Posts Tagged ‘GPS’
Mobile phones pinpoint traffic gridlock
UC BERKELEY (US) — Cellphone and GPS data suggest that reducing a little traffic from key commuter areas could go a long way toward easing highway congestion. Continue…
Friday, December 28, 2012 16:07 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Nov 19, 2012 12:55 - 1 Comment
Team tracks nearly extinct elephant look-alike
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers are hoping to use GPS collars to monitor the movements of endangered tapirs living in the rainforests of Nicaragua. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 23, 2012 10:09 - 0 Comments
GPS collars keep track of wild elephants
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Researchers are using GPS and satellite communication technology to track elephants in Malaysia and to evaluate the government’s conservation efforts. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 16, 2011 10:26 - 2 Comments
Greener commutes with eco-routes
U. BUFFALO (US) — The path of least emissions may not always be the fastest way to drive somewhere, but it’s possible for drivers to cut emissions without significantly slowing travel time, researchers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 5, 2011 12:39 - 1 Comment
GPS moves cars to go greener
U. ILLINOIS (US) — In addition to the fastest and shortest routes, a new software interface that works like a GPS is able to calculate the most fuel-efficient route, too. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 25, 2010 17:09 - 9 Comments
Greenland melt spreads to both coasts
U. COLORADO (US)—Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, which has been increasing during the past decade over its southern region, is now making an upward climb on its northwest coast as well. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2010 11:19 - 1 Comment
Driverless car to scale Pikes Peak
STANFORD (US)—A re-engineered Audi TTS will attempt to ascend the 14,000-foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs without an essential ingredient: a driver. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2010 15:05 - 2 Comments
NASA launching tools to forecast solar activity
U. COLORADO (US)—An instrument package set for launch by NASA on Feb. 10 is expected to give scientists a better understanding of the sun’s impact on space weather. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 15, 2009 16:39 - 0 Comments
‘Triple whammy’ takes toll on Arctic erosion
U. COLORADO (US)—The combined effect of declining sea ice, warming seawater, and increased wave activity is causing the northern coastline of Alaska to erode by up to one-third the length of a football field each year. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 1, 2009 13:30 - 2 Comments
How much snow? Check your GPS
U. COLORADO (US)—Researchers have found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected to benefit meteorologists, water resource managers, climate modelers, and farmers. (more…)
