GPS is the best technology for tracking the location and movement of any object anywhere in the world. GPS stands for “Global Positioning System,” and refers to a worldwide network of satellites, ...

Twenty thousand kilometres above you, there are a bunch of about 30 GPS satellites. They’re spread out, so that wherever you go, the sky above you contains at least four of them, and they pump out ...

Perhaps you’re occasionally checking your smartphone’s built-in mapping software while driving to a remote trout stream, or using Google Earth on a home computer to scout out new hunting and fishing ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This animation showcases the various components of the Global Positioning System and how they work together to help determine position. aviation ...

or dog collar to keep track of whereabouts afield. Regardless of how you enjoy the outdoors, like most hunters and anglers these days, you’ve probably tapped into the Global Positioning System in one ...

Questions about GPS watches for runners often crop up in the RW forum. The following article tries to answer some of those questions and provide some interesting information about how GPS works. I don ...

Even if most people don’t understand how GPS works, we rely on it constantly and have an appreciation for the role it plays in our lives. Global positioning makes mapping and direction programs like ...