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OUT IN FRONT New Hand at the Helm www.gpsworld.com EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Alan Cameron | acameron@questex.com Managing Editor Tracy Cozzens | tcozzens@questex.com Art Director Annie Leung | aleung@questex.com EDITORIAL OFFICES 201 Sandpointe Avenue, Suite 500, Santa Ana, CA 92707-8716 USA 714-338-6700 | Fax 714-338-6717 www.gpsworld.com | info@gpsworld.com CONTIBUTING EDITORS Innovation Richard Langley | lang@unb.ca Navigate! daily Jeff Chappell | jchappell@questex.com LBS Kevin Dennehy | kdennehy@questex.com Survey Eric Gakstatter | egakstatter@questex.com Business/OEM Stephen Colwell | scolwell@questex.com Military/Government Don Jewell | djewell@questex.com Avionics/Transport Bill Thompson | bthompson@questex.com Utilities/Communications Janice Partyka | jpartyka@questex.com ADVERTISING Publisher Kristina Panter kpanter@questex.com | 714-338-6733 Eastern Region/Interational Account Manager Michael Eager meager@questex.com | 714-338-6738 Western Regional Account Manager Jeannie Hortness jhortness@questex.com | 714-338-6732 Classified Account Executive Candi Eager ceager@questex.com | 714-338-6708 Marketing Director Erin Rhines erhines@questex.com | 714-338-6763 Sales Administrator Marisa Strange mstrange@questex.com | 714-338-6766 ADVERTISING OFFICES 201 Sandpointe Avenue, Suite 500, Santa Ana, CA 92707-8716 USA 714-338-6700 | Fax 714-338-6717 PUBLISHING SERVICES Production Director Bonnie Ling | bling@questex.com Production Manager Anna Abbott | aabbott@questex.com Audience Development Manager Deborah Gullian | dgullian@questex.com PRODUCTION OFFICE 306 West Michigan St., Suite 200, Duluth, MN 55802, USA. 218-279-8840. 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GPS World - February 2008 Contents Out in Front Expert Advice Galileo's Second Coming Soon UPS First to Use ADS-B European Industry Group Galileo Validation 2008 Antenna Survey Tsumani Detection by GPS Classifieds Advertisers Index Seen + Heard

GPS World - February 2008

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