GPS stations key to state's quake warning system

GPS stations key to state's quake warning system

Global Positioning System
Earthquake scientists have found powerful new tools to alert Californians when distant earthquakes are about to cause dangerous ground-shaking where they are. Global Positioning Systems, high-tech versions of the devices that guide ships at sea and …

FAA Picks Diverse Sites to Carry Out Drone Tests

Global Positioning System
The basic concept of integrated airspace is that everything in the sky — manned or not — will use the Global Positioning System to determine its location, and will radio that information to the ground, where a computer will develop a whole picture …

California to Test GPS Earthquake Warning System

Global Positioning System
Receivers that pick up signals from the constellation of Global Positioning System satellites circling Earth and calculate timing and distance have reshaped dozens of industries including farming, construction, mining and package delivery, in addition …

Garmin Ltd. (GRMN): Garmin Is Overvalued Given Its Current Stock Price

Global Positioning System
In summary, Garmin makes a variety of global positioning system (GPS) devices. The following segments make up Garmin's revenue: auto/mobile, outdoor, fitness, aviation, and marine. Garmin has various products developed across these segments to target …