Warning: Phone Photos Disclose GPS Location Information TAGS: GPS location information | phone photos | smar phones Email Almost every smart phone on the market, these days, comes equipped with a GPS tracking device. GPS tracking is incredibly useful for map applications, finding a lost or stolen phone, …Continue reading →

Michigan Bears Move South: GPS Collars Tell Us Why TAGS: bear gps collars | michigan bears | tracking bears Email Young black bears throughout Michigan state have begun to move southward. This has puzzled scientists for some time, since most Michigan black bears tend to live in the northern part …Continue reading →

China Uses Satellites to Watch the Watchers TAGS: China GPS | Government GPS | GPS Monitoring Email The age old question of who will watch the watchers may have been answered by a new Chinese policy. Government officials in Youyang County, of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, are …Continue reading →

Australian Man Caught Using GPS Tracker Illegally TAGS: illegal gps tracking | spying Email GPS tracking devices are often put to good use. These technological wonders can help save lives, keep track of the planet, and provide a way for companies to save money. …Continue reading →

GPS Theft: Avoid It TAGS: GPS Michigan | GPS Navigation | GPS Tracking Email Do you know the difference between GPS tracking and GPS navigation? Do you know what kind of device you have? Many people assume the terms are synonymous, but tracking and …Continue reading →

GPS Inhalers Offer A Breath of Fresh Air TAGS: GPS athma | GPS inhaers | GPS tracking asthma Email For more than twenty years, Wisconsin-based Asthmapolis has been tracking and identifying asthma triggers. Recently, Asthmapolis developed the “Spiroscout,” which uses GPS tracking technology to pinpoint the exact location, and …Continue reading →

South Dakota Man Appeals Conviction Based on GPS Evidence TAGS: gps criminals | south dakota | tracking criminals Email GPS tracking has appeared in court on numerous cases as judges seek to determine whether police can lawfully use the devices to track suspected criminals without their knowledge. In one …Continue reading →

Muslim Student Protests FBI Tracking TAGS: GPS protest | student protests Email Although GPS tracking devices are helpful in many ways, there is controversy about some uses of GPS.  For example, a few months ago Muslim student Yasir Afifi found a GPS …Continue reading →

USGS Using GPS to Study Volcanoes TAGS: gps earth | gps volcano Email Researchers are planning on installing eight GPS tracking devices, in addition to the one that is already in place, at the Newberry Volcano site in Oregon. The project, being handled …Continue reading →

GPS Helps New Zealand Sift Through the Wreckage TAGS: earthquake | natural disasters | new zealand Email GPS tracking has provided some vehicle owners with the information they need to find their damaged vehicles after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. As cleanup efforts progress, many …Continue reading →