Trimble Offers Free Geocaching Application for GPS-Enabled Nokia Mobile Phones


BARCELONA, Spain, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ad-Supported Geocache Navigator Application Now Available as a Free
Download for Select Nokia Devices

- Text CACHE to 32075 (US and Canada) or +447781488133 (International)

Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today announced the availability of a free,
ad-supported version of its Geocache Navigator(TM) application for select
Series 60 Nokia devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS)
capabilities.

The announcement was made today at the Mobile World Congress 2008.

Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt that is rapidly gaining
widespread adoption worldwide. Geocache Navigator is the only application
that brings geocaching capabilities to the mobile phone and provides
real-time access to Groundspeak's geocaching.com, the largest geocache
database in the world. Using their GPS-enabled phone, geocachers can seek the
caches using a uniquely constructed, radar-like interface that guides them
toward their destination. Additionally, phone screens provide compass-based
navigation, maps, speed, heading, location, distance, cache descriptions,
logs, hints and other useful information. To view a video demonstration of
the Geocache Navigator application, visit:
http://www.geocachenavigator.com/video.

"Over the last 7 years, geocaching has grown from 75 geocaches to over
500,000 geocaches worldwide," said Jeremy Irish, founder and CEO of
Groundspeak. "Still, geocaching has always required a dedicated GPS unit to
play. The availability of Geocache Navigator for mobile phones opens up this
engaging outdoor activity to more casual participants and can motivate more
people to get outdoors."

"By making the Geocache Navigator application free on Nokia GPS-enabled
handsets, a large base of Nokia users can instantly try geocaching," said
Rich Rudow, managing director of Trimble Outdoors. "And Trimble's mobile
advertising platform allows sponsors to seamlessly promote their products to
geocachers in a location-relevant and non-intrusive way."

Trimble's Geocache Navigator advertising platform dynamically inserts
location-based ads into cache search results. Users can interact with the ads
in a variety of ways, including navigating to the nearest retail location and
using mobile coupons. This type of seamless, in-application advertising
creates a powerful new advertising channel that can be very effective in
terms of reach, targeting, measurement, recall and conversion rates.

Availability

Trimble's Geocache Navigator is now available as a free download for the
Nokia N95, Nokia N82, and Nokia 6110 Navigator. Three options for downloading
the application include:

-- Texting CACHE to 32075 (U.S. and Canada) or +447781488133
       (International)
    -- Downloading the application from the Geocache Navigator web site at
       http://www.GeocacheNavigator.com/nokia
    -- Pointing a mobile phone browser to m.getGN.com



About Groundspeak

Groundspeak, Inc. of Seattle, Washington is a privately held company
focused on worldwide location-based entertainment. Groundspeak's portfolio
includes Geocaching.com, Waymarking.com and Wherigo.com.

About Trimble Outdoors

Trimble Outdoors is a family of location-based services that allows
consumers to use their GPS-enabled mobile phones to navigate trails and
highways, track workout performance, geocache, and create, manage and share
those experiences with others.

By leveraging Trimble's 30 years of commercial expertise in GPS,
software, and communications, Trimble Outdoors delivers cost-effective and
convenient position-based services that promote consumers' well-being,
security and active lifestyle.

For more information about Trimble Outdoors, visit
http://www.TrimbleOutdoors.com.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses
and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on
applications requiring position or location-including surveying,
construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and
mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS,
lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to
the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the
solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back
office. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has a
worldwide presence with more than 3,600 employees in over 18 countries.

For more information visit: http://www.trimble.com

The Nokia families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive
properties and trademarks of Nokia Corporation. Nokia assumes no liability
and makes no representation, warranty or guarantee in relation to third party
products or services.

GTRMB

Web site: http://www.trimble.com

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