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 ...

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 ...

Many of us take navigation for granted; when we're lost, we simply pull out our phones and open Google Maps to find where we are. You could even ask Siri to give you directions if you don't want to be ...

The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is pretty much indispensable these days. Phones, tablets, self-driving cars, and drones depend on a network of geostationary satellites high above the earth’s ...

One expert says the federal government needs to develop a secondary system to avoid a disaster in the event the GPS system ...

A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS signals were to get jammed or disrupted. When you purchase through links on our ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems, Inc. announced today it has reached definitive agreements for the proposed acquisitions of Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System (GPS) ...

A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang carrying the 59th and 60th Beidou navigation satellites into orbit, Sept. 19 (UTC), 2024. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China has announced a strategic roadmap for ...