Mobile GIS
January 23, 2012GPS Tracking Needs a WarrantMobile GISThe Supreme Court ruled today that law enforcement agencies need to obtain a warrant before using GPS tracking on a person’s vehicle. The ruling for United States v. Jones came from an appeal by the Justice Department of a lower court’s ruling that GPS tracking required a warrant. Antoine Jones was a Washington D.C. nightclub owner whose ... read more January 4, 2012 Ice Mapping AppMobile GIS, Remote SensingThe European Space Agency has released a new iOS app for accessing ice data from the ESA’s CryoSat mission. Cryosat-2 was launched in April of last year to collect data to further understanding of the relationship between the world’s ice coverage and climate change. Data collected from the satellite includes ice thickness and changes in ... read more November 30, 2011 Google Maps 6.0 Adds Indoor NavigationGIS News, Mobile GISGoogle’s steady march to capture the entire spatial element of the world has extended to the indoors. Google Maps 6.0 for Android has rolled out and the most notable change is the addition of indoor navigation for Android users. Navigation through the interior of buildings is similar to external navigation with the exception of a numbers ... read more |
