Nigeria: Give Me GPS! TAGS: africa | GPS technology | NigComSat | Nigeria | Nigeria Technology Email Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) was a company created in 2006, and kind of a big deal. It was, after all, created to manage Africa’s first ever satellite (which was …Continue reading →

GPS Involved In Leopard Killing Controversy TAGS: africa | GPS Tracking | Leopard conservation Email Numerous animal conservation efforts around the world have discovered the usefulness of GPS technology for the purpose of keeping track of individual members of endangered species. By attaching a tracker …Continue reading →

GPS Helps Scientists Track Flooding in Africa TAGS: africa | african flooding | wildlife Email A season of unusually high flooding in the African country of Namibia has scientists scrambling to gather data. The normally arid country has turned green due to an intense rainy …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 →