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Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED

Name of Subsidiary

  Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Trimble Navigation Australia Pty Limited   Australia
Spectra Precision Pty Ltd.   Australia
Quantm International, Inc. & Quantm Ltd.   Australia
Trimble Belgium BVBA   Belgium
Jamestown Manufacturing Corporation   California
Pacific Crest Corporation   California
Trimble Export Limited   California
Trimble Navigation International Limited   California
Trimble Specialty Products, Inc.   California
TR Navigation Corporation   California
Meridian Project Systems, Inc.   California
Spacient Technologies, Inc.   California
Applanix Corporation   Canada
Trimble Canada Ltd.   Canada
Trimble Exchangeco Ltd.   Canada
Trimble Holdings Co.   Canada
Visual Statement, Inc.   Canada
Trimble Electronic Products (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.   China
Trimble Navigation Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.   China
Mensi, Inc.   Delaware
SPHM Inc.   Delaware
The XYZs of GPS, Inc.   Delaware
Eleven Technology, Inc.   Delaware
XYZ Solutions, Inc.   Delaware
Advanced Public Safety, Inc.   Florida
Mensi, S.A.   France
Trimble France S.A.S.   France
Apache Technologies Europe GmbH   Germany
GeoNav GmbH   Germany
Trimble GmbH   Germany
Trimble Holdings GmbH   Germany
Trimble Jena   Germany
Trimble Kaiserslautern GmbH   Germany
Trimble terraSat GmbH   Germany
Trimble Navigation India Private Limited   India
Trimble Italia SRL   Italy
Mensi, KK   Japan
Trimble Japan K.K.   Japan
BitWysy Solutions, Inc.   Massachusetts
Trimble Mexico S de RL   Mexico
Trimble Europe B.V.   Netherlands
Trimble Navigation New Zealand Limited   New Zealand
Apache Technologies, Inc.   Ohio
Tripod Data Systems, Inc.   Oregon
Trimble Navigation Singapore PTE Limited   Singapore
Trimble International Holdings S.L.   Spain
Trimble Navigation Iberica S.L.   Spain
Spectra Precision Scandinavia AB   Sweden
     

Trimble AB   Sweden
MobileTech Solutions, Inc.   Texas
TNL Flight Services, Inc.   Texas
Applanix LLC   Texas
Trimble Navigation Europe Limited   United Kingdom
Trimble Pty Ltd.   United Kingdom
Trimble Mobile Solutions, Inc.   Virginia



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