Abstract
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a revolutionary tool, which provides unequalled accuracy and flexibility of positioning for navigation, surveying and Geographic information system (GIS) data capture. Growing use in automotive and consumer applications is propelling the market for mobile location technologies. Although standalone products are quite popular, the most common applications are built around Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs), mobile phones, or car navigation systems. Moreover, the technology is fast gaining acceptance worldwide, as it is penetrating into previously untapped areas, says “World GPS Market Forecast to 2012”, a new market research report by RNCOS.
The report provides a comprehensive review on the market trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities that are vital for the success of GPS industry across the world. Analysis is presented for major geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and other Asian countries like India and China. The report gives a detailed analysis on the end-user applications, including In-Vehicle Navigation, Survey/Mapping, Machine Control and others.
Key Findings
- Currently, Japan has the highest in-vehicle navigation system penetration followed by North American and European countries.
- The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and Shanghai World Expo in 2010 are expected to trigger an explosion in the commercial telematics market in China.
- With the rapid development of GPS market in countries like China and India, majority of navigation systems are anticipated to be shipped in Asia-Pacific by 2012.
- Taiwan has emerged as a manufacturing destination for GPS products on the global map, attracting major players to set up their production facilities in the country.
- With the growing demand for navigational services, the global market for Location Based Services (LBS) is likely to grow at a CAGR of more than 104%.
- As of 2007, PNDs dominated the GPS device market with more than 90% market share. However, this share is expected to get disturbed by the availability of GPS-enabled handsets that will account for an estimated 78% market share by 2012 end.
- Opportunities remain untapped for various vertical segments of GPS market, like in new advanced access devices, chipset availability, and PND market.
Key Issues Analyzed
- What is the current status of the global GPS market?
- What are the factors that are fueling growth into the global GPS market?
- Industry profile of various countries like U.S., Japan, China, India, etc.
- What are the current and future trends in the global GPS market?
- Which areas are creating opportunities for various segments in the global GPS market>
- Which factors may inhibit the growth in global GPS market?
- Who are the Key players in global GPS market?
Key Players
This section provides brief overview of the key players in the global GPS Market. Top five players include Garmin International Inc., TomTom International BV, Mio Technology Corporation, Magellan and Navman. Others players are Rockwell Collins Inc., Trimble, Leica Geosystems, Hemisphere GPS Inc., Fine Digital USA Inc. and SIRF Technology Inc.
Research Methodology Used
Information Sources
Information has been sourced from books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring industry news and developments, and through access to more than 3000 paid databases.
Analysis Method
The analysis method includes ratio analysis, historical trend analysis, linear regression analysis using software tools, judgmental forecasting, and cause and effect analysis.
Table of Contents
1. Analyst View
2. Global Positioning System (GPS) - Technology Overview
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 System Segmentation
- 2.2.1 Space Segment
- 2.2.2 Control Segment
- 2.2.3 User Segment
- 2.3 Techniques to Improve Accuracy
- 2.3.1 Augmentation
- 2.3.2 Precise Monitoring
- 2.3.3 GPS Time & Date
- 2.3.4 GPS Modernization
- 2.4 GPS - An Information Technology
- 2.5 Applications
- 2.5.1 Military
- 2.5.2 Civilian
3. Factors Fueling Growth in GPS Market
- 3.1 Navigation
- 3.2 Telematics
- 3.3 Portability
- 3.4 Affordability & Easy to Use
- 3.5 Government Support
- 3.6 Military, Civilian & Commercial Uses
4. Global GPS Market - Industry Performance
- 4.1 By Device
- 4.2 By Subscriber
- 4.3 By Application
- 4.3.1 Vehicle Navigation
- 4.3.2 Surveying & Mapping
- 4.3.3 Machine Control
- 4.3.4 Others
5. Emerging GPS Technology Markets
- 5.1 North America
- 5.1.1 US
- 5.1.2 Canada
- 5.2 Europe
- 5.2.1 Western Europe
- 5.3 Asia
- 5.3.1 Japan
- 5.3.2 China
- 5.3.3 Taiwan
- 5.3.4 South Korea
- 5.3.5 India
6. Emerging Growth Areas
- 6.1 GPS-enabled Mobile Handset Market
- 6.2 PND Market
- 6.3 Navigational Maps
- 6.4 Chipset Manufacturers
- 6.5 Software & Application Development
- 6.6 Location-based Advertising
- 6.7 LBS Market
7. Growth Inhibitors
- 7.1 High Cost of Access Devices
- 7.2 Signal Loss Issues
- 7.3 Lack of Adequate Software & Hardware Technologies
- 7.4 Galileo as an Alternative Technology
8. Key Players
- 8.1 Top 5 Players
- 8.1.1 Garmin International Inc.
- 8.1.2 TomTom International BV
- 8.1.3 Mio Technology Corporation
- 8.1.4 Magellan
- 8.1.5 Navman
- 8.2 Others
- 8.2.1 Rockwell Collins Inc.
- 8.2.2 Trimble
- 8.2.3 Leica Geosystems
- 8.2.4 Hemisphere GPS Inc.
- 8.2.5 Fine Digital USA Inc.
- 8.2.6 SIRF Technology Inc.
List of Figures:
- Figure 2-1: Functioning Mechanism of GPS Satellites & its Transmission
- Figure 4-1: Global - Mobile Location Technologies Market (in Billion US$), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 4-2: Global - Shipment of GPS Devices (in Million Units), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 4-3: Global - Forecast for Shipment of GPS Devices by Segment (%), 2012
- Figure 4-4: Global - Number of GPS-enabled LBS Subscribers (in Million), 2006E & 2011F
- Figure 4-5: Global - Share of GPS-enabled LBS Subscribers in Total Wireless Subscribers (%), 2006E & 2011F
- Figure 4-6: Global - GPS-enabled LBS Subscribers by Region (%), 2007E
- Figure 4-7: Global - Forecast for GPS-enabled LBS Subscribers by Region (%), 2011
- Figure 4-8: Global - Share of GPS Applications Using Augmented GPS (%), 2007E & 2012F
- Figure 4-9: Global - Vehicle Navigation Market (in Billion US$), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 4-10: Global - Share of Vehicle Navigation in GPS Market (%), 2007* & 2012F
- Figure 4-11: Global - Surveying & Mapping Market (in Billion US$), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 4-12: Global - Machine Control Market (in Billion US$), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 4-13: Global - Other GPS Application Market (in Billion US$), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 5-1: North America - Number of GPS-enabled LBS Subscribers (in Million), 2005-2007E
- Figure 5-2: North America - Forecast for Number of GPS-enabled LBS Subscribers (in Million), 2008-2011
- Figure 5-3: US - Shipment of Portable GPS Devices (in Million Units), 2006 & 2010F
- Figure 5-4: US - Shipment of PND Devices by Vendor (%), 2006
- Figure 5-5: US - Commercial Vehicle Telematics Market (in Billion US$), 2005 & 2010F
- Figure 5-6: Canada - Sales of In-Vehicle GPS Navigation Devices (in ‘000 Units), 2005, 2006 & H1 2007
- Figure 5-7: Canada - Sales of In-Vehicle GPS Navigation Devices (in Million US$), 2005, 2006 & H1 2007
- Figure 5-8: Europe - Revenue from Mobile LBS Market (in Million Euro), 2007*-2010F
- Figure 5-9: Europe - Forecast for Share of Navigation Services in Mobile LBS (%), 2010
- Figure 5-10: Europe - Sales of PND Devices (in Million Units), 2006 & 2007E
- Figure 5-11: Europe - Forecast for Sales of PND Devices (in Million Units), 2008-2012
- Figure 5-12: Western Europe - Share of PND Devices in Portable Navigation Market (%), 2007E
- Figure 5-13: Western Europe - Forecast for Share of Vehicles Using PND Devices (%), 2012
- Figure 5-14: France - Sales of GPS-enabled Mobile Devices (in ‘000 Units), 2006-2008E
- Figure 5-15: France - Sales of PND Devices (in ‘000 Units), 2006-2008E
- Figure 5-16: France - GPS-enabled Mobile Device Market by Segment (%), 2006-2008E
- Figure 5-17: France - Sales of GPS-enabled Smartphones (in ‘000 Units), 2006-2008E
- Figure 5-18: France - Estimated Sales of GPS-enabled Mobile Phones (in ‘000 Units), 2007 & 2008
- Figure 5-19: Japan - Telematics Market (in Billion Yen), 2002-2005 & 2010 F
- Figure 5-20: Japan - Domestic Shipment of Car Navigation Systems (in ‘000 Units), 2002-2007
- Figure 5-21: Japan - Domestic Shipment of Car Navigation Systems by Technology (%), 2005-2007
- Figure 5-22: Japan - Shipment of VICS (in Million Units), 2002-2006
- Figure 5-23: Japan - Share of GPS-enabled Mobile Phone Models (%), 2006
- Figure 5-24: China - Car GPS Market (in ‘000 Units), 2002-2006
- Figure 5-25: China - Car GPS Market (in Million RMB), 2002-2006
- Figure 5-26: China - Car GPS Market by Product (%), 2006
- Figure 5-27: China - FMS Market (in Million US$), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 5-28: China - Number of FMS Subscribers (in Million), 2007*-2012F
- Figure 5-29: China - Shipment of GPS-enabled Mobile Phones (in Million Units), 2007*-2011F
- Figure 5-30: China - GPS Software Market (in Million Units), 2006 & 2007E
- Figure 5-31: Taiwan - Production of GPS Products (in Million Units), 2006 & 2007E
- Figure 5-32: Taiwan - Sales of GPS Devices (in Billion US$), 2006 & 2007E
- Figure 5-33: Taiwan - Production of GPS Devices by Application (%), 2006
- Figure 5-34: Taiwan - Overseas Shipment of GPS Devices (%), 2005 & 2006
- Figure 5-35: Taiwan - Overseas Shipment of GPS Devices by Region (%), 2006
- Figure 5-36: Taiwan - Production of Bluetooth-based GPS Receivers (in Million Units), 2005 & 2006
- Figure 5-37: Taiwan - Usage of GPS Devices by Professionals & Consumers (%), 2006
- Figure 5-38: South Korea - Share of Aftermarket Portable GPS Devices in GPS Market (%), 2005 & 2006
- Figure 5-39: South Korea - Aftermarket Terminal & PND Devices Market (in Million US$), 2006 & 2007E
- Figure 5-40: South Korea - Forecast for Aftermarket Terminal & PND Devices Market (in Million US$), 2008-2010
- Figure 5-41: India - Revenue from LBS Market (in Million US$), 2007E & 2009F
- Figure 6-1: Global - Forecast for Shipment of GPS-enabled Mobile Phones (in Million Units), 2008-2012
- Figure 6-2: Global - Forecast for Shipment of GPS-enabled Mobile Phones (in Billion US$), 2008- 2012
- Figure 6-3: Global - Sales of PND Devices (in Million Units), 2007*-2011F
- Figure 6-4: Global - Number of Navigational Maps (in Million), 2006 & 2011F
- Figure 6-5: Global - Navigational Maps Market (in Billion US$), 2006E & 2011F
- Figure 6-6: Global - Shipment of GPS Chipsets (in Million Units), 2006 & 2011F
- Figure 6-7: Global - Revenue from GPS Chipset Market (in Billion US$), 2006 & 2011F
- Figure 6-8: Europe & US - Number of Mobile Subscribers Accessing Navigational Services (in Million), 2007E & 2012F
- Figure 6-9: Europe & US - Revenue from Navigational Subscriptions & Advertisement Market (in Million Euro), 2007E & 2012F
- Figure 6-10: Global - Mobile LBS Market (in Billion US$), 2007E & 2010F
List of Tables:
- Table 8-1: Global - GPS Market by Vendor (%), Q2 2006 & Q2 2007
- Table 8-2: Garmin International Inc. - Key Financials (in Million US$), 2005-2007
- Table 8-3: TomTom International BV - Key Financials (in Million Euro), 2005-2007
- Table 8-4: Rockwell Collins Inc. - Key Financials (in Million US$), Sep 2005 to Sep 2007
- Table 8-5: Trimble - Key Financials (in ‘000 US$), 2005-2007
- Table 8-6: Hemisphere GPS Inc. - Key Financials (in ‘000 US$), 2005, 2006 & Q3 2007
- Table 8-7: SIRF Technology Inc. - Key Financials (in ‘000 US$), 2004-2007

