Digi-Key Corporation and DeLorme announce worldwide distribution agreement

Digi-Key Corporation and DeLorme have announced a worldwide distribution agreement for GPS receiver modules and evaluation kits.

DeLorme is the longtime leader in innovative mapping and GPS solutions for both consumer and professional markets and recently entered the OEM market with the release of the GPS2056-10 GPS receiver module.

The DeLorme GPS2056-10 module is a high sensitivity, low power, SMD-type 12-channel GPS receiver designed for a broad spectrum of OEM applications. The GPS2056-10 module contains everything needed to integrate the GPS receiver into a system and achieve fast time to market - just add an antenna, power source, and host connection. The GPS2056 evaluation kit can be used for product evaluation and testing, development, as a reference design, or a complete navigation system. These products, stocked by Digi-Key, are featured in its print and online catalogs and are available for purchase directly from Digi-Key.

"We are very excited to add these innovative products from DeLorme to our product repertoire," said Digi-Key President Mark Larson. "The products stocked by Digi-Key provide an easy way for design engineers to integrate GPS into products, and for that reason, we are certain that they will be of consequential interest and appeal to customers everywhere."

For DeLorme, this distribution agreement is a major step forward in the advancement of the company's OEM GPS Module program. "Our partnership with Digi-Key is an important element of our strategy to bring new OEM GPS products to market," said Brian Stearns, product manager for GPS Modules at DeLorme. "Digi-Key plays an essential role for our customers when they need support for both small quantity and full volume production release."

One of the fastest growing distributors of electronic components in the world, Digi-Key Corporation ships products to a diverse customer base that spans more than 140 countries.

Digi-Key Corporation
DeLorme