From the first time I used a Hertz GPS navigation system in lieu of a paper map on the front passenger’s seat, I have found the technology to be an almost indispensable tool. Its adoption over the ...

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) announced today the official launch of Satellite Time and Location (STL), an alternative or companion to traditional location-based technologies, and declared it ...

One of the fundamental technologies of modern gadgets is the Global Positioning System (GPS). Using signals from satellites orbiting the earth, a GPS receiver can pin down its location with remarkable ...

The Michibiki No. 5 satellite that Japan's H3 rocket failed to put into orbit on Dec. 22 was supposed to form part of a ...

Precise positioning is increasingly critical for applications ranging from autonomous mobility to resilient infrastructure ...

New cutting-edge science into how lightning affects Earth’s upper atmosphere could help the U.S. military fend off hostile GPS (global positioning system) attacks, say researchers at the University of ...

Like many people, I’ve come to take for granted the availability of navigation systems in cars and handheld devices based on the Global Positioning System. But it was all abstract until I recently ...

For decades, the United States has had a monopoly on positioning, navigation and timing technology with its Global Positioning System (GPS), a constellation of satellites operated by the military that ...

Over 7 billion devices worldwide, including nearly 900 million in the United States, use GPS technology developed in the country on a daily basis. The GPS is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation ...

Indoor positioning system technology uses radio, ultrasound or infrared signals to more precisely track locations where GPS signals are blocked Global positioning system (GPS) technology—now found in ...

Global Positioning System, GPS, originally was designed for military and intelligence applications until 1983. GPS, a satellite-based navigation system, is designed to locate user exact position ...