by Editor | May 12, 2016 | Blog
National Public Radio has recently discovered the many interesting issues surrounding GPS, thanks to author Greg Milner and his new book “Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture and our Minds”. Have a listen: Science Friday with Ira Flatow: How...
by Editor | May 11, 2016 | Blog
05.09.16 by DAVID RUDIN@DavidSRudin If an object does not exist on a map, does it exist at all? Do you? You can see it with your own two eyes, and yet it is exists outside your world. In the early days of mapping, when much of the world was unknown, such discoveries...
by Editor | May 10, 2016 | Blog
“Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture and Our Minds” (Norton, 2016), by journalist Greg Milner, is a fascinating look at the history of GPS, the way it has transformed society through a myriad of unintended uses. Some interesting sound bites...
by Editor | May 7, 2016 | Blog
Site editor’s note: The author discusses concerns about jamming and spoofing on the Indian subcontinent. VIDYA SAGAR REDDY | Fri, 6 May 2016-08:05am, Mumbai, dna The deployment of the seventh satellite successfully completed the Indian Regional Navigation...
by Editor | May 7, 2016 | Blog
BY GREG MILNER The radio signal that is the lifeblood of the Global Positioning System originates from a constellation of twenty-four satellites, orbiting more than twelve thousand miles above Earth. When it reaches the ground, after about sixty-seven milliseconds, it...
by Editor | May 6, 2016 | Blog
On the 8th of April the Secure World Foundation hosted a distinguished panel discussing the challenges and need to protect the GPS spectrum. The panel included: Dr. Christopher Hegarty: Director, CNS Engineering and Spectrum, The MITRE Corporation Mr. James J. Miller:...
