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Trimble Navigation Limited was founded by Charlie Trimble and two other founders in 1978. When the company started its prime focus was marine navigation but soon the company entered GPS technology. Charlie Trimble bought a GPS technology from Hewlett Packard. It was intended to be used for navigation in all the fields. Since then the company has come a long way. Trimble is a GPS technology company which integrates optical, laser and many other positional technologies to develop some excellent products.
Trimble products are found all over the world. They are used in airplanes, cars, farm machinery, construction equipment, laptop computers, software mapping, field of oil-drilling surveys etc. GPS and communications technology were integrated for the first time by Trimble. Due to this the users were able to exchange messages and information in addition to locating anything on earth with great accuracy. This was one of the reasons that Trimble products became so popular with the common man. Trimble brought GPS closer to the common man. Its products extended the use of GPS to other fields than military. Trimble created unique positioning products that helped the customers in their business growth. It has more than 700 patents and forms the basis for the broadest positioning offerings in the GPS industry. Trimble products are developed with planned acquisitions. This helps them to stay ahead of others in the GPS market. Inmarsat-C GPS system by Trimble has been one of its great successes. This system helps ships and long-haul trucks to stay connected with home. It helps them to inform about their arrival time. This system helps them in a big way. It also enables them to manage critically-timed cargo handoffs. Trimble products have always been innovative. Today its products are popular in a number of countries across the world. Its employees are spread across 18 countries. It has a network of distribution partners and dealers for customer assistance. Its 2,400 employees work hard to serve and satisfy the customers. Trimble products are so common that you will find them in virtually everything. Whether it's the mapping of earthquake damage, tracking of emergency vehicles or building of roads, Trimble is almost everywhere. The success of Trimble can be attributed to the fact that its products have helped the common man to collect, manage and analyze difficult information with ease.
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