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):
                      October 24, 2002 (October 24, 2002)

                           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 October 24, 2002,  Trimble  Navigation  Limited,  a  California  corporation,
announced  financial results for the quarter ended September 27, 2002. A copy of
the press  release  dated  October 24, 2002  relating  to this  announcement  is
attached  as  Exhibit  99.1 and is  incorporated  into  this  current  report by
reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Exhibits.
      99.1 Text of Company Press Release dated October 24, 2002.






                                   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: October 24, 2002               By:/s/ Mary Ellen Genovese
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                   Mary Ellen Genovese
                                                   Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                           Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Text of Company Press Release dated October 24, 2002.