- Trimble Navigation
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name = Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
type = Public: (Nasdaq|TRMB)
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foundation = 1978
founder = Charles Trimble, et al.
location_city =Sunnyvale, California
location_country = United States
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revenue = $940.2 million for FY 2006
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num_employees = 3,400 (as of 2007)
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homepage = [http://www.trimble.com/ www.trimble.com]
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intl =Trimble Navigation, Ltd. (Nasdaq|TRMB), based in
Sunnyvale, California , is a provider of advanced positioning equipment, most notablyGPS receivers,laser rangefinder s andinertial navigation system s. The company is best known in the fields ofsurveying ,construction ,agriculture , scientific instrumentation, and mobile and fleet management.Trimble Navigation was founded in 1978 by Charles Trimble and two partners, initially operating from
Los Altos, California . Prior to founding Trimble Navigation, Mr. Trimble was manager of Integrated Circuit Research and Development atHewlett-Packard ’s Santa Clara Division.The company has employees in 26 countries and has a network of dealers and distribution partners. The company portfolio includes over 700 patents. In 2002, Trimble and Caterpillar Inc. (Nyse|CAT) formed Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC (CTCT). The joint venture, 50 percent owned by Trimble and 50 percent owned by Caterpillar, are developing advanced electronic guidance and control products for earthmoving machines in the construction, mining and waste industries. CTCT is based in
Dayton, Ohio and started operations onApril 1 ,2002 .External links
* [http://www.trimble.com www.trimble.com] — Trimble Navigation home page
* [http://www.trimble.com/mobile_resource_management www.trimble.com/mobile_resource_management] — Trimble Mobile Resource Management home page
* [http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com www.trimbleoutdoors.com] — Trimble Outdoors home page
* [http://www.outdoorrugged.com www.outdoorrugged.com] — Online community created to encourage conversations between professionals about developing and using rugged computers in harsh outdoor environments.
* [http://www.trimble.co.uk www.trimble.co.uk] — Trimble UK GPS home pageHeadquarters Phone Number: +1 408 481 8000Toll Free: 1 800 trimble (874 6253)
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