The coming year will be an important one for space weather as the Sun pulls out of a trough of low activity and heads into a long-awaited and possibly destructive period of turbulence.
Astronomy
Dec 29, 2010
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Commercial global positioning systems (GPS) like those dispensing driving directions in cars can provide reliable location information to within 20 feet, while an augmented system used primarily by the Coast Guard for navigation ...
Engineering
Dec 16, 2010
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Three Russian navigation satellites crashed into the Pacific off the US state of Hawaii Sunday after the rocket carrying them failed to reach orbit, officials from the Russian space agency said.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The prevalence of global positioning system (GPS) devices in everything from cars to cell phones has almost made getting lost a thing of the past. But what do you do when your GPS isn’t working? Researchers ...
Engineering
Dec 1, 2010
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Months of volcanic restlessness preceded the eruptions this spring of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull, providing insight into what roused it from centuries of slumber.
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2010
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(AP) -- A government report raising questions about the future reliability of the Global Positioning System satellite network is "overly pessimistic," Air Force commanders said Friday.
Telecom
Sep 24, 2010
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Japan on Saturday launched a rocket carrying a satellite intended to improve global positioning systems.
Telecom
Sep 11, 2010
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By integrating satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, with colleagues from the World Wildlife Fund and in coordination ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2010
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A novel approach to teaching forensics at the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Forensic Anthropology Field School is using global positioning systems (GPS) and geographical information systems (GIS) to examine complex ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 13, 2010
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The "Terminator" had it, US fighter pilots use it and it's the next hot feature on Japanese smartphones -- "augmented reality" which peppers the world around you with useful bits of information.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 1, 2010
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