WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to vote next month to explore alternatives to GPS after national security concerns have been raised about ...

This Saturday, some of your GPS systems could start partying like it's 1999. It's a scenario reminiscent of the panic that preceded the Y2K bug in late 1999. Older computer systems that rely on the 24 ...

Even as quantum navigation emerges as a legitimate alternative to satellite-based navigation, the satellites themselves are ...

The network of satellites and incredibly sophisticated mobile technologies that power GPS navigation has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. Unlike many other modern innovations, GPS systems are ...

A system that improves the accuracy of the GPS satellite navigation system. A satellite's positioning accuracy is impeded by errors in its clock and signal delays caused by atmospheric conditions.

GPS is the best technology for tracking the location and movement of any object anywhere in the world. GPS stands for “Global Positioning System,” and refers to a worldwide network of satellites, ...

There’s a seldom talked-about cybersecurity threat that could easily take out ATMs, card networks, exchanges, trading floors and other pieces of financial services infrastructure. It’s in the way we ...

Chicago (CBS) -- To some drivers, it's a short cut through the Loop, but to others, navigating Lower Wacker Drive is a nightmare. Even GPS systems get lost. Some high tech updates were brought in ...

We’ve been down this road before: A trusting soul gets bum directions from a GPS navigation system, winds up in the middle of nowhere, and may or may not survive the ordeal. Photograph: Marc Simon The ...

A few weeks ago, China launched the final satellite in its BeiDou-3 satellite positioning system. Didn’t know that China had its own GPS? How about Europe’s Galileo, Russia’s GLONASS, or Japan’s QZSS?

The United States’ GPS system, which is operated by the Defense Department, offers every one of us critical infrastructure around what is known as positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). Positioning ...

The U.S. Air Force's first Lockheed Martin built-GPS III satellite, launched in December 18. Lockheed Martin deployed its first GPS II satellite recently, and now confirms the unit is communicating ...