Real-time Satellite Tracking
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The Past, Present, and Future of GNSS
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) has emerged as the standard navigation system that provides global positioning for devices we use every day.
Using GPS to Improve the Accuracy of Drone Mapping
By improving the precision of the GPS devices on UAVs, it is now possible to create much more accurate maps without needing to physically visit the area in order to ground truth.
European Global Position System Failure Points to the Importance of Location Technology
What is being called a “major outage” by the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Agency, or GSA, highlights the critical importance played by the satellite systems that provide accurate positioning and time information to devices such as mobile phones, car navigation systems and other services such as land surveying.
Connecting to GPS in Tunnels
Waze is testing out technology it calls “Waze Beacons” to keep drivers connected to GPS navigation systems in tunnels.
Improving Satellite Navigation in the Far North
There is currently an effort to extend satellite navigation abilities into the north polar regions for transportation that occurs on land, over the water, and in the air.
Saying “I Love You” With GPS
Aspiring Romeos around the world have been employing their GPS tools in order to give a voice to their valentines.
Using GPS Data to Help Cities in Emergencies
In October of 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast of the United States causing billions of dollars in damage. The super storm became the … Read more
Crowdshipping: the Newest Development in Mobile GPS
Crowdshipping is the delivery of goods based on the selection of a courier closest to the delivery route. The service was inspired by crowdsourcing, or … Read more
GPS Experts Call for Safeguards After GLONASS Outage
The Russian GLONASS global satellite navigation system went down for 13 hours on April 2, but it’s not causing much of a stir outside of … Read more
Before There was GPS: Personal Navigation in the early 20th Century
Here are a few innovative ways of tracking navigation before the invention of GPS-enabled devices.
Using GPS to Turn a Hill into a Mountain
Graham Jackson and John Barnard, along with Myrddyn Phillips, are hillwalkers who use GPS equipment to re-measure hills designated by the Ordnance Survey to be just under the 2,000 foot minimum to be classified as a mountain.