Geodesy without math equations: Is that possible? The answer is no, but basic geodetic concepts can be described without using complex math equations.

GPS satellites rely on extremely precise atomic clocks -- ones that never seem to run quite right. An equation explains how it all still works.

Alfred Leick, author of GPS Satellite Surveying and professor in the department of spatial information science at the University of Maine, provides the following answer. The Global Positioning ...

A British company has decided to tackle the problem of bicycle theft head-on, by proposing a new solution for finding a stolen bike as quickly as possible. This system combines a GPS system with ...

A report in a Swiss publication claims that the long-awaited, much-speculated 3G iPhone will rock GPS, mobile TV and videoconferencing. Le Matin claims that mobile phone provider Swisscom will get ...

As start-ups grow into larger, more bureaucratic companies, they’re more likely to favor safe, incremental innovation over riskier, potentially breakthrough work. In addressing this problem ...