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GPS satellites threatened more by mild solar storms than monster sun flares
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSatellites of the U.S. Global Positioning System orbit 12,550 miles above Earth. Mild solar storms...
Broadcast Positioning System Offers Alternative To GPS And More
TV Technology via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCell. "Redundancy is ambiguous because it seems like a waste if nothing unusual happens. Except that...
UK's FocalPoint raises $17M for its software-based approach to repairing the flaws of GPS
TechCrunch· 2 years agoGPS in its many regional flavors has become a ubiquitous feature in phones, smart watches, cars and...
Solar storm crippled GPS equipment, causing headaches for farmers
Fox Business via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoThe geomagnetic storm that has been cascading down on Earth caused serious technological headaches...
How Does GPS Work?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor less than $100, you can get a pocket-sized gadget that will tell you exactly where you are on Earth at any moment. As long as you have a GPS receiver...
Exclusive-India's push for home-grown navigation system jolts smartphone giants
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIndia is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system...
The 9 Best Hiking GPS Devices
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSee where you are and where you want to go with these expert-approved handheld GPS devices, GPS watches, and apps, from Garmin, Suunto, Gaia, and...
Groundwater resources are drying up across the globe. New research suggests we can fight the drip
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIrrigation canal; South Africa Getty Images/geoffsp Humans rely on groundwater for many things, but...
‘Quantumania’ is taking over. Here’s where we stand in the real ‘quantum realm’
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAs a quantum scientist, I’m excited by how central the “Quantum Realm” is to the latest Ant-Man...
Aviation sector seeks urgent solutions for GPS interference
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe aviation industry will press regulators this week for urgent action to help tackle GPS...
