Our phones' GPS and location capabilities are a key part of what make them magical — enabling them to speed our commutes, hail rides, and find the devices when we lose them. These capabilities ...
A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS ...
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Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that ...
More than 20 vehicles had to be rescued by a Union County Search and Rescue Team on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after being led ...
Ionosphere maps could make GPS more accurate All of this could soon translate to more accurate navigation tools for consumers. In the study, the researchers claim their phone-based ionosphere maps ...
“By combining the sensor measurements from millions of phones, we create a detailed view of the ionosphere that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.” Modern smartphones come equipped with GPS ...