GPS technology will hopefully soon help curb the devastating decline in the moose population of Minnesota.

In St. Paul, Minnesota, researchers are working on a way to program GPS trackers to track down dead moose. The research was developed shortly after Minnesota saw a sharp decline in its moose population. Devices will be implanted in the moose and along with GPS technology, researchers at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hope to find out the cause of the mortality rates.

Declining Moose Population

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Global positioning system technology is beyond useful in its applications for GPS tracking and GPS navigation, and now, through GPS fire hydrant mapping, is helping firefighters more easily locate the nearest fire hydrant in a mission to save lives.

In Palm Beach County, Florida, there are more than 45,000 fire hydrants stretching from Jupiter to Boca Raton. These hydrants are currently being mapped with GPS devices to give first responders quick access to the nearest working hydrant as they arrive on a fire scene.

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In honor of St. Valentine, today’s post focuses on love — matched with GPS tracking.

We all know that GPS technology can help us both to navigate and track things, whether that’s people, cars, or animals. In fact, the applications are practically limitless. But can it help us find love? Well, some new developers — and there are quite a few — of GPS tracking apps are hoping that it can.

GPS tracking apps, like Crazy Blind Date, Singles Around Me, Zoosk, OKCupid, Plenty of Fish, How About We, MeetMoi, and many others, on smart phones are the newest thing to hit the online dating scene. People looking for love can download one of these apps onto their phone, have their own location tracked, and find others in the area — or perhaps in the same coffee shop line.

A New Twist on an Old Strategy

The link between technology and finding love is by no means a new concept. In fact, computers have been used for dating since the 1950s and the Internet has been used since the 1990s. GPS tracking is simply the newest way to connect singles; this time, it focuses on matching locals.

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As it stands today, solar storms can’t be prevented, but a new telescope in Australia reveals that an advanced — and faster — warning system is on the horizon.

The telescope, called the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), is expected to save the world billions of dollars due a more accurate warning system. The MWA was developed in the land “down under” and is able to detect certain forecasts that could damage the solar system, including solar storms.

Before the MWA was developed, astronomers only had about 3-4 hours of warning before a solar disturbance occurs. However, with the telescope, they can be given up to 20 hours of warning.

Solar storms, also called solar flares and solar bursts, can wreak havoc on satellites, disrupting GPS navigation and GPS tracking systems. Solar storms cause disturbances in the planet’s magnetic field which can lead to disruptions. The storms, or geomagnetic storms, damage the electric power grids, communication satellites, and GPS navigation system when causing the disturbances. Solar storms are one of the biggest threats to GPS satellites and systems.

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The 5 Freeway closed due to snow, as seen from the LiveViewGPS vehicle tracking platform, Feb. 8, 2013 – 4:45 pm PST.

The Live Trac gps tracking platform – allows you to see live traffic – road closures (above photo 5 freeway, 2/8/2013 at 4 pm PST) – as well as your vehicle(s).  The only GPS tracking system where you can see weather conditions as it is happening.