Minnesota’s loons (the iconic birds of Minnesota) are in danger of becoming extinct due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Wildlife experts worked through the night to outfit a pair of these majestic birds with GPS transmitters. Two animal aid groups (the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Geological Survey) [...]
Using a GPS system to track the progress of a race isn’t a big deal when it comes to bicycle or car races. Recently, however, a fresh type of racing has adopted this new brand of race monitoring GPS – speedboat racing – and the results are proving interesting. Each boat is equipped with a [...]
Anyone who’s been to San Francisco knows how difficult it can be to catch a cab. Many times, for example, even after you’ve battled to grab the attention of a taxi driver for over 20 minutes in the pouring rain, you still run the risk of being blown off by a cabbie that can’t break [...]
A team of students from the University of Brno at the Imagine Cup 2010 in Warsaw recently created an application that’s designed to rebuild the local knowledge of infrastructure in a disaster zones such as Haiti. Called “GINA”, which stands for Geographical Information Assistant, this application gives relief groups such as aid agencies, humanitarian organizations, [...]
It’s well known that both voice and text messages can be used as evidence against you in court, whether in cases of sexual harassment, drug deals, etc. As technology continues to develop, however, relying on those mediums may no longer be necessary. Today, cell phone technology has risen to such a point that policemen are [...]
Police for years now have been using GPS technology to both stop criminals from escaping and for keeping tabs on them after they’ve been caught, thus making it an extremely successful tool in law enforcement. Recently, however, stories have begun to surface regarding GPS systems that are being used on the wrong side of the [...]
