News tagged with mapping system

Researchers develop new technique to assess diversity of plant species from afar

By analyzing vegetation information collected by satellites over time instead of for just one day, scientists in the Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) have ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Green routing' can cut car emissions without significantly slowing travel time

The path of least emissions may not always be the fastest way to drive somewhere. But according to new research from the University at Buffalo, it's possible for drivers to cut their tailpipe emissions without significantly ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Nokia showcases indoor 3-D mapping phone solution (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia is showing off a prototype that location enthusiasts consider the next step in indoor mapping. Nokia has built a Location Extension Protocol on top of the Bluetooth 4.0 specification, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

LRO camera team releases high resolution global topographic map of moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- The science team that oversees the imaging system on board NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the moon ever created.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Review: Nike device improves, but oversimplified

(AP) -- Since 2003, I've tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you're running. I've generally liked them, except for the fact that they don't work well ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia to unveil Windows phone next week

Microsoft said Thursday that Nokia is going to launch phones using Windows' new mobile operating system next week, giving a major boost to the US firm's come-from-behind phone software business.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multibeam sonar can map undersea gas seeps

A technology commonly used to map the bottom of the deep ocean can also detect gas seeps in the water column with remarkably high fidelity, according to scientists from the University of New Hampshire and ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Secure updates for navigation systems and company

At the push of a button by the driver, control units download the car manufacturer's new software -- such as enhanced map material for the navigation system. To ensure that this data channel is protected from hacker attack, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel acquires Israeli mapping company Telmap

Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, is in the process of acquiring Israeli mobile mapping firm Telmap, the two companies confirmed on Monday, in a deal reportedly worth about $300 million.

Technology / Business

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German privacy watchdog dislikes Facebook's 'Like'

(AP) -- A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

ISU study uses iPhone GPS tools to assist 12 Iowa towns with their Safe Routes to School programs

An Iowa State University-Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) study uses high-tech devices to encourage low-tech solutions to escalating childhood obesity rates in Iowa. This month the researchers are providing ...

Technology / Software

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dawn team members check out spacecraft

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mission managers for NASA's Dawn spacecraft are studying the spacecraft's ion propulsion system after Dawn experienced a loss of thrust on June 27. Dawn team members were able to trace the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

NASA details achievements of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA has declared full mission success for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). As a result of the mission, LRO has changed our view of the entire moon and brought it into sharper focus with unprecedented ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Noxious weed reporting system now available in 11 western states

Spring has finally arrived and many of us are once again heading back into the fields and rangelands, into the rivers, and into the backcountry for work and for play. As our surroundings are greening up, we must remember ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dawn opens its eyes, checks its instruments

(PhysOrg.com) -- After a hibernation of about six months, the framing cameras on board NASA's Dawn spacecraft have again ventured a look into the stars. The spacecraft also powered up its visible and infrared ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast