GPS receivers, digital compasses (magnetometers) and tilt sensors (accelerometers) are increasingly implemented in state-of-the-art smartphones such as the iPhone and various Android Phones. The resulting data on location, azimuth, and...

The above message from the Chilian miners must now be one of the famous ever to have been scribbled on a scrap of paper. It flew around the world as...

OLinkStar has announced an integrated GNSS/MEMS Inertial Navigation System (INS) system, PNS100BGI. The system integrates GPS/ Compass /GLONASS, MEMS IMU, magnetometer, and barometer to deliver a reliable 3D navigation solution....

Beneath the surface of this tropical paradise in the city of Townsville on Australia's Sunshine Coast lies a still hidden maze of tunnels and underground bunkers, said once to have...

For more than 20 years, the use of global positioning system (GPS) has been the gold standard for outdoor navigation. The satellite-based navigation system has become an indispensable tool for...

Cambridge Consultants, a British developer of innovative products, has announced a new technology that can accurately detect someone’s location indoors when GPS drops out. A number of sensors and a...

By using the Earth’s magnetic field, combined with new innovative technology, oil and gas drilling companies are increasing oilfield productivity while reducing development costs and environmental impacts. An article in...

Some museums have been guiding visitors through their exhibitions electronically using audio tours for decades. The audio content is triggered automatically when the visitor enters a room or stands in...

Insight into signs that prelude volcanic eruptions is key for protecting the lives, livestock and property of those living in the vicinity of a volcano. One key indicator is temperature...

Operation IceBridge completed its 2014 Antarctic field campaign, the sixth in a row, at the end of November. The campaign was aimed at recapturing a part of the Antarctic ice...