Global Positioning Systems
An exhibitor demonstrates the capabilities of a metal detector with GPS capabilities at the IV International Exhibition of Technology for Defense and Disaster Prevention (SITDEF) fair held in Lima, on May 16, 2013 with the participation of 90 companies from 25 countries.
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But now we have two seismometers very close and there'll be more this summer. There's a GPS network nearby too, so we'll be able to know something's going on sooner.
We lodged a complaint but the police were arrogant. They did not allowed us to make any calls to India. We managed with the help of the GPS device in the car which was fortunately not stolen
Once we are given GPS coordinates, we will launch a helicopter and go investigate the lightning strikes that have occurred on the groundMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
the issue, Dr. David Burt, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Virginia , challenged a class of systems engineering students to develop an app that could shrink images to make them faster to send, but still maintain the clarity Read more »
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New prostate tumor technology called equivalent of GPS
obtain images of prostate tumors and accurately diagnose them said the new technology is the medical equivalent of a global positioning system -- GPS -- for the prostate gland.North Shore-LIJ is the only institution outside the National Institutes of Health Read more »
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UK police to track dementia patients using GPS
(AP) -- A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and welfare agencies but condemned by some campaigners as "barbaric."28 ($43) a month, which will be Read more »
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Smithsonian navigates history from Galileo to GPS
combined all these past discoveries to develop satellite navigation and the military's breakthroughs to create the Global Positioning System that so many people use now on smartphones and cars."I don't think people realize that we shrank (navigational) devices Read more »
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E. Rockaway fire chief misuses vehicle, resigns
East Rockaway 's fire chief has resigned after village leaders learned via GPS records that he was using a fire department vehicle for a series of romantic trysts in the woods, village officials said Friday.The chief, Steven Torborg, resigned March 22 afte Read more »
Around the web
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Taiwan Tantalisingly Beautiful
Taiwan is not a usual tourist place but there I was headed with my colleague and her family for a 5 day trip covering Hualien, Jianxi and Taipei city. At the very start, we struggled with a Chinese GPS followed by an erratic US style driving and lack of fa 25 m ago from Travel Blog Read more »
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Federal Judge Applies GPS Ruling To Drug Dog Traffic Stop
US District Court Judge rules police cannot enter a car without a warrant to facilitate a drug dog sniff. The effect of the Supreme Court's landmark Jones ruling outlawing warrantless GPS surveillance of motorists continues to affect the way drivers are tr 1:30 AM from TheNewspaper.com Read more »
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Annie Dookhan-sprung drug defendant caught in bust
A convicted Dookhan-defendant coke pusher — sprung in the state drug-lab scandal last October and relieved of his GPS monitoring bracelet a month later — made a tearful but futile plea for another break yesterday after he was indicted in Tuesday’s “H-block 12:51 AM from Boston Herald Read more »
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Council OKs Costco-related projects
Also Also during their meeting Tuesday night, Cumming’s mayor and city council approved the following: • Entering into pre-trial services with bonding companies in order to monitor non-violent offenders who can’t afford bail. City attorney Kevin Tallant ex 12:44 AM from Forsyth News Read more »
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eTrak GPS+ melds WiFi, cellular and GPS tracking, launches at CTIA 2013 (hands-on)
packs WiFi, cellular and GPS radios. Speaking of which, eTrak's partnering with Verizon Wireless for CDMA-based network positioning. The company provides a web-based interface which supports geo-fencing with SMS and email notifications, along with iOS and 5/22/13 from Engadget Read more »