GPS accuracy is so good that it's tempting to rely on it exclusively. That could be a mistake in abnomal traffic conditions.

A few weeks ago, China launched the final satellite in its BeiDou-3 satellite positioning system. Didn’t know that China had its own GPS? How about Europe’s Galileo, Russia’s GLONASS, or Japan’s QZSS?

Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS) , announced today that it has submitted a proposal to deliver an integrated, advanced command and control solution for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next ...

Abstract: GPS has evolved into a vital component of our critical infrastructure. Originally developed over 50 years ago as a military navigation system, it has since been transformed into an ...

Today, the President accepted the recommendation of the Department of Defense to end procurement of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites that have the capability to intentionally degrade the ...

pilots. Others are more automated and rely on the ability of ships to monitor themselves. 24 In both cases, GPS and DGPS are used to provide accurate positioning information that is integrated with ...

The pilots flying into Denver International Airport could tell something was wrong. In urgent calls to air traffic controllers, they reported that the Global Positioning System they used to navigate ...

Thirty years ago this month marks one of the most significant technological achievements in modern history, an advance that has reshaped our daily lives and our sense of security, and opened the gates ...

To learn more about how GPS calculations are done, check out “How Global Positioning Systems Work” by Ron White and Tim Downs. You’ll find some useful and informative diagrams, too. Other helpful ...

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 ...

The presence of SA affects the acceptance of GPS by recreational boaters and some commercial users, and limits the ability of the Coast Guard's DGPS service to provide important safety-related ...