All articles tagged with #gps technology
Originally Published 6 months ago — by The Washington Post
Daniel Kleppner, a renowned physicist known for his contributions to GPS technology and quantum computing, passed away at age 92 in Palo Alto.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by VOA Learning English
Ranchers in Florida are using virtual fencing, based on GPS technology, to control the movements of their livestock, improving grazing lands, preserving wildlife, and saving time and labor. The system allows for quick adjustments of boundaries using a phone app or computer, and researchers are studying its effects on grazing patterns, conservation, and carbon dioxide release. While the technology has benefits, it can be costly, and efforts are underway to develop low-cost options for use in developing countries.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by USA TODAY
The FAA has opened almost 170 new air traffic routes along the East Coast while retiring older aerial tracks that were less efficient and harder to manage. The new routing options are more direct than the existing paths that aircraft typically use, and are expected to save 40,000 travel miles and approximately 6,000 minutes in the air for planes traversing the Eastern seaboard every year. The new routes use updated GPS technology instead of ground-based radar, which allows for more straight-line flying and gives air traffic controllers more flexibility to reroute planes in the event of bad weather.