GPS : Science World Report

Dec 20, 2016 03:10 AM EST

Galileo Navigation System By European Union Rivals United States’ GPS

Galileo Navigation System is launched by the European Space Agency and is a veritable shot in the arm for Navigation System in Europe.

Oct 14, 2016 02:56 AM EDT

Waze and Esri Partnership: Made App-to-Infrastructure Possible

With the technological advancements happening everywhere, Waze and Esri teamed up to provide a more sophisticated navigation tool to its user.

Sep 03, 2016 04:00 AM EDT

TomTom Blow The Lid Off Its Brand New GPS Sport Watches With 'Route Exploration' And Touch Fitness Tracker Features

TomTom has the taken wraps off its two new-fangled sport watches that are loaded features such as heart-rate tracker, GPS, music storage, stopwatch, built-in compass and among others.

Aug 02, 2016 06:26 AM EDT

Australia Will Have New GPS Position, Moved 1.5 Meters North Since 1994

Australia's entire continent is believed to have moved 1.5 meters to the north over the past 22 years due to tectonic shifts, which puts the continent out of sync with global positioning system (GPS).

May 28, 2016 04:00 AM EDT

Google Maps Will Bring Changes That Might Help You On Your Next Road Trip

Google has announced that it has redesigned its ad products that user will soon see in Google and Google Maps.

May 26, 2016 06:30 AM EDT

Apple Takes Innovation A Notch Higher With iPhone-Based Car Key

Apple has been awarded a patent on another innovation- and this time, it is about a portable device capable of controlling a car or any vehicle.

Oct 07, 2015 03:07 PM EDT

Pokemon Go Shows the Rise in Virtual Reality Gaming

Virtual reality is spreading out into everything from video games to high-tech equipment used in space. Now, though, VR is possibly getting one of its biggest pushes yet in the form of Pokemon Go.

Sep 09, 2015 03:30 PM EDT

3D-Printed, Robotic, Navigation Device Transforms to Lead the Blind

What happens when you combine mechanical engineering with navigation? Then you get a new navigation device.

May 05, 2015 12:39 PM EDT

Super Accurate GPS Technology May Create Fleet of Unmanned Package Delivery Drones

A new, centimeter-accurate GPS could create a new fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles that could deliver packages to a specific location on a consumer's back porch.

Jun 09, 2014 12:32 PM EDT

The GPS in Our Brains: How We Navigate the World with Our Minds

How we navigate the world is controlled by our brain. Now, though, scientists know exactly which regions of the brain allow us to get from point A to point B. It turns out that there are two brain regions which track the distance to our destination.

Feb 21, 2014 03:50 PM EST

Next-Generation GPS Satellite Launched Into Orbit

A U.S. Global Positioning System satellite was launched into orbit on Thursday, buttressing a 31-member navigation network in constant use by the military, civilian agencies and commercial customers worldwide.