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ISRO, India set to Implement regional navigation (GPS) atellite system

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to implement the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) to provide India and neighbouring countries with the Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) service, S.V. Kibe, Brahmprakash Professor in the ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore, said … Continue reading

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Overdependence on GPS Units Cause Memory and Spatial Problems

McGill University researchers conducted a series of three studies which magnify the effects GPS systems have on the human brain, and found that avid GPS users have a higher risk of suffering from problems with memory and spatial orientation. Veronique … Continue reading

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Get directions using eyeglasses Using GPS

Japanese engineers have created a prototype device that places GPS navigation technology into a pair of wearable, seemingly everyday, glasses. The prototype specs, which were unveiled at Wireless Japan 2010 expo in Tokyo, offer an insight into how future GPS … Continue reading

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China launches new global positioning satellite for COMPASS

A rocket carrying the fifth of a planned array of 35 orbiters blasted off from the Xichang space launch center in Sichuan, southwest China, the official Xinhua news agency reported.Beijing started a drive to end its reliance on the U.S. … Continue reading

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