Franken cited a statistic from 2006 that 26, 000 people had been stalked using GPS devices.
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That's according to traffic data firm Inrix, which measures speeds using GPS data from commercial vehicles.
It claims to provide navigation inside buildings, stadiums, airports, shopping malls, hospitals, museums without using GPS or Wifi.
However, many competing programs using GPS data potentially could, even if the insurance companies promise not to use it.
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Each driver is equipped with an iPhone that tracks the journey, using GPS data points to calculate the fare.
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They then helped mountain rescue teams locate one missing skier by using GPS and Google Maps from his cell phone.
By way of comparison, synchronizing clocks using GPS would have broadened the window to 10 nanoseconds, which would have vastly increased the noise.
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For drivers in unfamiliar areas, any site chosen can be plotted on a map using GPS, and maps can be changed to satellite, hybrid or terrain views.
Unlike many large fixed-wing drones, which are flown under remote control by ground-based pilots, a modified K-MAX flies autonomously along a programmed course using GPS to navigate via specified way points.
They claim Britain is unusual in using GPs to manage allergic disorders and that a lack of specialised care may be sending many sufferers outside the NHS to herbalists and homeopathic practitioners.
As well as taking 360-degree images every three seconds, the camera also records the exact location and direction of a photo using GPS, enabling scientists to accurately gauge the health of a reefs over time.
Using GPS (which in the GS III is paired up with GLONASS support) was a solid experience, as the phone was able to track down our position within 40 meters in less than five seconds.
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After testing a crude version of their technology in 2007 on the Lincoln Park Municipal Course in San Francisco using GPS devices and HD cameras, the prototype proved that they could accurately map terrain and create a realistic game experience.
Now, we've already given our opinions on using GPS technology like this and, while it's unknown whether these agents had a warrant to place this device, the 9th US Court of Appeals recently made one unnecessary for this sort of thing.
The new, free iPhone application will streamline the process by allowing New Yorkers to report complaints to 311 using a program that identifies the user, determines the specific location of the condition reported using GPS technology, and allows easy uploads of photos.
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Uber also launched in Chicago, where regulators tried to change the rules to block them, in Seattle with no problems, and in Boston, where a cease and desist was issued because the state's Division of Standards didn't have a standard for using GPS in commercial vehicles.
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Other key patents IBM obtained last year were for predicting traffic problems by using GPS and communicating the delays to drives, finding patterns across disparate data sources and an invention for enabling analysis of medical data from multiple sources to improve the research, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.
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With a mobile point of sale system, the tax rates can be automatically determined using GPS. But more than that, the location of every transaction can also be captured and used in business analytics, allowing merchants to better target the locations where they will sell their goods or services.
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When using GLONASS satellites, the time it takes for the receiver to "lock on" to a position is (on average) approximately 20 percent faster than using GPS. And when using both GPS and GLONASS, the receiver has the ability to lock on to 24 more satellites than using GPS alone.
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The process of turning 18 holes into an immersive digital experience begins by shooting up to 300, 000 photos with high-definition and laser cameras, on land and from a helicopter and plane, each picture attached to an exact location using GPS. Imaging can take two to three weeks and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per course.
Mr. Lewis, the data forensic expert in New York, says he recently worked on one case where the spouse enabled the "find my phone" software on all of her family's smartphones, which lets you pinpoint the location of the phone using GPS. She quickly learned of her husband's frequent trips to an ATM, where he withdrew cash she didn't know about.
The systems would allow a medic or corpsman treating a wounded warrior to record vital signs and other important information as well as request an emergency evacuation using precise GPS coordinates, starting with the first moments of life-saving care and making the information available using the existing tactical radio networks.
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Each photo they take is location-stamped using a GPS antenna accurate to within six inches.
Each photo they take is location-stamped using a GPS antenna accurate to within 6 inches.
New this season, though, many of these perks multiply when customers check in using a GPS app, such as Foursquare.
The Oregon has modes for hiking, driving and geocaching, the game of finding hidden objects using only GPS locations posted on Web sites.
Craig Nibloe, from Pilrig Park School, spent five weeks using the GPS device as he got the bus from his home to school and college.
Sprint had been installing on its floor models a software program called GadgetTrak that locates a phone or laptop using its GPS chip and Wi-Fi positioning.
Where it would land, no one knew but, using a GPS tracker, the BBC Sky Balloon team tracked the payload to the Killynick Road, Derrylin, near the border with the Irish Republic.
The primary function is to offer directions using the GPS. The LEDs tell you which way to head with simple green arrow animations and alert you to upcoming turns by flashing a red exclamation point.
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