Global Mobile Positioning Markets

Beginning with the successful completion of the global positioning system (GPS) in the mid-1990s, other new 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.

Mobile location technologies are able to locate points, objects or persons on or above the earth's 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.

Each type of technology has its advantages and limitations, depending on the specific application. While they are, to some extent, competitive with one another, each technology has applications for which it is especially well suited. Additional mobile location technologies are being developed, many of them involving a combination of two or more existing positioning technologies.

Scope of study

This report contains:

• Descriptions of various mobile location technologies and current and potential applications for each
• The current market status of mobile location technologies and trends, with forecasts of growth over the next 5 years
• Technological issues, including the latest developments
• An examination of the structure and competitive conditions in the global mobile location technology market
• A discussion of demographic, legal/regulatory and other factors that will drive the future market for mobile location technologies

Report Highlights

• The global market for mobile location technologies increased from $19.3 billion in 2006 to an estimated 23.2 billion by the end of 2007. It should reach $48.8 billion by 2012, a compound annual growth rate of 16.1%.
• The vehicle navigation share of the total market should grow from 67.9% in 2006 to 78.2% in 2012, mainly due to greatly expanded use of portable car navigation devices.
• The U.S. is expected to retain its position as the world's largest market for mobile location technologies through 2012.

• Chapter 1 - Executive Summary
  • Summary Table: Global Market Projections for Mobile Location Technologies by Application, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Summary Figure: Global Market Share Projections for Mobile Location Technologies by Application, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
• Chapter 2 - Overview
  • General Introduction to Mobile Location Technologies
    • System Components
      • Infrastructure Component
      • Control Component
      • End-User Component
    • History
  • Mobile Location Technologies
    • Satellite-Only Location Technologies
      • Global Positioning System (GPS)
      • Glonass
      • Galileo
    • Hybrid/ Augmented Satellite Technologies
      • 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)
      • Online Positioning User Service (OPUS)
      • GPS/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS)
      • GPS/Pseudolites (GPS/PL)
      • Wireless-Assisted GPS (WA-GPS)
    • Network-Based Location Technologies
      • Cell-Id (CID)
      • Angle of Arrival (AOA)
      • Location Pattern Matching (LPM)
      • Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA)
      • Sim Application Toolkit (SAT)
      • Radio Frequency (RF) Indoor Positioning Systems
        • WLAN Indoor Positioning Systems
        • Other Radio Frequency Indoor Location Systems
  • Application Segments
    • Aviation
      • Requirements and Challenges
        • Accuracy
        • Airworthiness
      • Solutions and Technologies
      • Solution Providers
    • Vehicle Navigation and Location
      • Requirements and Challenges
        • Accuracy
        • Low Cost
        • Terrain and Building Obstructions
        • Usability
      • Solutions and Technologies
        • Integrated GPS and Ins
      • Solution Providers
    • Machine Control
      • Requirements and Challenges
      • Technologies and Solutions
        • GPS Base Stations for Maximum Accuracy
        • Combined GPS/Laser Guidance
      • Solution Providers
    • Marine
      • Requirements and Challenges
      • Technologies and Solutions
      • Solution Providers
    • Military
      • Requirements and Challenges
        • Flexible Targeting
        • Spoofing and Jamming
        • Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)
      • Technologies and Solutions
        • Flexible Targeting Systems
        • Antispoofing/Antijamming Technology
        • New Handheld GPS Receiver
      • Solution Providers
    • People and Animal Tracking
      • 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
    • Recreation
      • Requirements and Challenges
      • Technologies and Solutions
      • Solution Providers
    • Surveying/ Mapping
      • Requirements and Challenges
      • Technologies and Solutions
        • Ergonomics
        • Operations in Forested and Urban Areas
        • Mobile Mapping Software
        • Other Developments
      • Solution Providers
    • Asset Management
      • Requirements and Challenges
      • Technologies and Solutions
        • Multiple Functions
        • Assisted GPS
        • Satellite Communications Uplink
        • Advanced Batteries
      • Solution Providers
  • Patent Analysis
    • Infrastructure and Control Versus End-User Applications
    • Trend in Annual Number of Patents Issued
    • Patents by Technology Type
    • Patents by Application Area
    • Major Patent Holders
• Chapter 3 - Global Market for Mobile Location Applications
  • Summary
    • Total Sales of Mobile Positioning Systems
      • Sales of Mobile Location Technologies by Application Segment
      • Sales by Mobile Location Technology Type
      • Sales by Form of Product Purchased
      • Sales by Region
  • Detailed Market Estimates and Projections
    • Aviation (Excluding Military Aircraft)
      • Market Drivers
        • General Aviation
          • General Aviation Aircraft Shipments
          • General Aviation GPS Retrofits
        • Commercial Air Transport
          • Commercial Aircraft Shipments
          • Commercial Avionics Retrofits
      • Projected Sales
    • Vehicle Navigation and Location
      • Market Drivers
        • New Vehicle Sales
        • Market Penetration of in-Dashboard Navigation Systems
          • United States
          • Japan
          • EU
          • Other Markets
        • Sales of Portable Vehicle Navigation Systems
        • Price Trends
      • Projected Sales
    • People and Animal Tracking
      • Market Drivers
        • Mobile Location Enabled Handset Market Penetration
          • U.S.
          • Japan
          • Europe
          • Other Countries
        • Cost of Mobile Phone GPS Chipsets
        • People/ Animals with Tracking Requirements
      • Projected Sales
    • Machine Control
      • Market Drivers
        • Earthmoving Equipment Sales
        • Growing Penetration of the Earthmoving Equipment Market
        • Growth of Other Markets for GPS Machine Control Systems
      • Projected Sales
    • Marine
      • Market Drivers
        • Shipments of New Vessels
          • Commercial Vessels
          • Recreational Vessels
        • Retrofits
      • Projected Sales
    • Military
      • Market Drivers
        • U.S. Military Procurement Budgets
      • Projected Market
    • Recreation
      • Market Drivers
        • Number of People Participating in Outdoor Recreation Activities
        • Recreational GPS Market Penetration
      • Projected Sales
    • Surveying/ Mapping
      • Market Drivers
        • User Base
        • Market Saturation
      • Projected Sales
    • Asset Management
      • Market Drivers
        • Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Systems
        • Availability of GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones
        • Unpowered Mobile Asset Management Devices
      • Projected Sales
• Chapter 4 - Industry Structure and Performance
  • U.S. Firms by Size and Sales Level
  • Recent Financial Performance
• Chapter 5 - Company Profiles
  • Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
  • Allen Osborne Associates, Inc.
  • Applied Digital Solutions
  • Axonn, Llc
  • Benefon Oyj
  • Cell-Loc Location Technologies, Inc.
  • Cmt, Inc.
  • Cobra Electronics Corp.
  • Compasscom Software Corp.
  • Delorme Publishing Co.
  • Denso Corp.
  • Digital Angel Corp.
  • Ekahau, Inc.
  • Esri
  • Fei-Zyfer, Inc.
  • Freeflight Systems, Inc.
  • Garmin, Ltd.
  • Geosentry, Inc.
  • GPS Tracks
  • Guardian Mobility Corp.
  • Hemisphere GPS
  • Honeywell Aerospace
  • Isecuretrac
  • Itrak Corp.
  • L-3 Interstate Electronics Corp.
  • Leica Geosystems Ag
  • Linkspoint
  • Lockheed Martin Corp.
  • Magellan Navigation, Inc.
  • Motionbased Technologies, Llc
  • Navcom Technology, Inc.
  • Navico, Inc.
  • Navman, Ltd.
  • Novatel, Inc.
  • Panasonic Corp. of North America
  • Protech
  • Raymarine, Plc
  • Raytheon Co.
  • Rockwell Collins, Inc.
  • Rosum Corp.
  • Sirf Technology, Inc.
  • Sokkia Co., Ltd.
  • Sperry Marine
  • Suunto Oy
  • Telemetry Solutions
  • Timex Corp.
  • Tomtom Nv
  • Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
  • Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
  • Tripod Data Systems
  • True Position
  • Ulocate Communcations, Inc.
  • Vectronic Aerospace Gmbh
  • Wherify Wireless, Inc.
  • Wherenet, Inc.
  • Xanavi Informatics Co., Ltd.
  • Xata Corp.
• List of Tables
  • 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 Technology 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 Market Projections for Mobile Location Technology by Application, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 18 Global Market Projections for Mobile Location Technology by Type, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 19 Global Market Projections for Mobile Location Technology by Complete Solutions and Discrete Components, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 20 Global Market Projections for Mobile Location Technology by Region, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 21 Global Civil Aviation GPS Device Market, through 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Table 22 Global Shipments of General Aviation Aircraft, 1996-2006 (UNITS)
  • Table 23 Global Market Projections for General Aviation Fleet GPS Retrofits, through 2012 (UNITS)
  • Table 24 Projected Global Shipments of Commercial Aircraft, through 2012 (UNITS)
  • Table 25 Global Market Projections of OEM and Retrofit GPS Devices for Commercial and General Civil Aviation, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 26 Global Vehicle Navigation Systems Market, through 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Table 27 Global Projections for New Passenger Cars by Geographical Market, through 2012 (Million Units)
  • Table 28 Global Market Projections for in-Dashboard GPS Navigation Systems per 1,000 New Passenger Vehicles, by Region, through 2012 (UNITS)
  • Table 29 Global Market Projections for Stand-Alone Vehicle Navigation Systems, through 2012 (Million Units)
  • Table 30 Summary of Global Market Projections for Vehicle Navigation Systems by Category, through 2012
  • Table 31 Global Projections for Cell Phone Markets Other than United States, EU, and Japan, through 2012 (Million Units)
  • Table 32 Global Market Projection of Average Cost of Mobile Phone GPS Chipsets, through 2012 ($ per Unit)
  • Table 33 Global Market Projections for Mobile Location Technology-Enabled People and Animal Tracking Device by Region, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 34 Global GPS Machine Control Device Market, through 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Table 35 Global Market Projections for GPS Machine Control Systems, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 36 Global GPS Marine Navigation Device Market, through 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Table 37 Worldwide Commercial Shipbuilding, Number of Ships Completed, through 2004*
  • Table 38 U.S. Powered Recreational Boats, Number of Boats Completed, through 2004*
  • Table 39 Global Market Projection for Marine GPS Marine Navigation Systems, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 40 Global Military Expenditures on Mobile Location Devices, through 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Table 41 Global Market Projection for Military GPS Receivers, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 42 Global Market Projection for Recreational GPS Receivers, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 43 Global GPS Surveying and Mapping Device Market, through 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Table 44 Global Market Projection for Surveying and Mapping GPS Receivers, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 45 Global Mobile Location Asset Management Device Market, through 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Table 46 Global Market Projections for GPS Asset Tracking Devices by Segment, through 2012 ($ Millions)
  • Table 47 Recent Sales and Financial Performance of Selected Mobile Location Companies, through 2006
• List of Figures
  • Figure 1 Company Shares of Global Aviation GPS Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 2 Company Shares in The Global Vehicle Navigation Systems Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 3 Company Shares of Machine-Controlled GPS Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 4 Company Market Shares in The Global Marine GPS Navigation Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 5 Company Market Shares in The Global Non-Mobile Phone-Based Personnel and Animal Tracking Device Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 6 Company Market Shares of Global Recreational GPS Device Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 7 Company Shares in The Global Mapping and Surveying GPS Device Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 8 Company Shares in The Global GPS-Based Asset Management Market, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 9 U.S. Patents for Mobile Location Technologies Issued since 1976 (Percent of Total Patents)
  • Figure 10 U.S. Patents Issued Annually for Mobile Positioning End-User Technologies, 1996-2006 (No. of Patents)
  • Figure 11 U.S. Patents Issued since 1976 for Mobile Location End-User Technologies by Technology Type (Percent of Total Patents)
  • Figure 12 U.S. Patents Issued since 1976 for Mobile Location End-User Solutions by Application Type (Percent of Total Patents)
  • Figure 13 Major Patent Holders/Assignees' Shares of Total U.S. Positioning Patents Issued, since 1976 (Percent of Total Patents)
  • Figure 14 Projected Global Market Trends in Mobile-Location Technologies, 2006-2012 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 15 Global Mobile Location Technology Market Shares by Application, Forecast, 2006 and 2012 (%)
  • Figure 16 Global Mobile Location Technology Market Shares by Technology Type, 2006 and Forecast 2012 (%)
  • Figure 17 Global Mobile Location Technologies Market Shares by Discrete Component and Complete Solution, 2006 and 2012 (%)
  • Figure 18 Global Market Shares of Mobile Location Technologies by Region, 2006 and 2012 (%)
  • Figure 19 Historical Trends in Civil Aviation GPS Device Sales, 1998 and 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 20 Global Market Shares of General Vs Commercial Civil Aviation GPS Devices, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 21 Global Market for OEM Vs Retrofit Civil Aviation GPS Devices, 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 22 Trends in Global Shipments of General Aviation Aircraft, 1996-2006 (UNITS)
  • Figure 23 Projected Global Shipments of General Aviation Aircraft, 2006-2012 (UNITS)
  • Figure 24 Projected Size of Global General Aviation Aircraft Fleet, through 2012 (Units at Year-End)
  • Figure 25 Projected Trends in Global General Aviation Fleet GPS Retrofits, 2006-2012 (UNITS)
  • Figure 26 Projected Trends in Global Shipments of Commercial Aircraft, 2006-2012 (UNITS)
  • Figure 27 Global Market Shares of in-Dashboard Vs Portable GPS Vehicle Navigation Systems, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 28 Global Market Shares of GPS Vehicle Navigation Systems by Type of Location Technology Used, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 29 Global Market Shares of GPS Vehicle Navigation Systems by Region, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 30 Global Projections for New Passenger Cars by Geographical Market, 2006-2012 (Million Units)
  • Figure 31 Market Penetration Projection: Number of Stand-Alone GPS and Telematics Systems per 1,000 New Passenger Vehicles Sold Globally, 2006-2012
  • Figure 32 Projected Average Price Trends for in-Dashboard Vs Stand-Alone GPS Navigationsystems, 2006-2012 ($/UNIT)
  • Figure 33 Global GPS Vehicle Navigation System Market Shares by Type of Location Technology Used, Projected, 2012 (%)
  • Figure 34 Global GPS Vehicle Navigation System Market Shares by Region, Projected, 2012 (%)
  • Figure 35 Global Mobile Location Technology-Enabled People and Animal Tracking Devices Market Shares by Segment, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 36 Global Market for Mobile Location Technology Used in Cellular Phone Handsets by Technology Type, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 37 Global Mobile Location Technology-Enabled Non-Mobile Phone Personnel and Animal Tracking Market Shares, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 38 Global Mobile Location Technology-Enabled Non-Mobile Phone Market Shares by Technology Type, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 39 U.S. Sales of Mobile Phone Handsets with GPS, Projected, 2006-2012 (Million Units)
  • Figure 40 Global Market for Japanese Mobile Phone Handsets with GPS, Projected, 2006-2012 (Million Units)
  • Figure 41 Global Market for EU Mobile Phone Handsets with GPS, Projected, 2006-2012 (Million Units)
  • Figure 42 Global Market Projections for Mobile Phone Handsets with GPS in Other Geographical Markets, 2006-2012 (Million Units)
  • Figure 43 Global Market Shares of People and Animal Tracking Systems by Type of Location Technology, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 44 Global Market Shares of People and Animal Tracking Systems by Country/Region, 2012 (%)
  • Figure 45 Historical GPS Machine Control Device Market Trends, 1998 and 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 46 Global Market Shares of GPS Machine Control Systems by End-User Segment, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 47 Global Shipments of Earthmoving Equipment, Projected 2006-2012 (UNITS)
  • Figure 48 Historical GPS Marine Navigation System Market Trends, 1998 and 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 49 Commercial Vs Recreational GPS Marine Navigation System Market Shares, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 50 Worldwide Commercial Shipbuilding Trends, 1998-2004* (Number of Ships Completed)
  • Figure 51 Trends in U.S. Powered Recreational Boat Sales, 1998-2004 (No. of Boats Sold)
  • Figure 52 Historical Trends in Military Expenditures on Mobile Location Devices, 1998-2006 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 53 Projected U.S. Military Procurement Budget Trends, 2006-2012 ($ Billions)
  • Figure 54 Trends in U.S. Outdoor Recreation Participation, Total and Enthusiast, 1998-2005 (Millions of People)
  • Figure 55 Historical GPS Surveying and Mapping Device Market Trends, 1998 and 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 56 Historical Mobile Location Asset Management Device Market Trends, 1998 and 2006 ($ Millions)
  • Figure 57 U.S. Mobile Location Companies by Number of Employees, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 58 Garmin, Ltd. Consumer Vs Aviation GPS Sales, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 59 Trimble Navigation Sales by Application, 2006 ($ Millions)