It’s not a foolproof system: Cybercriminals use a tactic called GPS spoofing, which sends inaccurate data to GPS receivers in order to redirect or disrupt a navigation system.

The usual way of adding GPS capabilities to a project is grabbing an off-the-shelf GPS module, plugging it into a UART, and reading the stream of NMEA sentences coming out of a serial port. Dependi… ...

If your device comes with GPS support and you have a Navigation Application on your PC (such as Microsoft Autoroute), you can use your device as a GPS receiver for the application. Plus, it's ...

Devices that use GPS have built-in receivers that allow you to pinpoint your location in real-time, no matter where you are.

Septentrio’s multi-frequency GPS/GNSS receiver AsteRx4 will be used as a platform for the development of CLAS functionality. Septentrio receivers already track the L6 signal and can use QZSS for ...

By combining data from four satellites at once, a GPS receiver can pinpoint its position on the globe through a process called trilateration. Here’s how it works.

Symarctic ExtGPS is primarily designed for you to use a Windows, Mac, or Linux PC with your S60 device as the external GPS receiver.

[superlopez] sent in this detailed article (mirrored here and here) which describes how to build a GPS and GLONASS (the Russian version of GPS) receiver. The resulting device is gigantic compared t… ...

These satellites are responsible for transmitting geographic data to receivers in our GPS devices. But how is that data collected? The Process The GPS we use today collects geographic data from ...

Allowing GPS receivers to use spectrum licensed for another service, as LightSquared alleges they do, sets a dangerous precedent for future mobile development, he said.