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2010
- Table 30 GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICES*, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 31 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PEOPLE AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICE BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Table 32 GLOBAL SALES, MARKET PENETRATION AND AVERAGE UNIT PRICE OF MOBILE PHONE-BASED PEOPLE TRACKING DEVICES, THROUGH 2010
- Table 33 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 35 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 36 WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING: NUMBER OF SHIPS COMPLETED, THROUGH 2004*
- Table 37 U.S. POWERED RECREATIONAL BOATS: NUMBEROF BOATS COMPLETED, THROUGH 2004*
- Table 38 GLOBAL MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL VS. RECREATIONAL GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SALES, THROUGH 2010
- Table 39 GLOBAL SALES OF MILITARY MOBILE LOCATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 40 GLOBAL MILITARY GPS RECEIVER SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 41 GLOBAL MARKET FOR RECREATIONAL GPS RECEIVER SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 42 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS SURVEYING AND MAPPING SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 43 GLOBAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING GPS RECEIVER SALES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 44 GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION ASSET TRACKING DEVICES, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 45 NUMBER OF AVL-EQUIPPED VEHICLES IN U.S. FLEETS, THROUGH 2004
- Table 46 GLOBAL SALES OF GPS ASSET TRACKING DEVICES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 47 SELECTED MOBILE LOCATION VENDORS RECENT SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004
- Table 48 CSI WIRELESS SALES OF GPS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2003 (C$ MILLIONS)
- Table 49 DIGITAL ANGEL GPS EQUIPMENT SALES, THROUGH 2004
- Table 50 GARMIN, LTD. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 51 ISECURETRAC FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ THOUSANDS)
- Table 52 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 53 NOVATEL, INC. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2003 (C$ MILLIONS)
- Table 54 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- LIST OF FIGURES
- Summary Figure:
- Figure 1 COMPANY MARKET SHARE OF GLOBAL AVIATION GPS MARKET, 2004 (%)
- Figure 2 MARKET SHARE OF GLOBAL VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS MARKET, 2004* (% OF GLOBAL SALES)
- Figure 3 MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL MACHINE-CONTROLLED GPS MARKET, 2004 (%)
- Figure 4 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL MARINE GPS NAVIGATION MARKET, 2004 (%)
- Figure 5 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL NONMOBILE PHONE-BASED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICE MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 6 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL RECREATIONAL GPS DEVICE MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 7 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL MAPPING AND SURVEYING GPS DEVICE MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 8 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF GLOBAL GPS-BASED ASSET MANAGEMENT MARKET, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 9 U.S. PATENTS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES ISSUED SINCE 1976 (% OF TECHNOLOGY PATENTS)
- Figure 10 NEW U.S. PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY FOR MOBILE POSITIONING END-USER TECHNOLOGIES, 1995-2004
- Figure 11 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1976 FOR MOBILE LOCATION END-USER TECHNOLOGIES, BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (% OF TOTAL PATENTS)
- Figure 12 U.S. PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1976 FOR MOBILE LOCATION END-USER SOLUTIONS, BY APPLICATION TYPE (% OF TOTAL PATENTS)
- Figure 13 MAJOR PATENT HOLDERS/ASSIGNEES SHARES OF TOTAL U.S. POSITIONING PATENTS ISSUED, SINCE 1976 (% OF PATENTS)
- Figure 14 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE-LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES, 2004-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 15 SHARE OF GLOBAL MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY MARKET BY APPLICATION, 2004 AND 2010 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 16 SHARE OF GLOBAL MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2004 AND 2010 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 17 SHARE OF GLOBAL MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES MARKET BY DISCRETE COMPONENT OR COMPLETE SOLUTION, 2004 AND 2010 (%)
- Figure 18 SHARE OF GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES BY REGION, 2004 AND 2010 (%)
- Figure 19 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 20 SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR GENERAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, 2004 (%)
- Figure 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OEM VS. RETROFIT CIVIL AVIATION GPS DEVICES, 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 22 TRENDS IN GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, 1994-2004 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Figure 23 PROJECTED GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, 2004-2010 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Figure 24 TRENDS IN GLOBAL GENERAL AVIATION FLEET GPS RETROFITS, 2004-2010 (UNITS)
- Figure 25 TRENDS IN GLOBAL COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SHIPMENTS, 2001-2004* (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Figure 26 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICES, 1998 AND 2004* ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 27 SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET OF STAND-ALONE VS. TELEMATICS GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 2004 (%)
- Figure 28 SHARE OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT VS. AFTERMARKET*, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 29 SHARE OF GLOBAL GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS BY TYPE OF LOCATION TECHNOLOGY USED, 2004* (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 30 REGIONAL SHARE OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 2004* (%)
- Figure 31 GLOBAL SALES OF NEW PASSENGER CAR BY RELIGION, 2004-2010 (MILLION UNITS)
- Figure 32 MARKET PENETRATION: NUMBER OF STAND-ALONE GPS AND TELEMATICS SYSTEMS PER 1,000 NEW PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD GLOBALLY, 2004-2010
- Figure 33 AVERAGE PRICE TRENDS FOR STAND-ALONE GPS NAVIGATION AND TELEMATICS SYSTEMS, 2004 AND 2010 ($/UNIT)
- Figure 34 SHARE OF GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS BY TYPE OF LOCATION TECHNOLOGY USED, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 35 REGIONAL SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR GPS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS*, 2004 (%)
- Figure 36 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICES, 2001 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 37 SHARE OF GLOBAL SALES OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING DEVICES BY TYPE, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 38 SHARE OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED CELLULAR PHONE HANDSET MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 39 SHARE OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED NONMOBILE PHONE PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL TRACKING MARKET, 2004 (%)
- Figure 40 SHARE OF MOBILE LOCATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED NON-MOBILE PHONE MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 2004 (% OF TOTAL SALES)
- Figure 41 U.S. SALES OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS WITH GPS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Figure 42 JAPANESE SALES OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS WITH GPS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Figure 43 TRENDS IN REVENUES FROM LOCATION-BASED SERVICES, 2004-2010 (? BILLIONS)
- Figure 44 EUROPEAN SALES OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS WITH GPS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Figure 45 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 46 SHARE OF GLOBAL SALES OF GPS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2004 (%)
- Figure 47 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT, 2004-2010 (NUMBER OF UNITS)
- Figure 48 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 49 SHARE OF COMMERCIAL VS. RECREATIONAL GPS MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, 2004 (%)
- Figure 50 WORLDWIDE COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING TRENDS, 1998-2004* (NUMBER OF SHIPS COMPLETED)
- Figure 51 TRENDS IN U.S. POWERED RECREATIONAL BOAT SALES, 1998-2004* (NUMBER OF BOATS SOLD)
- Figure 52 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MILITARY MOBILE LOCATION SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 53 U.S. MILITARY PROCUREMENT BUDGET TRENDS, 2004-2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Figure 54 TRENDS IN U.S. OUTDOOR RECREATION PARTICIPATION: TOTAL AND ENTHUSIAST, 1998-2003 (MILLIONS OF PEOPLE)
- Figure 55 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR GPS SURVEYNG AND MAPPING SYSTEMS, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 56 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MOBILE LOCATION ASSET TRACKING DEVICES, 1998 AND 2004 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 57 TRENDS IN U.S. AVL SALES, 2000-2004 (UNITS)
- Figure 58 U.S. MOBILE LOCATION VENDORS CLASSIFIED BY LEVEL OF ANNUAL SALES, 2004 (ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF FIRMS)
- Figure 59 GARMIN, LTD. CONSUMER VS. AVIATION GPS SALES, 2003 (%)
- Figure 60 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SALES BY APPLICATION, 2004 (%)
- Figure 61 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION SALES BY REGION, 2004 (%)

