GPS
January 2018
Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases
Data about exercise routes shared online by soldiers can be used to pinpoint overseas facilitiesGPS offender tagging farce tied to privatised probation
Letter: Chris Grayling pushed both of these schemes through and both have been expensive failures, but the former justice secretary has not been called to account for either, says Mike NellisBlack Mirror shows who’s really losing their minds in the digital age – parents
In Arkangel, directed by Jodie Foster, helicopter parenting spirals into obsessive hyper-surveillance. Are we wrong to think children are most at risk from technology?
October 2017
As a GP I’m all for collecting data on my patients’ sexuality – but when?
Ann RobinsonGoogle Maps leaves visitors to Australian lighthouse town in the dark
September 2017
- A neuroscientist explainsWhy birds have the edge over GPS navigationHow birds’ sight and sense of smell make their internal compass more accurate than technology, says Daniel Glaser
January 2017
- Ask JackWhat is the best way to track someone with dementia?Donnie lost a friend affected by dementia, and would like to know what sort of device could have been used to locate him
December 2016
- The running blogRunner uses GPS to create festive art – in picturesSome people use Strava’s GPS feature to create intricate designs; others to draw rude pictures. But London runner Owen Delaney has been getting into the Christmas spirit. He spent an hour planning the first routes in the city’s Bushy Park before the Christmas spirit really started to move him. Enjoy some of his creations, and have a very happy Christmas ...
November 2016
- SpacewatchQuadruple launch as European satnav system nears completionSpacewatch: ESA’s big push will bring number of Galileo satellites in orbit to 18
October 2016
GPS monitoring tags trial could help cut rising prison population
MoJ has high hopes devices, which warn if the wearer nears or enters an off-limits location, could be used as alternative to detentionThis Columbus Day, let’s lose the phones and celebrate getting lost
Jenny JudgeCenturies after Christopher lost his way, today is an opportunity to defend our need for privacy and solitude – increasingly difficult in the age of GPS- Adventures in wild BritainLove hiking, hate maps? Then let us locate the right GPS gadget for youFrom apps to watches to handheld units, there are a huge number of GPS devices to help you hike safely. We test which is the right one for you and your budget
September 2016
Apple Watch 2 brings GPS, waterproofing and faster processing
Apple COO Jeff Williams announced the new wearable device in San Francisco, which is faster and performs more functions when not tethered to an iPhone
July 2016
Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Our World by Greg Milner – review
The story of GPS and its impact on our natural homing instinct is both fascinating and unsettling
June 2016
Death by GPS: are satnavs changing our brains?
Refugee rescue app pulled from App Store after it is outed as fake
Will Pokémon Go make you want to catch 'em all, all over again?
Transforming the bush: robots, drones and cows that milk themselves
May 2016
- Bike blogCity planners tap into wealth of cycling data from Strava tracking app
- Book of the dayPinpoint by Greg Milner review – how is GPS changing our world?