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China’s Xihe an Indigenous High Precision System

A self-developed positioning system with high precision went into application in China on Friday, further beefing up the capability of the country’s satellite navigation system. Xihe, named after an ancient

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Traffic Constables to Get GPS Enabled Wireless Sets

In a major move to improve traffic condition in Bangalore, the traffic police of Bangalore is equipping traffic constables with GPS enabled devices. More over this will allow senior officer

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U.S.: By 2020 All Aircraft Must Have GPS Tracking System

In recent news, in take way from recent incident of mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines plane MH 370, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accelerating the implementation of a system

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India’s PSLV-C24 Lifted off Sucessfully IRNSS-1B Spacecraft

The PSLV-C24 lifted off at 17:14 hrs (IST) on board with IRNSS-1B spacecraft. IRNSS-1B is the second satellite of India’s national programme Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). IRNSS system  will

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New Airborne GPS Technology to Predict Hurricanes

A new GPS system aboard airplanes can improve hurricane forecasting and weather models by detecting precise conditions in the atmosphere, scientists say. Current measurement systems that use Global Positioning System

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GPS Tracking to Combat Domestic Violence

REPEAT domestic violence offenders could be strapped with GPS tracking bracelets and forced to foot the bill under a NSW government proposal. NSW Community Services and Family Minister Pru Goward

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South Delhi Municipal Corporation to Use Geo-spatial Technologies for Waste Management

In recent news, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is planning to use geo-spatial technology for monitoring and implementation of waste management in municipal corporation area. The sanitation action plan includes GPS-tracked garbage

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NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey : 2014 GPS on Bench Marks Campaign

NGS encourages anyone with survey-grade Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to join the 2014 GPS on Bench Marks Campaign, a National Surveyors Week (March 16-22) event to raise awareness about professional surveying

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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

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Taiwan Develops its First Space Based GPS Receiver

In recent news, scientists in Taiwan have developed the nation’s first space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, detraction in the country’s reliance on foreign imports. “The first locally developed space-borne