GPS trackers are a form of search, and to use them police must have a search warrant, according to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling today. The high court issued a unanimous ruling that a search warrant is ...
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A U.S. Army camp near Townsville’s suburban areas, circa 1944. By Tracy Cozzens Beneath the surface of a tropical paradise in the city of Townsville on Australia’s Sunshine Coast lies a hidden ma...
Read More →David Last and Sally Basker Across transportation, agriculture, industry, commerce, and finance, GPS has replaced earlier technologies, opened up innovative applications, and led to new ways of doing...
Read More →Logan Scott By Logan Scott Disaster-preparedness plans recognize the individual’s role in his or her own survival. When storms approach, have water, food, and basic survival gear on hand. It takes t...
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By Tracy Cozzens Figure 1. Worldwide nuclear testing 1945–2009 (CTBTO website). Can GPS be used to detect underground nuclear explosions? A research team is developing a software program that uses G...
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By Tracy Cozzens The Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, being deformed as earthquake faults accumulate strain, and slip or slowly creep over time. Not long ago, scientists relied solely on seis...
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By Oscar Pozzobon, Chris Wullems, and Marco Detratti Modern GNSS will provide access control to the signal through spreading-code encryption and/or authentication at the navigation data level. This wi...
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By Lars Holstein The alarm operations center for the state of Bavaria receives this message from the accident location, and swiftly moves into coordinating activity, gathering and distributing real-ti...
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