News about Global Positioning System, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

For critical applications reliant on accurate positioning and timing, spoofed signals pose serious risks, leading to potentially dangerous situations for users. This talk will provide an overview of ...

The SOC of US Space Force (USSF) has taken delivery of an updated operating system for the Global Positioning System (GPS).

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 ...

GPS is a service that both military personnel and civilians rely on for a number of tasks, but does the government have the ...

Optical quantum clocks developed at the University of Adelaide have been proven to outperform GPS navigation systems by many ...

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.

Cross-Channel pact aims to bolster navigation and timing tech as satellite signals face growing jamming threats Britain and France are to work more closely on technology to back up the familiar Global ...

Maxar Intelligence has developed software that allows drones to navigate even when GPS signals are blocked – breaking through modern electronic defenses in drone warfare.

Once in orbit, it will test super-accurate next-generation satnav technology designed to make up for the shortcomings of the US Global Positioning System (GPS).

Around 12,500 miles above our heads, the satellites that make up the Global Positioning System (GPS) quietly keep the world running. A blackout would result in almost instantaneous chaos.