GPS case dismissed (The Troy Record)

ALBANY — The burglary charge against the Watervliet man whose case changed the way law enforcement use global positioning technology was dismissed.

GPS case dismissed (The Troy Record)

ALBANY — The burglary charge against the Watervliet man whose case changed the way law enforcement use global positioning technology was dismissed.

Free iPhones at Japan university may prove costly for some as GPS keeps tabs on truants (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

TOKYO – A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class.

The GPS Revolution: Location, Location, Location (BusinessWeek)

GPS doesn’t just keep us from getting lost. From practical business applications to social-networking fun, it’s transforming our lives

Free iPhones at Japan university may prove costly for some as GPS keeps tabs on truants (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

TOKYO – A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class.

Japan university gives away iPhones to nab truants (San Francisco Chronicle)

A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class. Truants in Japan often fake attendance by getting friends to answer roll-call or hand in signed attendance… Related: Japan – Global positions system – IPhone – GPS – Education

School bus drivers blast GPS monitoring (The Ocala Star-Banner)

Two dozen bus drivers jammed the Marion County School Board meeting room on Tuesday to voice concerns about the accuracy of global positioning satellite devices being used to track their speed, routes and every other move they make on the highway.

Problems with GPS could mean big problems for the military (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls)

That little guidance gadget that so many of us have come to depend on when we travel might go away. We’re talking about our global positioning system, or GPS. And what’s even worse, its failure could be catastrophic to our national security and military. The Government Accountability Office said finances have kept the Air Force from properly upgrading GPS satellites. They said that could lead to …

Report: Concerns over GPS failure (ABC 7 Chicago)

There are concerns that global positioning systems in cars and smart phones could fail.

Air Force responds to GPS outage concerns (ARNnet)

The sky isn’t falling and neither is the Global Positioning System , the U.S. Air Force said during a Twitter news conference. “No, the GPS will not go down,” tweeted Col. Dave Buckman of the Air Force’s Space Command.

Global Positioning System close to collapse (Macworld UK)

The world’s Global Positioning System (GPS), a global navigation satellite system, could collapse next year, warns US officials. GPS uses a network of satellites that orbit the earth and beam signals back to pinpoint exact locations. These satellites are overseen by the US government.

With a GPS Failure Possible, Is It Still Safe To Buy? (PC World via Yahoo! News)

After a government watchdog agency warned that the U.S. Global Positioning System might fail, potential customers may wonder whether buying a GPS device is still a good idea. In a word: Yes.

Worldwide GPS may die in 2010, say US gov (The Register)

Can the fanbois live without it? The global positioning system (GPS) operated by the US government could fail as early as next year.… Video – Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Canada could face gaps in GPS service as U.S. satellites age (CBC.ca)

The U.S. may not be able to replace its aging global positioning system satellites before they start to fail, a U.S. government report says, and that could lead to GPS service gaps in Canada during the next few years.

With a GPS Failure Possible, Is It Still Safe to Buy? (PC World)

After a government watchdog agency warned that the U.S. Global Positioning System might fail, is buying a GPS device is still a good idea. In a word: Yes.

GPS System Could Begin To Fail Within a Year (PC World via Yahoo! News)

The Global Positioning System faces the possibility of failures and blackouts, a federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress. Mismanagement by and underinvestment by the U.S. Air Force places the GPS at risk of failure in 2010 and beyond. The problem: Delays in launching replacement satellites, among other things.

GPS On Verge Of Break Down, Report Finds (CBS News)

U.S. officials are concerned that Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are on the verge of breaking down as soon as 2010, they tell The Guardian.

GPS close to collapse (ARNnet)

The world’s Global Positioning System (GPS) could collapse next year, say US officials.

GPS System might begin to fail in 2010, Government Accounting Office warns (Engadget)

Get all of your geocache games in while you can, kids… if the Worst Case Scenario(R) goes down, the nation’s GPS system could begin to fail sometime next year. According to a Government Accounting Office report, the Global Positioning System has been so mismanaged that when aging equipment starts to fail, there may be no new satellites to take their place. “If the Air Force does not meet its …

GPS Service Set To Deteriorate By As Early As Next Year? (Overclockers Club)

Failure to properly maintain the network of satellites that make up the Global Positioning System (GPS) could lead to deterioration in quality by as early as next year, experts have warned . The degradation in the service could lead to potential blackouts and failures, which could affect the millions of people who rely on satellite navigation devices for travel or other operations. A report …

Ervolino: Going off the beaten path to live without GPS (The Record and Herald News)

I was surprised to learn that the Global Positioning System (GPS) turned 20 this year, even though it didn’t become fully operational until 1995.

GPS’ India equivalent within three years (The Hindu)

Kochi: The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), similar to the Global Positioning System (GPS) of the U.S., will be operational in three years’ time, K. Radhakrishnan, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), has …

Police can use GPS to catch crooks with court okay (Scientific American)

Can cops attach a global positioning system (GPS) device to your car and use the information they gather to charge you with a crime? As long as they get a warrant first, courts across the country are ruling in their favor. [More]

New York Police Needs Warrant For GPS Survelliance,Civil Liberties, Religious Groups Applaud Decision (Pakistani Newspaper)

Washington, DC (May 12, 2009) Police must obtain a warrant, based upon probable cause to believe criminal activity is afoot, before secretly installing global positioning satellite (GPS) transmitters on private vehicles, New York’s highest court ruled today.

Local Map Maker Lost Due to GPS (WBAY Green Bay)

The increasingly popular, portable global positioning systems have cut into Alice Woeffler’s 30-year-old map-making business.

Navman Wireless OEM Solutions Gains Distribution in France Through DIP International (redOrbit)

Specialty Semiconductor Distributor to Represent Entire OEM Product Line From Navman Wireless Including GPS Modules/Sensors, Tracking Devices and Data Terminals FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ — Navman Wireless OEM Solutions, a leading designer and manufacturer of world-class Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, today announced that DIP International, a European specialist …

Grant nets GPS tracking device for Pawtucket PD (Pawtucket Times)

PAWTUCKET — The Pawtucket Police Department, along with Rhode Island as a whole, is on the cutting edge of new global positioning system technology that will allow for better tracking of criminal offenders as well as other public safety enhancements.

Update Court: Get a warrant for GPS trackers (The Troy Record)

ALBANY — It is an illegal infringement of privacy for police to track a suspect using global positioning technology without a warrant, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday.

Men accused of stealing GPS systems from Linden store (MyCentralJersey.com)

Two Carteret men were arrested Monday after stealing global positioning systems from a Kohl’s department store, police said.

Avnet Electronics Marketing Now Offering ProlificUSA USB and GPS Products in the Americas (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

PHOENIX—-Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. , and semiconductor provider ProlificUSA have signed a distribution agreement. ProlificUSA’s universal serial bus and global positioning system products are now available from Avnet in the Americas.

A GPS For Dads And Grads (Forbes)

How to shop for a GPS device.

More States Using GPS to Track Abusers and Stalkers (New York Times)

Twelve states allow the use of global positioning devices to enforce restraining orders, but the path to widespread adoption has been bumpy.

GPS abuser tracking expands, but is flawed (UPI)

WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) — While at least 13 states, including Indiana, now track stalkers with global positioning systems, it’s still difficult to protect families, authorities said.

DOD faces tough hurdles in maintaining, upgrading an aging GPS (Government Computer News)

The Defense Department’s space-based Global Positioning System is essential to U.S. national security and critical to the success of our military operations around the world, the commander of the Joint Functional Command for Space told a House panel Thursday.

Research and Markets: Global Positioning System 2008-2011 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Positioning System 2008-2011″ report to their offering.

GPS can’t quite make connection (The Nashua Telegraph)

A typical GPS unit has its eyes on the stars and its feet set in concrete: It can fix its location anywhere within reach of Global Positioning System satellites but then must refer to maps that are months or years out of date. …

GPS Test: Do The Devices Work All Over The Valley? (WTOV 9 Steubenville)

Global positioning devices have become an essential tool for some people to get around. But how far should you trust the device? NEWS9 took three GPS devices on the road, to Hundred, West Virginia in Wetzel County to put them to the test.

Avis Upgrades where2(R) GPS Device With Flight Status Feature Provided by MSN(R) Direct (Marketwire)

PARSIPPANY, NJ–(Marketwire – May 4, 2009) – Avis Rent A Car today unveiled the latest enhancement to where2®, the Company’s portable Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation device. Avis where2 renters can now input their flight number or a time range into their GPS unit and receive up-to-date departure and arrival times, provided by MSN® Direct. There is no additional cost for this feature. …

GPS technology improves delicate back surgery (WABC-TV New York)

New 3-D cameras provide GPS to surgeons.

Rakon gets $4m boost (Stuff)

Technology exporter Rakon is upbeat about its long-term growth potential after securing a $4.4 million funding boost from the Government, which it says will drive its expansion into global positioning systems for mobile phones.

UF student finds joy, treasures with GPS (Independent Florida Alligator)

(Kim Wilmath / Alligator) Will Dueease examines the contents of a recently found cache near the A. Alfred Ring Tennis Complex. Eyes darting, his fast pace gets faster. He’s mumbling. It’s around here somewhere, within 12 feet or so, he says. Check under the rock. Check in the dirt.