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April 28, 2011
GPS NEWS
Apple denies tracking iPhones, to fix 'bugs'
Washington (AFP) April 27, 2011
Apple on Wednesday dismissed claims it was tracking iPhone users but said it would fix software "bugs" that resulted in location data being unencrypted and stored for up to a year. "Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone," the California-based company said in its first response to privacy questions raised by a pair of researchers. "Apple has never done so and has no plans to ever do so." Apple said the iPhone was not logging a user's location but maintaining a database of nearby Wi-Fi ... read more

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EARTH OBSERVATION

GOES-13 Satellite Eyeing System With High Risk of Severe Weather
A low pressure area currently over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin has created conditions that call for a forecast of severe weather in the eastern third of the U.S. and one area is even la ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL

The Big Picture Wins Big
Remember life before cell phones? Or GPS? Or tablet computers? Kind of hard, isn't it? Air traffic management researchers feel the same way about life before the Future ATM (Air Traffic Management) ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

GSAT-8 put through its paces
The Indian GSAT-8 multi-role spacecraft for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission is undergoing an in-depth checkout at the Spaceport in French Guiana in preparation for its liftoff on May 19. G ... more
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MILTECH

US Army's new Lakota packed with high-tech gear
The Army National Guard is preparing to receive the first light utility helicopter equipped with a new, state-of-the-art mission equipment package. The new MEP aboard the UH-72A Lakota light u ... more
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MILTECH

Aviators Praise F Model Chinook
The U.S. Army and its industry partner Boeing have built 126 CH-47 Chinook "F" model helicopters, the latest modernized cargo aircraft built with state-of-the-art avionics, automated flight controls ... more
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GPS NEWS

GPS Operational Control Segment Enters Service With USAF
Boeing has announced that its GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with the U.S. Air Force 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. OCS keeps the GPS syst ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellite tracking of sea turtles reveals potential threat posed by manmade chemicals
The first research to actively analyze adult male sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using satellite tracking to link geography with pollutants has revealed the potential risks posed to this threatened s ... more
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SecuraPets Introduces Better Way To Find Lost Pets
According to the ASPCA, about 5 to 7 million companion animals enter shelters every year. But, the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy states that less than 2 percent of cats and onl ... more
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GPS NEWS

Topcon First Major Company To Track New GLONASS K1 Satellite Signals
Within an hour of the first signal emanating from the new GLONASS K1 satellite on April 7, Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) engineers were tracking the satellite's L1 and L2 signals. TPS receivers t ... more
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GPS NEWS

Handheld Group Wins Large Public Transportation Tender For Rugged PDAs
The has been awarded the contract to supply the Netherlands Railways (Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS) with more than 10,000 rugged Nautiz handhelds, 6,000 of which will be the Nautiz eTicket Pro, contai ... more
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GPS NEWS

ExxonMobil Introduces Android Station Locator App
ExxonMobil is launching its latest in mobile technology - the Exxon Mobil Fuel Finder application for Android. The application gives real-time maps, driving directions, and station information for n ... more
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GPS NEWS

Why The PND Market Faces A 50 Percent Decline
The PND (Personal Navigation Device) market is forecast to continue on a downward spiral over the coming years unless PND OEMs make radical changes. In a new study, "Personal Navigation Device ... more
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GPS NEWS

First Comprehensive Measurement Of Truck Movements At Californian Ports
PierPass and Ability/Tri-Modal Transportation Services has released the results of a study that uses Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking to provide a common language and set of facts that the p ... more
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GPS NEWS

GPS IIF Satellite Delivered to Cape Canaveral
Officials from Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center announced the delivery of the second in the series of twelve GPS IIF space vehicles to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla ... more
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GPS NEWS

S. Korea probes Apple about tracking feature
South Korea's telecoms regulator said Monday it had launched an inquiry into Apple to see whether the US giant's collection of location data from its iPhone and iPad users violates privacy rules. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

U.S. Army Awards Raytheon $173 Million Contract for Excalibur
Raytheon has received a $173 million U.S. Army fiscal year 2010 contract for the production of Excalibur precision-guided projectile rounds for in-theater use. This contract marks the beginning of f ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Running ring around hurricanes predictions
Coastal residents and oil-rig workers may soon have longer warning when a storm headed in their direction is becoming a hurricane, thanks to a University of Illinois study demonstrating how to use e ... more
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WOOD PILE

Gold prices spur six-fold spike in Amazon deforestation
Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon has increased six-fold in recent years as small-scale miners, driven by record gold prices, blast and clear more of the lowland rainforest, according to ... more
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WHALES AHOY

Humpback whales 'precise' navigators
Humpback whales have a mysteriously precise navigational skill that cannot be explained by known theories, New Zealand researchers say. ... more
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GPS NEWS

GPS use said to dull 'direction finding'
Growing reliance on satellite navigation and Global Positioning System devices is creating a generation with little sense of direction, a U.K. scientist says. ... more
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GPS NEWS

US lawmakers ask Apple about tracking feature
US lawmakers are seeking an explanation from Apple following claims that iPhones and iPads constantly log the location of the devices and store the information in a hidden file. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Belgium probes Google's Street View
Belgium became Thursday the latest European country to investigate Google's Street View picture map after cars taking pictures for the programme collected private data. ... more
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CAR TECH

Carmakers look to an electric future in China
Major carmakers' high hopes for electric vehicles are on clear display at the Shanghai auto show, but industry leaders say it could be a decade before such eco-friendly cars go mainstream. ... more
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TomTom Makes Driving Safer With Active Driver Feedback
TomTom has announced Active Driver Feedback and WEBFLEET OptiDrive; two new features focused at further increasing TomTom's safety and efficiency benefits for businesses. Active Driver Feedbac ... more
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GPS NEWS

Garmin Adds Its First Touchscreen GPS Watch To Forerunner Family
Garmin International has announced the Forerunner 610 sports watch - a slim, yet robust and weather-proof touchscreen solution for serious runners seeking an extra advantage. Forerunner 610 can stan ... more
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NAVIGON Updates iPhone Nav App
NAVIGON AG has announced the availability of the eighth update for its iPhone app, MobileNavigator, the most feature-rich navigation solution on the iOS platform. The update adds a Reality Scanner f ... more
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ExxonMobil Introduces Android Station Locator App
ExxonMobil is launching its latest in mobile technology - the Exxon Mobil Fuel Finder application for Android. The application gives real-time maps, driving directions, and station information for n ... more
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GPS NEWS

Apple devices logging movements: researchers
A pair of British security researchers said Wednesday that the latest version of Apple's operating system for the iPhone and the iPad is constantly recording the location of the devices and storing the information in a hidden file. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Goa Seeks ISRO Expertise For Mapping Mangroves, Sand Dunes
Goa government will take the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to map its sand dunes and mangroves as part of the crucial 2011 CRZ rules. State Environment Minister Aleixo Sequira sa ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellites can give advance hurricane info
Satellites can monitor tropical storms and predict surges in strength to warn when a storm is about to become a hurricane, U.S. researchers say. ... more
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GPS NEWS

Using GPS Data To Model Effects Of Tidal Loads On Earth Surface
For many people, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite technology is little more than a high-tech version of a traditional paper map. Used in automobile navigation systems and smart phones, GPS ... more
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