gps

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It’s a feat made possible by searching through millions of GPS-tagged images in the Flickr online photo collection.
The IM2GPS algorithm developed by computer science graduate student James […]

It has long been known that birds and many other animals including turtles, salamanders and lobsters, use the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, but the nature of their global positioning systems (GPS) has not been completely understood.
One school of thought hypothesizes that birds use magnetically-sensitive chemical reactions initiated by light (called chemical magnetoreception) to orient […]

You are in your car and you find you are lost. You can’t look at your map because you are the driver. You ask your companion to open the map and see where you have to go. So your companion opens the map, unfolding it unevenly; struggling to get it open to see it. She […]

Tracking the location and availability of resources such as hospitals, transportation equipment, and water during an emergency situation can be life-saving.
A collaborative mapping tool developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is helping emergency management officials better coordinate event and incident planning - and real-time response.
GTRI has teamed with Atlanta-based company Emergency Visions to […]