Trimble Navigation Limited provides advanced positioning products, services, and solutions to commercial and government users in various markets, including surveying, construction, agriculture, urban and resource management, military, transportation, and telecommunications. The companys positioning portfolio includes global positioning system (GPS), laser, optical, and inertial technologies. Its products include earthmoving equipment guidance systems, surveying instruments, fleet management systems, components for in vehicle navigation and telematics systems, farm equipment guidance systems, field data collection handhelds, and timing modules used in the synchronization of wireless networks. Trimble also supplies modules, boards, custom integrated circuits and software, or single application Internet protocol licenses to the customer in the telecommunications and automotive industries. In addition, the company provides a GPS component that is embedded into in-vehicle navigation (IVN), fleet management, vehicle security, asset management, and telematics applications, and a location engine for IVN in the automotive and embedded market. Its joint venture in Japan, Nikon-Trimble Co., Ltd., focuses on the design and manufacture of surveying instruments, including mechanical total stations and related products. The companys products are sold through dealers, representatives, partners, and other channels worldwide. Trimble was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
