GPS – For All The Points
Dec 23rd, 2011 | By FrankWe don’t feature Real Life Comics that often, but it’s a funny comic and worth a read… especially today Plus, I’ve met Greg Dean (the artist) at a con and he’s a super nice guy.
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LightSquared to Impact 75% of GPS Receivers…. maybe
Dec 13th, 2011 | By FrankHere’s some bad news for LightSquared – looks like their system will negatively impact the overwhelming majority of GPS receivers currently in operation, based upon a leak of a test report. A series of tests were conducted by the National Telecommunications & Information Administration between Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 confirming this concern. LightSquared fired [...]
Galileo taking the stage
Oct 21st, 2011 | By JesseWhile this week’s launch of two of the satellites for the Galileo constellation there has been quite a bit of information ramping up for the yet unusable system. BUT with the EU having worked so hard to make Galileo a reality it is good to see that there they are trying to make sure that [...]
Adjusting the Nut Holding the Wheel
Sep 12th, 2011 | By FrankI really like that quote. The good folks at the Center for Environmental Research Technology (CERT) at the University of California have been engaged in researching new fuel efficiency technology. Their conclusions – fix the driver, not the car. The way we drive has a huge impact on the efficiency of our vehicles. The researchers [...]
Just Give Me the Address…
Aug 23rd, 2010 | By SueI know, another xkcd comic, but I just couldn’t resist:
Webscape on geocaching
Aug 17th, 2010 | By JesseThe BBC’s Webscape video show recently took a look at Geocaching.com, sadly the video isn’t embeddable, so you will have to head over to their sight to take a look.
Apple serious about location privacy
Apr 8th, 2010 | By JesseIn my infinite Apple fanboyishness I am going through the iPhone OS 4.0 keynote video from earlier today. A couple of nice things that will be rolling to your iPhone/iPod Touch later this summer and iPad in the fall when the new OS ships will be background location and multitasking (need to let your location [...]
Leica Zeno
Mar 3rd, 2010 | By JesseThere was a press release back in late February that I just came across from the folks at Leica Geosystems which caught my attention, partially due to the product, partially for the picture. The product is their new Zeno handheld GPS/GLONASS device. It is a Windows CE device, as has become the norm, and they [...]
Ashtech GPS solutions
Jan 8th, 2010 | By JesseYou remember that not too long ago Magellan split itself up between Magellan and Magellan Professional selling off its consumer name and division to GPS powerhouse MiTAC (makers of the Mio GPS line and others). With the recent explosion of in-car nav and LBS it may have seemed like a questionable move, but Magellan’s pro [...]
Field Assets for the iPhone
Nov 6th, 2009 | By JesseWith the large number of location apps on the iPhone and other mobile devices out there, it surprises me that there are so few (handful by my account) professional quality apps. Tonight’s round of press release emails included an intriguing mobile solution. The iPhone/iPod Touch application is called Field Assets and was developed by LBS [...]
