Solar flares may soon be predicted with the invention of an advanced computer simulation program. For many years, scientists have been looking for a way to predict solar flares. Solar flares, which are a flash of bright light occurring over the Sun, can have a great impact even here on Earth. They affect different layers […]

It seems that bears in Yosemite are going after more than picnic baskets these days, leaving wildlife management personnel looking for a new tool to help the more than four million park visitors from bear activity throughout the year. This tool is a GPS tracking device. How big is Yosemite’s bear problem? As recently as […]

HVAC companies are constantly on the move. Fleet vehicles must continuously make service calls, perform installations, and even perform routine maintenance on HVAC systems throughout the cities where you conduct your business. This takes a toll on trucks and drivers — not to mention a huge chunk of change out of the profit category each […]

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently rendered a somewhat shocking, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), verdict. It was an eight to five decision in the case U.S. v. Katzin. The surprising decision is that evidence derived from the warrantless use of GPS tracking is, in fact admissible in court, in some […]

Mark your calendars! Stanford University’s Per Enge and Frank van Diggelen have teamed up to teach a massively open online course (MOOC) about GPS basics during the fall of 2014. When is the Course Offered? The course itself, titled GPS: An Introduction to Satellite Navigation, with an interactive Worldwide Laboratory using Smartphones, takes place between […]