Tag "GPS"
Russia Could Shut Down GPS Services Over U.S. GLONASS Impasse
Russia is about to shut down U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) stations on Russian Territory if Washington continues to refuse setting up transmitters for Russia’s navigation satellite GLONASS in the
NASA Uses GPS to Find Sierra Water Weight
For the first time, NASA scientists have used GPS to find the total weight of winter snowpack and soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. The new results complement other satellite
Built-in GPS for Mercedes Benz Owners to Locate Their Car with Smartphone
In a recent news, Mercedes Benz comes with a similar technology as of Apple’s ‘Find My iPhone’ which uses the device built-in GPS Sensor to locate their smartphone. The technology
Must have GPS Installed on all Vehicles by February 20
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued guidelines that owners of public service vehicles of cities with a population of over 10 lakh are required to get GPS (Global Positioning
Geo-spatial Technology for Women Safety
In a recent news, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), Government of India has approved a proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to establish an Integrated Computer Aided
GPS to Track 800 Ambulances in J&K
J&K Government gave a big move to the health and relief services with the launch of a toll-free number ‘102’ to avail ambulance service and GPS fitting on around
GPS System to Prevent Aircraft from Power Line Collisions
A team of scientists from Norwegian is working on a satellite based system to prevent helicopters and light aircraft from colliding with power lines and other obstacles. Collisions between