InMay2014,ChinaandtheUSagreedtoworktogethertomaketheirtwosatellitenavigationsystems–theUS'GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)andChina'sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem(
Japan'sspaceagencyonTuesdaysuccessfullylaunchedintoorbitafourthandfinalsatelliteaspartofanoverallnewsystemtoimproveglobalpositioningdataforanumberofservicesands
Smartphones’GPSsystemsaregoingtostartgettingalotmoreaccurate.AccordingtoIEEESpectrum,Broadcomisstartingtomakeamass-marketGPSchipthatcanpinpointadevice’saccuracy
JapanonThursdaylaunchedasatellitetohelpbuildahigh-precisiongeolocationsystemthatwillcomplementtheUS-operatedGPS.AH-IIArocketblastedoffat9:17am(0017GMT)fromtheTa
South Korea's defense ministry said on Friday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been sending disruptive signals to jam global positioning system (GPS) in the country.
The U.S. Air Force will continue work on an alternative ground control program and explore outside options to hedge against further cost spikes and delays on Raytheon troubled ground control system for next-generation GPS satellites.