Global Positioning System

Is there really an open data El Dorado?

Source: GovLoop

I was reading a tweet yesterday from Australia's CTO, John Sheridan, and it raised an interesting question for me. #opendata a new goldmine? RT @theeconomist: Making official data public could spur lots of innovation econ.s ...
Full article at: GovLoop  More like this  2 days ago, 5:53pm CDT

Ergen Bids for LightSquared Spectrum

Source: Wall Street Journal

By Mike Spector And Anton Troianovski Satellite mogul Charlie Ergen bid $2 billion for certain spectrum from LightSquared Inc., the wireless venture spearheaded by financier Philip Falcone that is currentl ...
Full article at: Wall Street Journal  More like this  2 days ago, 4:22pm CDT

Ergen Said to Bid $2 Billion for LightSquared Wireless Spectrum

Source: Wall Street Pit

Charlie Ergen, chairman of satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), made a $2 billion bid for spectrum from LightSquared Inc., the bankrupt wireless-broadband company owned by Philip Falcone’s hedge-fund firm, accor ...
Full article at: Wall Street Pit  More like this  2 days ago, 3:27pm CDT

Optimized Location Aware Applications on Ios

Source: Term Paper Warehouse

1. Abstract………………………………………………………………1 2. Introduction…………………………………….…………………….1 3. Design & Analysis…..……………………………………………….2 3.1. Positioning Technologies………………………………………2 3.1.1. Cellular Triangulation……………………………………2 3.1.2. Global Positioning System (GPS).…… ...
Full article at: Term Paper Warehouse  More like this  5 days ago, 7:49am CDT

Farmers embrace GPS

Source: Quad-City Times

Moss Perrow Sr. has seen a lot change on the farm. Farming life was simple and taxing before World War II. “It was all mule power,” Perrow said, reflecting on how as a boy he would watch his father spend hours prepping the land for the crop. “It was not ...
Full article at: Quad-City Times  More like this  6 days ago, 11:04pm CDT

Colorado State University students tail squirrels in habitat study

Source: Denver Post

FORT COLLINS — Ever wonder where a squirrel goes when it leaves the bird feeder in your yard? Biology students at Colorado State University can tell you. During a capstone course in wildlife data collection and analysis, students capture four fox squirr ...
Full article at: Denver Post  More like this  6 days ago, 10:57pm CDT

Another View: Obama’s overlooked order to open government data

Source: The Register Citizen

Long before steam engines and turbines carried us swiftly over the oceans, a disabled sailor who could no longer serve on a ship found something to do ashore: aggregate the data from shipping logs. When Matthew Fontaine Maury st ...
Full article at: The Register Citizen  More like this  6 days ago, 9:33pm CDT

LocationLock Announces Driver Safety - Delivers Driver Real-Time Safety Feedback

Source: PRWeb

Trimble’s Driver Safety Solution not only saves business money but it equips companies with the tools they need to save lives." - Stephen Conroy, LocationLock CEO Authorized Trimble dealer Location Lock, LLC is makin ...
Full article at: PRWeb  More like this  6 days ago, 5:59pm CDT

New GPS Satellite Launched on Atlas 5 Rocket

Source: Space.com

Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off from Space Launch Complex-41 carrying the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force from Space Launch Complex-41.This is the fourth ULA launch this ...
Full article at: Space.com  More like this  6 days ago, 5:22pm CDT

Ghana's nascent space program launches Coke-sized model of satellite

Source: Vancouver Sun

Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a Coke can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 metres (yards) and then ca ...
Full article at: Vancouver Sun  More like this  6 days ago, 5:10pm CDT



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