FORM 8-K
                                 Current Report

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2003 (June 20, 2003)

                           Trimble Navigation Limited
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   California
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                                     0-18645
                            (Commission File Number)

                                   94-2802192
                             (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
                         645 N. Mary Ave. Sunnyvale, CA
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      94088
                                   (Zip Code)
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 481-8000



Item 5. Other Events.

On  June  20,  2003,  Trimble  Navigation  Limited,  a  California  corporation,
announced  that it has  reached  a  definitive  agreement  to  acquire  Applanix
Corporation  of Ontario,  a privately held Canadian  corporation.  A copy of the
press release dated June 20, 2003 relating to this  announcement  is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this current report by reference.


Exhibits.
      99.1 Text of Company Press Release dated June 20, 2003.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
                                            a California corporation


Dated: June 20, 2003                        /s/ Mary Ellen Genovese
                                            -----------------------
                                            Mary Ellen Genovese
                                            Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                           Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Text of Company Press Release dated June 20, 2003.