The costs of producing GPS chips is dropping constantly and a new generation of satellites that will deliver improved accuracy are due to start reaching orbit by 2008 or so.
Just as voice recognition technology that has been in place for years just recently reached a tipping point thanks to smartphones and improved accuracy, personalization is on the verge of a breakthrough.
Advances in satellite observations have narrowed down the error in the path and landing site of tropical cyclones, and improved the accuracy and precision of atmospheric-weather and ocean-weather forecasts.
It seemed to him unreasonable that the earth, on the contrary, would always travel at the same speed regardless of its distance from the sun, and when he got that straightened out, he single-handedly improved the accuracy of predicted positions by an order of magnitude.
Twice backlight scanning motion and improved contrast ratio with finer local dimming control contribute to crisp and superior picture quality with improved color accuracy. 4200 Backlight Scanning technology reduces motion blur and loss of detail in fast-moving images, along with 1080p resolution and dot noise reduction, each of the 16 models feature unmatched, vivid and true-to-life picture quality.
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They found that sick leave was reduced by 39%, typing speed and accuracy improved by 9% and the lawyers' billable hours increased by 7%.
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Raytheon is the prime contractor for the PAC-2 Patriot system--much improved since its dismal accuracy in the Gulf war of 1991--and supplies an estimated 50% to 65% of the newer PAC-3 system.
The Pioneer SmartCradle for iPhones is compatible with all GPS enabled apps, including MotionX-GPS Drive and is the first of its kind to incorporate a built-in gyro sensor and accelerometer combined with an external antenna for improved GPS reception and location accuracy, even if GPS signals are limited by high rise buildings and tunnels.
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What they found: Those who got the cash improved neither the speed nor the accuracy of their work. but those who got the water bottles increased their productivity by 25%, which more than paid for the cost of the bottles.
They measured this at a 10% level of accuracy, though the researchers said this could be improved with future observations.
"One of the wonderful aspects of our improved testing is that we can describe both strong and weak signals with incredible accuracy, " Boeing spokesman Adam Tischler said in a statement to CNN.
The Creative IFP enables the satellites to deliver a wide acoustic sweet spot with a much improved sonic directivity to the listening area, giving music more focus while preserving tonal accuracy.
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