Subject: ‘GPS’
September 23, 2010 Natural GuidanceGPS“Turn right in 500 feet” is a very precise driving instruction, but most people have a hard time gauging the correct distance. Telling people to turn at a specific street when they are unfamiliar with the area also isn’t too helpful. NAVTEQ is working on making GPS navigation easier by mimicking the way humans naturally ... read more September 11, 2010 How Can GPS Vehicle Tracking Improve Your Business?GPSWhite paper from Fleetmatics From communications and shipping, to productivity and back office procedures, technology has pervaded every aspect if the business world. But small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with vehicle fleets have an additional tool at their fingertips to gain further benefits from the technological revolution. Increased access to the global positioning system (GPS) ... read more August 30, 2010 Utility Uses Trimble Technology to Develop Accurate GIS Database of Medium-Voltage (MV) NetworkFeatures, GPSGuest article from Trimble. Home to more than 1.5 million people, Belgrade is the third largest and one of the oldest cities in Southeastern Europe. It is the capital of Serbia and an important focal point for traffic and transport, connecting important points in Eastern and Western Europe. The city relies on Elektrodistribucija Beograd, or ... read more July 18, 2010 Goulburn Valley Water Improves Efficiency with Customized GPS SoftwareFeatures, GPSGuest article from Trimble. “To the left of the driveway behind the shed.” Imagine how long it takes to locate the water meter on a property when that’s all the information you have about the meter’s location. Now imagine it has been several years since anyone visited the meter at the property, and the shed ... read more June 16, 2010 Monitoring Conservation Easements and Preserve Lands with GPS and GIS TechnologyFeatures, GPSGuest article from Trimble. The Western Penobscot Bay region of Maine is one of the most scenic areas in the Northeast United States and continues to be a favorite destination for travelers during the summer tourist season. With abundant water resources and forestland, the region is a natural haven for a wide variety of wildlife ... read more June 4, 2010 When Directions Are Bad, Who’s Liable?GIS NewsWith the anticipation over the direction of the lawsuit over Google’s walking directions, comes a renewed debate over who is liable, the human or the computer, when making a journey with the guide of computerized directions. Most of the stories to date over wayward travelers involve those blindly following GPS navigation directions while driving. Cases ... read more May 12, 2010 GPS and GIS Technologies Speed Assessment of Historic Sites in Post-Katrina New OrleansFeatures, GPSIn this case study, FEMA and NPS collaborated on field assessment methodology to meet National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requirements in post-Katrina New Orleans. 40,000 structures were assessed using Trimble GPS hardware and software integrated with ESRI ArcGIS for collection and management of cultural resource data. Article by Robert Laudati, Director of Marketing – Mapping ... read more May 5, 2010 GeoBriefs: Detailed Hand-drawn Map of London, Waze Comes to Blackberry, Customize Your GPS VoiceGIS NewsBBC, which is hosting a new series called Magnificent Maps, offers up a highly detailed, hand-drawn map called “The Island” by artist Stephen Walter. It seems almost every possible space on this map is heavily annotated with the artists personal identification with every square inch of London. Crowdsourcing traffic has come to the Blackberry. Waze ... read more April 22, 2010 The Urban Navigation Experiment Needs Your HelpGIS NewsHow well do online maps provide routing directions? A study by masters student Wilfred Waters (with Associate Professor Stephan Winter) from the Department of Geomatics at the University of Melbourne in Australia is looking to answer that question. The ultimate aim of the study is to understand how to improve information given to people who ... read more April 10, 2010 Geospatial Redux: Paper Maps Win Over GPS, Where to Hail a Cab in NYC, Comic Book MapsGIS NewsJohn McKinney makes the argument in the article “Don’t Throw Away Your Paper Maps Just Yet“ that while GPS units are great for telling you your location, paper maps are better for telling you the picture of where you are (via All Points Blog and The Map Room). McKinney sites several arguments including the British Cartographic Society ... read more |
