GPS

GPS is a global navigation satellite system that provides geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.

Why it’s in the news: GPS is in the news due to its increasing use in tracking offenders, the development of alternatives, and its integration into new consumer products and military applications.

Latest on GPS

• Xona’s commercial GPS alternative is about to go live
• Moroccan startup unveils prototye UAV that operates without GPS signal
• This $199 GPS sports watch is repairable, modular, and open-source
• Justice Ministry to test GPS tracking of sex offenders on parole
• US Army places $11M bet on Austin-based GPS alternative Tern
• Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
• an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space

Connections

19 entities linked to GPS across the news graph.