GPS Software - Your Tool for Creating a GPS Map
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
In the field of map-making, the introduction of the Global Positioning System (GPS) can now help us locate certain places in the globe with precision. With the use of GPS software, one can now put in an address and with just a few clicks, get directions on how to get there.
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Fun with GPS
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
I've talked about GPS before but usually in the context of geotagging pictures (e.g. Maps and mobiles). I am aware of its educational potential but have never tried it with a class myself. However I was unaware that GPS technology was beginning to find its way into games.
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Busted … by GPS Turtle!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
You might call him a pint-sized crime fighter. A box turtle equipped with GPS helps police nab a suspect growing marijuana in Rock Creek Park.
Just south of the DC/Maryland line, a turtle wearing a GPS device for research purposes makes an amazing discovery.
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Sirf Tech Digs Its Own Grave
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
Investors had two reasons to stick with Sirf Technology(SIRF - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) as the chipmaker floundered: a takeover or a turnaround. Both of those hopes evaporated with last week's legal ruling against Sirf.
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Uses of the GPS tracking system and GPS tracking device
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 |
The uses of such a system are wide and varied but a very popular usage for a GPS tracking device is in vehicle navigation. For example, a GPS system can easily be installed in a car and can help you locate your destination and help you plan the fastest route to where you want to go without getting lost or getting caught in traffic. Finding the best uses of GPS tracking system and GPS tracking device is great if you’re looking to save time in your busy life.
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GPS Laptop Tracking: Helping Hand or Watchful Eye
Monday, August 11, 2008 |
A couple of days ago, Absolute Software, the leading provider of laptop theft recovery, announced that it is to begin using GPS features on correctly enabled laptops. This will allow them to track laptops within a range of 10 metres. Not only the current location, but the history of where the laptop has been as well.
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Location Based Services - WiFi to the LBS rescue?
Monday, August 11, 2008 |
Can adding WiFi location to GPS fill in the missing piece in the puzzle of LBS commercialisation, Keith Dyer asks?
Yes, we've been here before. We've even written this intro before at Mobile Europe, but it seems that finally we are now seeing the birth of a sustainable and commercial location based services market.
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Location-Based Mobile Social Networking: A $3.3 Billion Market In 5 Years?
Monday, August 04, 2008 |
Location-based mobile social networking is just getting started in the U.S., and there's a lot of hype surrounding it. But will that hype turn into dollars?
Research firm ABI Research predicts the nascent industry will turn into a $3.3 billion market worldwide by 2013. Where will that money come from? Location-based mobile advertising "holds a lot of promise," notes ABI analyst Dominique Bonte, in a statement. But "the current reality" suggests licensing and subscription revenue-sharing -- like Loopt's recent deal with Verizon Wireless -- the most likely near-term revenue streams.
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Garmin GPS Smartphone Delayed Until 2009
Friday, August 01, 2008 |
Garmin's nüvifone, a GPS-enabled quasi-smartphone, has been delayed until some time in the first half of 2009.
A Garmin executive mentioned the nüvifone's rollback as part of an announcement that the company's revenue had fallen $600 million short of analyst expectations for the quarter, which sent stock shares down almost 22%.
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An Interstellar GPS System
Friday, August 01, 2008 |
When we jump into the car we are accustomed to using a Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping device to find our way around town.
What’s easy to forget is that a mega-technology is behind this small dashboard mounted accessory. It's a constellation of two dozen satellites. They transmit precise microwave signals that enable a GPS receiver to determine its location, speed, direction. It’s $750 million per year operation.
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