More Warnings About LightSquared GPS Receiver Interference TAGS: FCC | GPS signal | lightsquared | signal interference Email The company LightSquared has gained a huge amount of publicity in recent weeks, but perhaps not for the reasons it would prefer. The wireless network company ignited a controversy when …Continue reading →

GPS Technology: 40 Years of Innovation TAGS: Global Positioning System | GPS technology | Space Technology Hall of Fame Email There is no doubting the impact GPS technology has had on our modern society. To many citizens, GPS may seem relatively new, showing up in high-tech vehicles a few years …Continue reading →

Tracking Devices Locate Missing Shipments TAGS: pakistani containers | shipment tracking Email The Federal Board of Revenue, or FBR, frequently has shipping containers that are lost or stolen while in transit in Middle Eastern countries. This issue first came to light in …Continue reading →

Space Wars: Europe Launches Satellites to Compete With U.S TAGS: european satellites | galileo projects Email Remember all of those Star Wars movies? We’re still a far cry away from battling it out in space with sophisticated spaceships, but the dawn of space wars has come …Continue reading →

GPS Introduced in 2011 Hoka Hey Challenge TAGS: gps motorcycles | hoka hey | motorcyle races Email Out of roughly seventy-five motorcycle riders competing in the 2011 Hoka Hey Challenge held on August 5th, only eleven qualified for potential prizes.  The Hoka Hey, in its second year, …Continue reading →

India to Study Tropical Climate with New GPS Satellite TAGS: india | satellite | tropics Email On October 12, India will launch a satellite in order to study the tropical regions. They will use the satellite to study changes in both the climate and the atmosphere. …Continue reading →

NextBus Helps Toronto Travelers Find Accurate Bus Arrival Times TAGS: buses | public transit | toronto Email One of the worst things about using public transportation is unreliable bus arrival times. The reliability of public buses largely varies from city to city, depending on a lot of …Continue reading →

Get Fit With GPS Apps TAGS: apps | smartphone | smartphone apps Email Have you ever thought about using GPS technology to help you get fit? Well, you can! New iPhone apps and GPS tracking devices can be used to encourage physical activity …Continue reading →

GPS Causes False Distress Alarm TAGS: alarm | false alarm | ferry Email Holyhead Coastguard received a possible distress signal from a GPS tracking device, approximately four miles from Point Lynas, Amlwch, on Anglesey. The signal was originally received by the Glasgow Police. …Continue reading →

Peace in Kenya With GPS TAGS: africa | kenya | surveying Email The latest addition to a land surveyor’s methods is GPS tracking. Over the years, surveyors have progressed from using a compass and chain, which was not very precise, through more …Continue reading →