GPS uses 'global positioning satellites' in order to bounce signals off of satellites, thereby triangulating your location. GPS has near-limitless applications and makes navigating significantly ...

Indoor localisation and positioning systems (IPS) have emerged as pivotal technologies for determining the positions of objects and individuals within complex indoor environments, where conventional ...

No audio available for this content. VBOX indoor positioning beacon atop a car. (Photo: Racelogic) Racelogic demonstrated a new VBOX solution for accurate position and velocity in the absence of any ...

A dozen years ago, not many individuals outside of the military had ever heard of global positioning system (GPS) technology. Today, it’s in virtually every new car and smartphone, and many people ...

No audio available for this content. Racelogic, the company behind VBOX and LabSat GNSS simulators, has recently launched the VBOX Indoor Positioning System (VIPS) in response to customers’ developing ...

Researchers at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a new indoor positioning system that makes it possible to build a Wi-Fi radio map that does not require ...

The satellite-based global positioning system has revolutionised the way humans interact with our planet. But a serious weakness is that GPS doesn’t work indoors. Consequently, researchers and ...

In today’s world, the real-time location systems (RTLS) market is expected to reach $8.79 billion by 2023. This implies that indoor positioning systems (IPS) are not a luxurious feature for indoor ...

Echolocation has worked helped bats navigate for millions of years, and now Berkeley researchers think your laptop could do it too. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

A supermarket in France has become the first in the world to install an "indoor positioning system" created by Philips. The LED-based technology acts like a sat-nav for shoppers, providing in-store ...

PolyMaps shows your current location within and between the buildings of ETH Zurich and allows you to search for lecture halls, meeting rooms, restaurants or toilets. PolyMaps is included in the ETH ...