GPS accuracy relies on Einstein's relativity theories to correct satellite timing errors that would otherwise cause 6+ mile ...

The GPS in Global Positioning System ought to stand for Geographically Pretty Stupid. Relying on GPS, even with its indisputable benefits, is making us a nation of geographic illiterates. Not that ...

Global Positioning System jamming is on the rise, highlighting risks to the U.S. economy from financial systems to civilian ...

(TNS) — Most St. Louis police patrol vehicles have outdated technology that interferes with the department’s ability to track their exact locations. An estimated 280 of the department’s 297 marked ...

Smarter traffic lights have been on the agenda of authorities worldwide for many years, but few managed to find the right recipe to eliminate traffic jams. University of Michigan researchers ...

In Sunday’s column, I asked truck drivers about their pet peeves on the road, and their responses were pretty similar to passenger drivers I’ve spoken to. The one topic that grabbed my attention, and ...

Ever wonder how that GPS chip in your cell phone or personal navigation device or some other gizmo used by your field workers actually knows how to find the orbiting satellites and grab their ...

However, GPS positions create their own base map, in the sense that they are plotted to a mathematically defined reference system that has an existence independent of any pre-existing map. What to ...

As recently published by the German (not BBC) magazine Focus, Apple will be making an in-car system for Mercedes. This mystery unit will tackle “maintenance entertainment, communication and navigation ...

Learn how GPS in sports tracks athlete movement, workload, and performance using wearables, metrics, and real-time data ...