GPS
February 2026
Abandon shipment: how an Amazon van got marooned on the UK’s ‘most dangerous path’
Gladys West obituary
January 2026
- The age of extinction‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behaveExperts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birds
May 2025
‘The giant penis took shape easily, as I passed through a village called Three Cocks’: meet the artist athletes drawing with GPS
Those who prefer a map to an app abound in the age of GPS
April 2025
We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost
John HarrisThe blue dot of GPS has cut us off from a basic human skill. It’s no wonder mountain rescuers are being called out so often, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
July 2024
Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds
Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS
June 2024
‘It’s the perfect place’: London Underground hosts tests for ‘quantum compass’ that could replace GPS
Subatomic instrument will be able to accurately pinpoint locations under ground and under water where satellite signals cannot reach
April 2024
Thousands of flights to and from Europe affected by suspected Russian jamming
About 46,000 aircraft have logged GPS problems over Baltic Sea since August, says report
March 2024
Russia suspected of jamming GPS signal on aircraft carrying Grant Shapps
Forerunner 165 review: Garmin’s budget OLED running watch
May 2023
US to give away free lighthouses as GPS makes them unnecessary
Program aims to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old, to anyone willing to preserve them
February 2023
Signs of the times: Ordnance Survey to consult on new map symbols
Mapmaker suggests symbols could be added for bike repair shops, dog waste bins or river access points
October 2022
TikTok denies report data used to track or ‘target’ US citizens
Chinese-based team at parent company ByteDance alleged by Forbes to have planned to collect location information
March 2022
- WeatherwatchSpace agency launches crowdsourced weather forecasting projectESA project aims to harness power of smartphones to match atmospheric conditions to weather on ground
February 2022
John NaughtonThe networkerForget state surveillance. Our tracking devices are now doing the same jobWhile gizmos such as Apple’s AirTags are undeniably useful, they carry with them the danger of privacy abuses
March 2021
Domestic abusers to get GPS tags on release from jail in London
Pilot scheme announced by mayor’s office targets up to 200 perpetrators of abuse-related offences
January 2021
GPS art: the hybrid activity mixing creativity and fitness – video
'Human etch-a sketch': GPS art, burbing and my attempt to recreate the Guardian masthead
November 2020
- Black livesGladys West: the hidden figure who helped invent GPSGrowing up on a farm in Virginia during segregation, West knew education would be her means of escape. But she didn’t know her quiet work on a naval base would change lives around the world