More about GPS (87)

1-02-2011 | A portable navigation system often suffers from poor reception when used inside a car. This can easily be improved with the help of an activ...

1-02-2011 | These days, the simplest way to find out your geographical position is to use a GPS receiver or ‘satnav’. A GPS (let’s drop the ‘receiver’)...

1-10-2010 | A more versatile GPS receiver for in-car use and radio-control model applications was the spur to designing this project, with capturing mot...

31-05-2010 | Well, not just yet. But IBM has filed a patent for a system that is able to remotely shut off your car engine at traffic lights. And it's pr...

10-03-2010 | Intel Labs recently demonstrated new technology called 'Common Sense': a small device that measures carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and ozon...

1-09-2009 | There are plenty of projects out there that deal with GPS and microcontrollers, many of which make use of the data for such things as naviga...

1-11-2008 | Remote control using mobile phones and SMS (Text Messaging) is in great demand but many systems on sale suffer from imperfections. The ingen...

1-10-2008 | Although satnav systems have been in our cars for some years now, it’s only recently that stand-alone GPSs have appeared aimed at the amateu...

1-07-2008 | To measure the time taken by the wave to reach it, the GPS receiver compares the transmission time (included in the signal) and reception ti...

1-10-2007 | Position determination is all the rage. The manufacturer of the well-known TomTom navigation system has become a publicly traded company, an...