With the Supreme Court currently deliberating whether the use of traditional GPS tracking systems are in violation of the 4th amendment or not, some are beginning to question how private companies (especially those linked to smart phones applications) are not undergoing the same questioning. GPS tracking is often used for other purposes as well. In [...]
Defense Contracting giant Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Monday that they were ready to unroll a prototype for a next generation GPS spacecraft. Lockheed Martin developed the technology for the US Air Force.
Roger L. Easton, the principal inventor of Global Positioning System, or GPS, is asking the US Supreme Court to renounce the Obama Administration’s edict that tacking devices may be affixed to suspects’ vehicles sans a warrant.
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is looking to launch a pilot program next year that would track the movements of commercial fishing boats via GPS.
Zeal Optics, a company based in Colorado, has developed a gadget that constitutes the skiing and tech buff’s dream come true. Zeal has rolled out a pair of top-of-the-line ski goggles that have incorporated cutting edge GPS technology.
A bipartisan group of former law enforcement and government officials have appealed the White House to impose checks on law enforcement agencies and their ability to utilize GPS technology.
The Federal Communications Committee has come under fire recently for allowing wireless spectrum operator LightSquared to go ahead with development of their commercial wireless satellite venture despite reports that it would interfere with crucial Government GPS signals.
The TrackBerry is a software downloaded directly on the user’s smartphone and giving you all the benefits of a traditional GPS tracker at a fraction of the cost.
Some governments short on cash and facing gridlocked streets are considering a new method to raise revenue. A GPS tracking device in your car would keep track of how many miles you drive and tax you per mile.
Since its disastrous test results in January 2011, the mobile broadband network proposed by LightSquared has been under fire. Multiple interference with GPS services, civilian and otherwise, have placed the multi-billion dollar company under the scrutiny of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
