The number of GPS satellites in operation will increase over the next couple of years from 24 to 27. Driving this increase, in part, is the need for increased GPS coverage and accuracy in Afghanistan. That country’s deep valleys and steep mountainous...
GPS Adventures, a family-friendly introduction to geocaching opens this Saturday at the Maryland Science Center. The exhibit features an educational look at the history of navigation from the compass... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
Every so often we like to extend the concept of the Monday Morning News Kick Off post to the middle of the week -- especially when there is tons of GEOINT-related news happening. As such, this week, we are running a Wednesday News Round Up post that includes...
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Last week, we did a post about how the U.S. Air Force is reconsidering its use of GPS and going back to paper maps. And we did a light-hearted Friday's Food for Thought post about "Paper Versus Digital," which included none other than a...
Our friends at DoD Buzz recently came out with a story that highlights how the U.S. Air Force -- In the face of threats from jamming and attacks on satellites -- needs to lessen its dependence on the Global Positioning System and develop alternatives...
Leszek Pawlowicz who runs the Free Geography Tools blog, has put together his wish list of the ultimate handheld field GPS unit. Currently Pawlowicz has found that “there isn’t a single model currently available that does everything I’d like to...