Can blockchain-based location mapping replace GPS mapping? The global positioning system (GPS) calculates a person’s location, merges it with their environment, and displays it live on their mobile ...

Mapping environmental threats in GPS-inaccessible locations – such as underground installations, or the passageways of ships – can certainly pose some challenges. While there are robotic systems that ...

That GPS on your phone is just one small way the technology is being used right now. According to author Greg Milner, GPS is used to monitor the electrical grid, to make agriculture more efficient, ...

Apple could be looking to bolster its mapping services; which have a bit of a spotted history, polarizing iPhone users. Apple just purchased the company Coherent Navigation which specializes in High ...

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are an effective way of marketing your business to consumers who are always on the move. You can add your business to GPS mapping databases and directories for free by ...

A deep history of maps and navigation, from the ancient Polynesians to the pinpoint GPS on your smart phone now and the pinpoint tracking to come. In this photo taken Saturday, March 22, 2014, a ...

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the May 2021 issue of GPS World magazine. The NCS Nova GNSS simulator now fully supports the simulation of Galileo Open ...

On a trip to Oregon's Willamette Valley in the spring of 2010, I was using the Google-powered Maps app on an iPhone 3GS to hunt down wineries while my friend drove. That's farm country, and driving on ...

We've seen the "GPS directions gone awry" scenario play out on TV shows any number of times, but perhaps the most well-known example comes from an old episode of The Office where Michael and Dwight ...

LaunchPoint upgrades SiteRight with GPS mapping, embedding survey-grade GNSS/RTK data into 811 workflows to boost safety, accuracy, and damage prevention. LaunchPoint Software Systems has announced a ...

One of the big sports-based breakthroughs of 2012 was the integration of GPS navigation into sports watches. Watches like the Garmin Fenix and Suunto Ambit offer users the ability to create tracks and ...