At the heart of GPS is the ability to measure the distance from a receiver to several satellites. There are always 4 to 8 satellites visible at any given time. Each satellite sends out a signal, which ...

or dog collar to keep track of whereabouts afield. Regardless of how you enjoy the outdoors, like most hunters and anglers these days, you’ve probably tapped into the Global Positioning System in one ...

Perhaps you’re occasionally checking your smartphone’s built-in mapping software while driving to a remote trout stream, or using Google Earth on a home computer to scout out new hunting and fishing ...

Every GPS fix starts with satellites broadcasting the time, and your phone calculating distance at the speed of light. Four satellites give you a precise point on Earth, but even the tiniest timing ...

Learning how to utilise GPS for hiking navigation might be a valuable addition to your outdoor arsenal. While no single navigational tool is a ‘magic bullet’ for navigating in the outdoors (you should ...

Navigating through tunnels or underground parking structures is a notorious blind spot for GPS-based systems. Now, researchers have developed a novel deep learning-enhanced framework that enables ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was flying into Bulgaria when her plane's GPS system was jammed in a suspected Russian operation, forcing pilots to rely on backup navigation and old ...