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July 11, 2014 By 1 Comment
GPS Insight Receives M2M Evolution Asset Tracking Award
July 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GPS Insight, the leading technology provider of GPS fleet tracking software for fleet-based companies, has announced today that The GPS Insight Fleet & Asset Tracking Solution has received a 2014 M2M Evolution Asset Tracking Award from M2M Evolution Magazine, the leading publication covering the M2M (machine-to-machine movement). This award comes in addition to last month’s recognition for Product of the Year. read more
GPS Windshield Mounts Illegal in over Half the U.S.
July 10, 2014 By 61 Comments
We have posted articles about this before, but with the height of vacation season upon us, I thought it might be a good time to go over where you can place GPS mounts without getting a ticket. Each state in the U.S. has different laws about where you can (or can’t) mount an external automotive GPS device in your car, and if you get pulled over in a state with a different law, ignorance isn’t going to get you out of a hefty ticket! As a general rule, you can mount the device on your dashboard and have no issues–but if you intend to use a windshield mount, be sure to check this list before you take off. The logic is that these devices obstruct the driver’s clear view of the road and are dangerous.
Currently, windshield mounts are illegal in more than half of the US–no matter where you mount it on your windshield, you can get a ticket passing through these states. Additionally, many of these states have laws about screens being operational in the car where the driver can see them. Windshield mounts in the following states should be avoided: read more
GPS Receiver Demonstrates Anti-Jamming Ability
July 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GPS Jamming could make aircraft, like this F-16 lose its heading. Photo by Raytheon
With all the potential risks of GPS jamming and spoofing, officials all around the world have been researching methods of boosting their GPS signals and making them more accurate with technology like the eDLoran and anti-jamming chips. Now, according to a press release by Raytheon, the U.S. Air Force has demonstrated successful operation of its Military-code (M-code) GPS signal in a jamming environment using a Raytheon Company receiver.
In a recent test, the Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver 2000 (MAGR2K) maintained GPS satellite tracking and provided accurate navigation despite GPS jamming attempts. The MAGR2K was integrated with the Raytheon Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) system and equipped with a specialized M-code receiver card. read more
Researchers Investigate Scenic Route Options for GPS
July 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New route options, such as most beautiful, quiet or happy paths may be coming to online mapping programs.
When you search for a route using your GPS device or an application like Google Maps, you have several options for what kind of a path you want—walking, cycling, fastest, shortest—but what if you could plot the most beautiful route as well? Yahoo Researchers have conducted a study proposing methods for selecting the most scenic route to get from point A to B instead of just the fastest.
“We find that, on average, the recommended paths are only 12% longer,” the study states. In walking time, that would equal to about 7 minutes extra time in order to take the more scenic route.
Russia, China Partner to Expand New GNSS
July 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday it was announced that Russia and China have finished negotiations and have agreed to let the other build stations in their countries to expand Russia’s GLONASS and China’s BeiDou satellite system. The agreement will help expand both networks and increase flight navigation security and overall precision. According to an article posted on Voice of Russia, this cooperation will also allow for system integration between GLONASS, BeiDou and GPS.
“We have agreed to cooperate on several pilot projects. The first one involves putting a local monitoring and correction station … [at] one Chinese airport. This navigation, landing and signal monitoring system will provide satellite navigation for flights using the zonal-navigation method, working on two constellations, GLONASS and BeiDou,” said Yevgeny Belyanko, GLONASS’ Vice President, according to an article posted on Russia Beyond the Headlines. read more
One of Industry’s Smallest Bike Trackers Coming Soon
July 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
French company Nigiloc has been developing one of the world’s smallest GPS tracker to use on your bike or scooter. Utilizing SigFox connectivity, these low-cost, low-power GPS trackers will run for two years on a single battery and won’t mess up the sleek look of your ride.
The devices, Nigibike and Nigiscoot, connect to your phone via Bluetooth and every time the device moves, it will search for the paired device. If it finds your phone via Bluetooth, the device will go back to sleep. If, however, the paired device is not found, a SMS and email notification with GPS location will be sent to your phone and email, allowing you to find your potentially stolen property. read more
New Precision Farming Technique Uses GPS
July 7, 2014 By 1 Comment
When most people think of farming, there a lot of images that immediately come to mind—animals, tractors, farm equipment—but what about drones and GPS? Precision farming has been rising in popularity over the last few years and is way more tech-savvy than most people would expect. read more
Europe’s Galileo System Will Surpass Current GPS System
July 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The current GPS Satellite constellation is run by the US and features around 30 satellites.
Yesterday, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced they plan to launch their own version of satellite GPS and end Europe’s reliance on America’s GPS system. The ESA has been developing the Galileo system for several years and currently have four satellites in orbit with plans to launch the remaining 26 over the next few years. An article on the International Business Times says that the Galileo system will be nearly twice as accurate as the current GPS system in use and will be able to provide accurate location (within 100 meters) anywhere in the world in as little as 30 minutes, claiming that the current GPS system can take a minimum of 45 minutes (usually longer) to establish a similar location. The ESA website claims Galileo will be accurate within a few meters once fully operational. read more
Exploring the World With GPS Games
July 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Part of the wonder of GPS is that you can go anywhere and never have to worry about getting back. But if getting there is the best part of the journey for you, then check out these GPS games you can play by yourself or with others. It’s a great excuse to get out and enjoy the beautiful summer weather and maybe discover something amazing! read more
