Every 19 years, the Global Positioning System resets a measure of time built into its program. The latest rollover is Saturday and NPR's Scott Simon asks cybersecurity expert Frank Cilluffo about it.

To learn more about how GPS calculations are done, check out “How Global Positioning Systems Work” by Ron White and Tim Downs. You’ll find some useful and informative diagrams, too.

GPS III’s new ground system — Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) — is being developed and built by Aurora-based Raytheon for nearly $1 billion, employing 450 people and another ...

Global Positioning Systems turned 50 years old last year with the 'golden' anniversary of the US Air Force being given approval in 1973 to develop the Navstar GPS.

Cross-Channel pact aims to bolster navigation and timing tech as satellite signals face growing jamming threats Britain and ...

GPS is the best technology for tracking the location and movement of any object anywhere in the world. GPS stands for “Global Positioning System,” and refers to a worldwide network of ...

From the first time I used a Hertz GPS navigation system in lieu of a paper map on the front passenger’s seat, I have found the technology to be an almost indispensable tool. Its adoption over ...

Global Positioning System (GPS) Emlid Reach RS2 Multi-band RTK GNSS. The Geospatial Research Facility has a survey grade GPS unit with RTK. The Emlid Reach RS2 is available to MTU students, faculty, ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global GPS (Global Positioning System) Market size is expected to reach $128.7 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 20.3% CAGR during the ...

Daniel Kleppner, Physicist Who Brought Precision to GPS, Dies at 92. He worked to develop an atomic clock that is essential to global positioning systems and helped confirm a rare state of matter ...