News tagged with gps system
Researchers to develop probes to study cellular GPS
An international group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Goettingen Medical School in Germany and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom have received a Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) grant ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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NY state seeks to crack down on wayward truckers
(AP) -- New York state wants to crack down on truckers who rely on satellite devices to direct them onto faster but prohibited routes and end up crashing into overpasses that are too low for their rigs.
Oct 14, 2009 |
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EU unveils more precise satnav system
(AP) -- The European Union has unveiled an updated satellite navigation system that is up to five times more precise than the current GPS system.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Sending science down the phone: New technology will map research across the world
(PhysOrg.com) -- New mobile phone software will help epidemiologists and ecologists working in the field to analyse their data remotely and map findings across the world, without having to return to the lab, ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Students develop cane with e-tags to guide blind
(AP) -- A cane equipped with the technology that retailers use to tag merchandise could help blind people avoid obstacles.
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Aug 03, 2009 |
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Safely on the move
How can rescue units be better protected during disaster operations or avalanche victims be found quicker? A new localization system connects satellite-based positioning systems with terrestrial locating aids and situation-dependent ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Common GPS could help better track airline flights
(AP) -- Get lost in the woods and a cell phone in your pocket can help camping buddies find you. Drive into a ditch and GPS in your car lets emergency crews pinpoint the crash site. But when a transcontinental ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 04, 2009 |
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GPS satellites not 'falling out of the sky': Air Force
You can put those maps away. The US Air Force has shot down fears that the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) is going to crash.
May 21, 2009 |
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GPS System Could Start Failing by Next Year
(PhysOrg.com) -- A federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress that the GPS system could start failing in 2010 and beyond. Due to delays in launching replacement satellites and other circumstances, ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Ground Control to Major Tom: London ISA Catches Speeders
An Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) system is being tested by the London for Transport (TfL). The eye-in-the-sky ISA system relies on a computer installed in the vehicle with pre-loaded speed limit road data ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 11, 2009 |
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Conn. pols weigh updates to reflect GPS advances
(AP) -- Addicted to that GPS navigation system? On Connecticut roads, that might make you a lawbreaker.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 19, 2009 |
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In early Alzheimer's, when to give up the car keys
(AP) -- Scientists are creating tests to show when it's time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving.
Apr 06, 2009 |
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RadioShack Corp. quietly opens new concept store
RadioShack Corp. has quietly opened a new concept store in the Dallas area. If successful, the ubiquitous RadioShack easily could convert some of its stores in each market, analysts said.
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Making digital maps more current and accurate
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have designed an innovative new system to help keep motorists on the right track by constantly updating their digital maps and fixing anomalies and errors. Now the partners ...
Dec 29, 2008 |
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