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- Track Business Costs First To See If GPS IS Worth It. Nemcek, Mark // Wireless Week;09/13/99, Vol. 5 Issue 37, p93
Comments on the need for businesses to track the cost of their fleet operations before buying global positioning system (GPS) based vehicle tracking products. Benefits of the GPS to truck fleets.
- GPS systems go astray. // Professional Engineering;06/24/98, Vol. 11 Issue 12, p11
Reports that as of August 1999, users of the satellite-based Navstar global positioning system (GPS) will experience date-change computer problems, according to the United States Coast Guard. Information on the time cycle used by Novstar; What will happen to equipment that was not upgraded to...
- Introduction. Santos, Marcelo C // Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences;Aug2009, Vol. 46 Issue 8, pv
The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Kingdon and colleagues on the traditional application of geodesy in determining geoid, one by van der Wal and colleagues on the use of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) model in computing elevation and scope...
- The view from here. Gibbons, Glen // GPS World;Feb2000, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p8
Comments on the state of the Global Positioning System (GPS) program. Inconsistency in the budget allocations of GPS; Loss of traction due to key personnel turnover; Call for consistent investment and stable leadership within the system; GPS requirement of a national commitment, a national...
- It's about time. Matsakis, Demetrios // GPS World;Feb2000, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p32
Focuses on the United States Naval Observatory's (USNO) continuance of its role as critical timekeeper by maintaining the Master Clock (MC) that serves as the official timing reference for military and civilian applications. Relationship between time and navigation; History of the USNO MC;...
- Solving the `disappearance' a GPS. Gibbons, Glen // GPS World;Mar2000, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p50
Introduces the `GPS World' magazine's column, entitled `GPS Design and Integration' which will deal with several issues concerning the Global Positioning System (GPS). Signal processing, received design, algorithms and operational requirements of specific applications; Multitechnology issues of...
- GPS World Applications Contest VIII. von Hunerbein, Karen; Rueter, Eckhard // GPS World;Aug2000, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p12
Presents the winners and entries of the 8th GPS World Applications contest organized by `GPS World.' First placer Karen von Hunerbein of the Institute of Zoology, University of Frankfurt and Eckhard Reuter EPV System, Minden, Germany on pigeons' navigation; Second placer Iain Douglas-Hamilton...
- NOTES. // GPS World;Sep2000, Vol. 11 Issue 9, p72
Reports on developments related to telecommunication and Global Positioning System as of September 2000. Market research to be conducted by Driscoll-Wolfe Marketing & Research Consulting on consumer interest in location-based services; Partnership of the American Automobile Association's...
- Real-Time Kinematic Spans the Gap. Kai-yuen Wong // GPS World;Jul2001, Vol. 12 Issue 7, p10
Reports on the use of a real-time kinematic Global Positioning System monitoring system in Hong Kong, China's Tsing Ma Bridge. Detection of bridge movements beyond normal ranges; Conduction of inspections or maintenance needed to maintain longterm structural health.
- On-Screen Positioning of Racecars. Milnes, Ken; Ford, Tom // GPS World;Sep2001, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p12
Focuses on the development of RaceFx, a system incorporating Global Positioning System for racing events broadcasting. Design of the system; Advantage of RaceFx in an environment of high-speed racing dynamics; Applicability of the system for navigation problems. INSET: Two Filters and a Track...
