From smartphones to action cameras, all manner of devices pack GPS these days. And while you might think it’s a newer innovation, GPS has actually been around since the 1970s, when it was ...

GPS stands for Global Positioning System. We use this technology every day but how does it work and why was it invented? Here we explore this vital technology.

GPS means Global Positioning System, and it uses a constellation of satellites to help you locate where you are. The U.S. military developed a satellite-based navigation system called Transit in ...

Few everyday technologies have had the kind of revolutionary impact that the Global Positioning System (GPS) has. From civilians to the military, from precision scientific studies to urban ...

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.

First launched as a prototype satellite in 1974, the Global Positioning System provides geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth. The technology didn’t ...

September marks the 50th anniversary of the Global Positioning System, a U.S.-owned free utility that offers positioning, navigation, and timing services to users all over the world. It changed ...

The Global Positioning System runs the modern world. But it is under daily attack. This year alone, researchers say, more than 60,000 commercial flights have been hit by bogus GPS signals, which ...