Most of us make frequent use of GPS technology to find our way around in our cars. There are increasing numbers of ...

Like many people, I’ve come to take for granted the availability of navigation systems in cars and handheld devices based on the Global Positioning System. But it was all abstract until I recently ...

More robust and more accurate positioning systems are needed to meet the demands of the global economy—and Australia is set to enjoy the benefits of its very own system. Global Positioning Systems ...

Every 19 years, the Global Positioning System resets a measure of time built into its program. The latest rollover is Saturday and NPR's Scott Simon asks cybersecurity expert Frank Cilluffo about it.

WASHINGTON — You can’t always trust your GPS gadget. As scientists have long known, perplexing electrical activity in the upper atmospheric zone called the ionosphere can tamper with signals from GPS ...

Quantum properties may improve precision of object locators while adding security. Laser-based position location systems are entering a new era that is based on quantum mechanics. The research could ...

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, El Segundo, Calif. — A U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Boeing was successfully launched today. The fourth GPS IIF satellite, Space Vehicle ...

Jericho, NY — May 31, 2005 — GPS Tracks, LLC today announced the availability of the first patented Global Positioning System (GPS) location device for pets, GlobalPetFinder. The device provides pet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. New cutting-edge science into how lightning affects Earth’s ...

For years, the portable receivers that use Global Positioning System satellite signals for navigation have been niche products. They have been favored by hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, by ...

He worked to develop an atomic clock that is essential to global positioning systems and helped confirm a rare state of matter predicted based on work by Albert Einstein. By Dylan Loeb McClain The ...