Global Positioning System (GPS) capability is one of the most popular new features for current and next-generation cell phones. Using the GPS feature and associated firmware, it is possible to ...

Editor's note: The following is Planet Analog's first in a series of Design Challenges. This one was sent to me by a reader/design team interested in using GPS in a particular application. We are ...

Wonky GPS directions and old road design are some of the factors that have led some drivers to haphazardly cross several lanes of highway traffic at an I-395 exit, leading to multiple crashes. Videos, ...

GPS modules and chipsets are being designed into many consumer and industrial devices, resulting in an increasing number of engineers being tasked with incorporating GPS subsystems into their designs.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at approximately $50 million to execute a System Design Review for the next generation Global Positioning System Space Segment program, ...

Lockheed Martin's new GPS satellite, the newest iteration of the company's GPS III design, has reached preliminary design review (PDR). The design changes will enable dual-launch capability, allowing ...

The Lockheed Martin team developing GPS III, the next-generation GPS spacecraft, is progressing on-schedule, achieving key milestones in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase with the U.S. Air ...

Using a basic GPS-specific chip and some standard support ICs, you can build a USB dongle that provides GPS capability with a Windows PC, enabling geolocation functions and features. Starting with ...

The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, is progressing on-schedule, achieving key milestones in the ...