GPS is a fact of life for most of us these days. For many, the idea of getting somewhere new without GPS is anxiety-inducing! But do you really know how GPS works? And how is it different from Glonass ...

No audio available for this content. The recent broadcast of the first CDMA signal from the new GLONASS-K satellite culminates a long series of events that began in 1989. A key participant gives a ...

Sanuj Bhatia, the managing editor at Pocketnow, is responsible for supervising and contributing to all the content published on the website, including news, reviews, features, and how-tos. He began ...

Does combining GPS and GLONASS observations make a difference? The International GNSS Service (IGS) has been providing such data for several years. Representatives from two IGS analysis centers ...

In the United States, the Global Positioning System (GPS)—a global satellite navigation system—is synonymous with position and location awareness, and has become an essential tool in business and ...

GLONASS is an acronym, which stands for Globalnaya Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, or Global Navigation Satellite System. GLONASS is, basically, Russia’s version of GPS (Global Position System), ...

Trail runner Shana Light woke up early one morning to hit the footpaths by her home in Colorado. To train for her 50-mile race, she ran through woods, trudged up mountains, and along hidden paths with ...