India is reviewing a proposal that would require Apple to keep GPS location services permanently active on every iPhone sold ...

One of the more interesting facets of GPS is that, at least from the receiver’s point-of-view, it’s a fairly passive system. All of the information beamed down from the satellites is out in the ether, ...

Imagine a world without toll cameras and giant metal gantries above the road. No, tolls aren’t going away, but some of your ...

September marks the 50th anniversary of the Global Positioning System, a U.S.-owned free utility that offers positioning, navigation, and timing services to users all over the world. It changed not ...

Every day, billions of people use the GPS satellite system to find their way around the world—but GPS signals are vulnerable. Jamming and spoofing attacks can cripple GPS connections entirely or make ...

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

India’s civil aviation authorities have documented a sharp rise in interference with aircraft navigation systems, recording ...

This high-precision GPS station is in the Ford Range of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It is part of the Polar Earth Observing Network (POLENET), which collects GPS and seismic measurements to ...

While a smartphone may be a reliable option for directions, sometimes it’s better for drivers to rely on a system specifically designed for navigation. And no, we’re not talking about the built-in ...