GPS scavenger hunt growing in popularity (The Demopolis Times)

Robert Mayben loves a good challenge, so when he first heard about a high-tech scavenger hunt using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) he was all for giving it a try.

GPS buyer concerns (ABC 7 Gulfshore News)

Some drivers swear by GPS while others complain global positioning systems steered them in the wrong direction.

Mumbai attack: Satellite phone vital clue to solve mystery (The Times of India)

MUMBAI: The satellite phone and global positioning system (GPS) map recovered from a trawler abandoned in the high seas is now among the most crucial pieces of evidence connected to the terror attacks on Mumbai.

GPS data allowed as evidence at Northwest trials (Seattle Times)

Tracking suspects with Global Positioning Systems has been used in Washington state, notably in the investigation of a man later convicted of killing his daughter in the Spokane area in 1999.

More charges filed in GPS theft case (Daily Journal)

VINELAND — Two men charged earlier this month with breaking into a vehicle and stealing a global positioning system face five new counts of stealing the devices.

Skylinks at Long Beach Enhances Golf Experience With ProLink GPS (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

ProLink Solutions — a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. and the world’s leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course advertising — today announces Skylinks at Long Beach now features the ProLink Solutions GPS system used at many of the world’s most famous golf courses and plans to participate in ProLink’s …

Updated 11/25: Cops: Crooks know how to track down a GPS (Mount Prospect Times)

Police said the Global Positioning System device that was No. 1 on many drivers’ wish lists last year has become No. 1 on many car burglars’ target lists this year.

ProLink Named ‘Official GPS System of The PGAs of Europe’ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

ProLink Solutions — a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. and the world’s leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course advertising — today announces it has been named “Official GPS System of The PGAs of Europe.”

County considers GPS for ambulances (The Indianapolis Star)

Lafayette Tippecanoe County officials want to buy global positioning systems for ambulances in hopes that first responders can reach emergencies faster.

Tippecanoe County considers GPS for ambulances (WTHR Indianapolis)

Tippecanoe County officials want to buy global positioning systems for ambulances in hopes that first responders can reach emergencies faster.

YORK CITY POLICE: Four GPS devices stolen (York Daily Record)

Global Positioning System devices were reported stolen from four cars in York city Saturday morning, York City Police said.

Tippecanoe County considers GPS for ambulances (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Tippecanoe County officials want to buy global positioning systems for ambulances in hopes that first responders can reach emergencies faster.

Feature invites visitors to download info to GPS (The Buffalo News)

LITTLE VALLEY — Visitors to Cattaraugus County can now use their vehicles’ global positioning systems to zero in on well-known restaurants and destinations, as well as obscure tourist stops, snowmobile trail crossings and even fishing holes.

Report: Conn. GPS system works, despite problems (Journal Inquirer)

Connecticut’s system for tracking criminal offenders with global positioning satellite technology can be very accurate, and is comparable with similar systems used nationwide despite some problems, a report released Monday concludes.

Reliance on GPS possible crash cause, board says (Vancouver Sun)

The federal Transportation Safety Board is investigating whether a pilot’s reliance on a global positioning system unit played a role in the fatal crash of a Pacific Coastal Airlines Grumman Goose en route to a hydro-power development at Toba Inlet.

GPS software tracks 911 callers (Bossier Press-Tribune)

The Webster Parish 911 Office has taken another leap forward on the pathway of Enhanced 911 (E911) by using a Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense.

NASA JSC Solicitation: Global Positioning System – Detailed Testing Objective (SpaceRef)

NASA JSC Solicitation: Global Positioning System – Detailed Testing Objective

K-One riding high on GPS technology (The Star)

THERE is much potential in the global positioning system (GPS) market, both in Malaysia and overseas, says a Mesdaq-listed technology player.

Quiz wins student a GPS (Park Hills Daily Journal)

North County High School Senior Mallory Hicks, second from right, accepts a Global Positioning System (GPS) from the science dept. at MAC for her answers to a quiz she took during College Day on campus. With her, from left, are science instructors Rhonda Gamble, George Sohm, Brian Scheidt, and, far right, Nancy Petersen. – Donna Hickman / Daily Journal

Groundbreaking Technology in Global Positioning System (GPS) Internet Vehicle Tracking Now Being Sold to the Public at … (PRWeb)

JRM-GPS.com Website Offers a 15% Year-End Discount (PRWeb Nov 14, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Global_Positioning_System/GPS_Vehicle_Tracking/prweb1618634.htm

Groundbreaking Technology in Global Positioning System (GPS) Internet Vehicle Tracking Now Being Sold to the Public at … (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

JRM-GPS.com Website Offers a 15% Year-End Discount

Thieves snatching up GPS units (Stratford City Gazette)

Tori Sutton Staff Reporter Portable Global Positioning System navigation devices, known to most as GPS, are of the today’s must-have items for drivers.

Thieves Want Your GPS (NBC Philadelphia)

30 vehicles over the past month have been broken-into over the past month in Vineland, N.J. and Global Positioning Systems were the items of choice, police said.

China market: 359,000 GPS PNDs sold in 3Q08 (Digi Times)

In the China market, 359,000 GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices) were sold during the third quarter of 2008, increasing 39.4% on year, according to China-based CCID Consulting.

Argentina’s Pilar Golf Club Bolsters Amenities with ProLink GPS (Centre Daily Times)

ProLink Solutions – a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. (OTC BB: PLKH.OB) and the world’s leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite (“GPS”) golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course advertising – today announces its exclusive South America distributor, Total News Golf, will install the ProLink GPS system at Argentina’s Pilar Golf Club.

Taiwan market: TomTom offers Google Maps download service (Digi Times)

TomTom International has announced its cooperation with Google to provide free service of downloading coordinates and POI (points of interest) from Chinese-language Google Maps onto TomTom in-car GPS (global positioning system) PNDs (portable navigation devices) in Taiwan, according to the Taiwan branch of TomTom Asia.

TRAVELERS’ CHECK : Even GPS gets lost on new streets (NWAnews.com)

Global Positioning Systems are remarkable gizmos that make it easy for drivers to go any place on earth unless it’s a new place. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

UC Berkeley To Offer Free Cell Phone GPS Download (KTVU 2 San Francisco)

Starting Monday, the University of California, Berkeley, will offer free downloads of a software program for phones equipped with a global positioning system as part of a pilot project called Mobile Millennium.

Camera Phones and GPS Are for SMBs Too, Says Startup (PC World)

Small enterprises too can take advantage of cameras and GPS (Global Positioning System) built into mobile phones according to…

Camera phones and GPS are for SMBs too (IT World)

Small enterprises too can take advantage of cameras and GPS (Global Positioning System) built into mobile phones, according to Swedish startup Two Story Software. The company is developing a Web-based work order management service, and a first beta was announced last week.

GPS unit reported stolen from tractor (Post-Bulletin)

Someone stole a $12,000 global-positioning system from a farm tractor Wednesday in Lyle Township, the sheriff says. A 37-year-old Rose Creek man told authorities that he finished farm work just after midnight Wednesday an

ProLink GPS Helps Golfers Navigate Cedar Creek Golf Course (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

ProLink Solutions — a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProLink Holdings Corp. and the world’s leading provider of Global Positioning Satellite golf course management systems and digital out-of-home on-course advertising — today announces Cedar Creek Golf Course now features the ProLink Solutions GPS system used at many of the world’s most famous golf courses.

New GPS station serves Brookings (Brookings Daily Register)

The northwest corner of Crothers Engineering Hall at South Dakota State University will house a new community GPS (global positioning system) base station, according to Steven Rames, a Banner Associates engineer who orchestrated the hunt for a location for the unit.

Lockheed Martin-Led Team Completes GPS III Integrated Baseline Review (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Lockheed Martin team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed on-schedule an Integrated Baseline Review with the U.S.

GiSTEQ to Unveil Guardian at SEMA Show — GPS/GSM Vehicle Security System Finally Made Affordable (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

GiSTEQ, found online at http://www.gisteq.com, the company that has changed the way Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) are used in consumer products, is planning to unveil their newest product, the Guardian, at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Thieves tracking down GPS devices in higher numbers (The Gainesville Sun)

Thieves in northern Gainesville apparently are targeting GPS devices. Gainesville Police are investigating an increase in vehicle burglaries where Global Positioning Systems have been stolen, the agency reported earlier this week.