NextGen: Equipping the Airline Industry with GPS
by Rebecca Pearson on Jul 6, 2011 |
 The Next Generation Air Transportation, more commonly known as NextGen, is a new program that will equip the airline industry with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices for tracking planes and flight routes. The satellite-based GPS network will replace the current 60-year-old radar-based system.
The switch from ...
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Tags: GPS, GPS tracking, airline industry, NextGen, federal government, flying, plane, radar, network, passengers |
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LightSquared Testing Results Show GPS Interference
by Rebecca Pearson on Jun 15, 2011 |
 LightSquared has completed its initial round of testing and is expected to present the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with a report today. The report, compiled by LightSquared and a GPS industry group, acknowledges GPS interference during the initial round of testing the proposed 4G wireless ...
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Tags: LightSquared, 4G, wireless network, GPS, signal, testing, interference, FCC, FAA, satellite, report, aviation, military |
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Foursquare 3.0, the Future of GPS Dependent Apps
by Rebecca Pearson on Mar 9, 2011 |
 Foursquare released an updated version of its location-based GPS app last night. Foursquare 3.0 is a more of a recommendation tool, using the saved data from previous checkins to advise places for dinner, shopping and nightlife.
The update, exclusively for iPhone and Android users, also ...
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Tags: Foursquare, 3.0, app, update, GPS, location-based, social network, checkin, iPhone, Android |
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Location-Based Social Networks
by Michael Metivier on Jan 25, 2011 |
 The advances in GPS technology have created a whole new array of social networks. Meanwhile, existing social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter have started to incorporate locations to their wall posts and tweets. As a result, users have the ability to check in at ...
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Tags: social network, location-based, Twitter, Facebook, GPS, Foursquare, smartphone |
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Using Facebook to reach other fans (and fanatics) of GPS
by Roxanne McManus on Apr 1, 2009 |
 When you search GPS on the world wide web, you are inundated with literally thousands of results. GPS City is looking to simplify this with their own comparison tables, consumer reviews and Facebook Notes, including writeups on various styles of GPS units.
Facebook is seen ...
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Tags: Facebook, notes, networking, gps, GPS City, specials, information, marine, handheld, vehicle, internet, comparison, reviews |
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