In an era where GPS technology dominates navigation, engineers at the University of South Australia have turned to the stars for inspiration. Their innovative approach draws on ancient celestial ...
They don’t actually use satellite GPS for location info, but piggyback on the Bluetooth of nearby devices. You still get tracking info and can see roughly where it is on a map, but you don’t ...
The sailors of old typically used flat maps to find their position, so three reference points would suffice. Since GPS devices move in three dimensions, you need a fourth satellite so that you can ...