or dog collar to keep track of whereabouts afield. Regardless of how you enjoy the outdoors, like most hunters and anglers these days, you’ve probably tapped into the Global Positioning System in one ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Have you ever wondered how the GPS in your phone or your car and pinpoint your location with such accuracy? It’s a matter of time atomic time, to be precise. The triangulation of ...

Our everyday GPS struggles in “urban canyons,” where skyscrapers bounce satellite signals, confusing even advanced navigation systems. NTNU scientists created SmartNav, combining satellite corrections ...

America is therefore planning an upgrade. Testing recently began on Navigation Technology Satellite-3 ( NTS -3). Launched in ...

Even if most people don’t understand how GPS works, we rely on it constantly and have an appreciation for the role it plays in our lives. Global positioning makes mapping and direction programs like ...

Self-driving cars need to know exactly where on the road they are located at all times. A new invention could revolutionize the development of driverless vehicles—and give us more accurate GPS on our ...

Learning how to utilise GPS for hiking navigation might be a valuable addition to your outdoor arsenal. While no single navigational tool is a ‘magic bullet’ for navigating in the outdoors (you should ...

GPS and radar can scout out missing objects on Earth's surface but are no match for the ocean. Water absorbs electromagnetic radiation, which is why sonar tech using sound waves is necessary. But even ...