Trimble Navigation

Trimble Navigation Limited (now Trimble Inc.) is a global technology company founded in 1978 that pioneered commercial GPS technology. Trimble develops positioning, navigation, and geospatial solutions spanning construction, agriculture, transportation, and surveying industries. The company rebranded from Trimble Navigation Limited to Trimble Inc. in 2016. Its developer APIs cover GPS/GNSS positioning through Trimble Mobile Manager, high-accuracy survey integration via the Trimble Precision SDK, and geospatial data services. The positioning technology integrates GPS, laser, optical, and inertial technologies to deliver centimeter-level accuracy for professional applications.

Trimble Navigation publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Catalyst API, Corrections API, Positioning API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include GPS, GNSS, Positioning, Navigation, and Surveying.

The Trimble Navigation catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Trimble Navigation’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, and 7 more developer resources.

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46.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

6 APIs

GPSGNSSPositioningNavigationSurveyingGeospatialConstructionFortune 1000

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Contract Quality 15.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 2.5 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

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Trimble Navigation Rate Limits

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FinOps 1

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JSON Schema 1

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Examples 2

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Press 5

Recent news and press coverage referencing this provider.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

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TrustCenter

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 2

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LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: trimble-navigation
name: Trimble Navigation
description: Trimble Navigation Limited (now Trimble Inc.) is a global technology company founded in 1978 that pioneered commercial
  GPS technology. Trimble develops positioning, navigation, and geospatial solutions spanning construction, agriculture, transportation,
  and surveying industries. The company rebranded from Trimble Navigation Limited to Trimble Inc. in 2016. Its developer APIs
  cover GPS/GNSS positioning through Trimble Mobile Manager, high-accuracy survey integration via the Trimble Precision SDK,
  and geospatial data services. The positioning technology integrates GPS, laser, optical, and inertial technologies to deliver
  centimeter-level accuracy for professional applications.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/trimble-navigation.png
tags:
- GPS
- GNSS
- Positioning
- Navigation
- Surveying
- Geospatial
- Construction
- Fortune 1000
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trimble-navigation/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-03'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: trimble-navigation:trimble-positioning-services
  name: Trimble Positioning Services API
  description: The Trimble Advanced Positioning (TAP) Store API is a REST-based eCommerce API for purchasing and managing
    Trimble positioning service subscriptions including RTX correction services. Enables automated provisioning of high-accuracy
    correction subscriptions for fleet and field deployments.
  humanURL: https://www.trimble.com/en/developer/docs
  tags:
  - GPS
  - GNSS Corrections
  - RTX
  - Positioning Services
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.trimble.com/en/developer/docs
- aid: trimble-navigation:trimble-navigation-catalyst-api
  name: Trimble Navigation Catalyst API
  description: The Catalyst API from Trimble Navigation — 2 operation(s) for catalyst.
  humanURL: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  tags:
  - Catalyst
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/trimble-navigation-catalyst-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/guides/integrate/
- aid: trimble-navigation:trimble-navigation-corrections-api
  name: Trimble Navigation Corrections API
  description: The Corrections API from Trimble Navigation — 2 operation(s) for corrections.
  humanURL: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  tags:
  - Corrections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/trimble-navigation-corrections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/guides/integrate/
- aid: trimble-navigation:trimble-navigation-positioning-api
  name: Trimble Navigation Positioning API
  description: The Positioning API from Trimble Navigation — 1 operation(s) for positioning.
  humanURL: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  tags:
  - Positioning
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/trimble-navigation-positioning-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/guides/integrate/
- aid: trimble-navigation:trimble-navigation-receiver-api
  name: Trimble Navigation Receiver API
  description: The Receiver API from Trimble Navigation — 2 operation(s) for receiver.
  humanURL: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  tags:
  - Receiver
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/trimble-navigation-receiver-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/guides/integrate/
- aid: trimble-navigation:trimble-navigation-system-api
  name: Trimble Navigation System API
  description: The System API from Trimble Navigation — 1 operation(s) for system.
  humanURL: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  tags:
  - System
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/trimble-navigation-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/guides/integrate/
features:
- Real-time GNSS position streaming via WebSocket
- Receiver configuration via REST API
- High-accuracy RTK and RTX correction delivery
- Trimble Catalyst on-demand licensing
- GNSS reference frame transformation
- Multi-receiver hardware support
- Centimeter-level positioning accuracy
- Integration with Trimble CenterPoint RTX correction network
useCases:
- Mobile survey applications requiring high-accuracy GNSS positioning
- GIS data collection apps integrating Trimble receivers
- Construction layout and as-built documentation with precision GPS
- Precision agriculture positioning for guidance and variable-rate systems
- Utility and infrastructure asset mapping
- Transportation fleet positioning and navigation
integrations:
- Trimble Catalyst DA2 receiver
- Trimble R-series GNSS receivers (R580, R780, R12i, R980)
- Spectra Geospatial SP100
- Esri ArcGIS integration
- CenterPoint RTX correction network
- Trimble Mobile Manager iOS and Android apps
solutions:
- Survey companies building custom GNSS data collection apps
- GIS professionals developing precision field mapping tools
- Agricultural technology companies integrating high-accuracy positioning
- Construction technology developers requiring centimeter GPS
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/trimble-navigation-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/trimble-navigation-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/trimble-navigation-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/trimble-navigation-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/trimble-oss
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trimble-navigation
- type: Website
  url: https://www.trimble.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.trimble.com/en/developer/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.trimble.com/docs/mobile-manager/guides/integrate/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.trimble.com/en/partners
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Trimble Navigation

APIs 6

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2

JSON Schema 1

JSON Structure 1

Examples 2

Security Posture 3

Agentic Access 1

Press 5

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