GPS
April 2016
- The running blogCourse accuracy: why your GPS watch isn't infallible‘The course was long!’ ‘I ran an extra mile!’ – we’ve all heard it. But why do people always assume that their GPS watches are dead accurate?
March 2016
Satnav users risk losing their natural navigational skills, expert warns
Relying on smart devices and GPS are eroding our map reading and way-finding skills, cautions former president of the Royal Institute of Navigation
February 2016
Plan for 'bespoke' GPS tag for offenders abandoned by MoJ
- Children's rights and businessWould you use a GPS device to track your child?
December 2015
Florida woman arrested for hit-and-run after her car calls police
The car’s automatic safety features reported the accident to emergency services as the driver was fleeing the scene, police say
November 2015
Beeline cycling navigation device review: stress-free fun for explorers
Sitting on your handlebars and always pointing you towards your destination, the Beeline is more like a magic compass rather than a satnav- Pass notesTake the next junction off the M20 in Kent to avoid traffic in the Austrian mountain village of PreiteneggWhy has a satnav software glitch been reporting traffic incidents in the tiny Alpine town to drivers in the UK?
'Where are you?' 'Input.Caring.Brain'
A new, simpler coordinate system uses combinations of words to enable people to find locations more memorably than by GPS or postcodes
October 2015
- Sustainable foodRise of the smart farm: get ready for satellite-controlled cowsFrom tracking cows and Peruvian asparagus to monitoring harmful algae blooms, satellites offer the food industry valuable information
Hi-tech agriculture is freeing the farmer from his fields
Robots to pick, drones to survey crops and satellites to drive tractors - experts predict a fully automated farm in five years. But is this what farmers want?Why the centuries-old Ordnance Survey is still going places
Rumoured to be heading for George Osborne’s sell-off list, the mapping agency has plotted a route through the digital age to remain a unique asset
September 2015
Lucky escape for Melbourne driver after he followed car GPS on to train tracks
- SpacewatchLook up to the skies … Galileo satellites help us navigate below
July 2015
GPS tracking of offenders delayed by further 12 months
Previous justice secretary said satellite tracking tags would come into use by end of last year, but project has had significant problems
May 2015
- Digital entrepreneursWaze co-founder's tips for growing a $1bn startup that Google might buy
US employee sues after 'being fired for deleting app' that tracked her location
The Guardian view on reading maps: so much more than navigation
Swedish islanders seek status update after Facebook dumps them in Norway
March 2015
Share with us: what does a successful New York City taxi driver need to know?
New York cabbies have long had to pass an 80-question test, but now geography accounts for only 10 of those, due to the rise of GPS and rival firms. We want to hear from you about the things you want them to know before they hit the road
January 2015
Dog Tracker Plus: Hi-tech collar to keep track of your dog
Carole Cadwalladr and her four-legged friend, Meg, try out a hi-tech electronic collar that claims not only to track your dog’s movements but also to help you find them should they get lost