The growing list of California cities that have adopted or are planning to adopt GPS technology on their public transit systems now includes Santa Clara, according to reports from the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
The idea behind this refreshing willingness to use new technology in the name of easing commuter pain is to give [...]

Google just announced today that it will be producing a mapping system for mobile phones that will allow users to look at traffic patterns in 30 American cities before planning their routes. Reportedly, the technology will be called Google Maps for Mobile, and can also be used to get driving directions and for storing [...]

Trials recently conducted by the Australian government show that, as the technology now stands, installing GPS devices on convicted sex offenders simply will not work. In the process of testing three different electronic devices, officials found that the tracking units could not convey location in sufficiently “real” time. Subjects’ movements could only be [...]

The E.U. has launched the first of 29 satellites making up the Galileo GPS grid, according to Autoblog.
The Galileo program is the Continent’s foray into establishing an independent system from the United States, which currently controls the world’s GPS system through its military. The first satellite, GIOVE A, will, if everything goes according to [...]

It’s long been the goal of scientists to increase the accuracy of GPS systems. Researchers at Stanford University have vowed to create a bullet-proof GPS system accurate up to 1/2″.
Technologies are coming to the forefront that will impact billions of people and millions of businesses,” Spilker said. “Our humble goal is to [...]

GPS systems may suffer with infastructre no longer in place space.
From Slashdot:
from the ground-control-to-major-tom dept.
loped_index writes “IT Week reports that the U.S. GPS system is in a delicate state, and that full coverage could be lost if older satellites fail faster than the current rate. From the article: ‘The system relies [...]

Called a “high-tech” version of the original Monopoly game, Hasbro’s Monopoly Live lets players “buy” property in London and collect virtual rent, with the winner receiving a year’s worth of mortgage payments. The interesting part is that payments are determined by the traffic patterns of 18 real London cabs, which are tracked using GPS. Players [...]

SiRF Technology Holdings announced today that it has purchased Motorola’s GPS chip set, and has become a preferred GPS supplier to Motorola. They will integrate Motorola chips into their existing products as well as continue to work with Motorola to innovate new GPS technology into future Motorola products. They’ve also required the rights to future [...]

Magnalox released Version 1.4.3 of their loxtrax software, a Pocket PC program that can read GPS data and display in different ways such as tracks, Points of Interest, and maps. It can be connected by cable, expansion card, or Bluetooth, and is available in standard and deluxe magnalox editions. You’ll still need a separate GPS [...]

CNET.com’s review of the GPS Navigator by PalmOne rates the gadget a “fair” 6.7 out of 10 rating. It’s called “expensive” but accurate, compact, and lots of customization options, plus mounting brackets for your dashboard. On the negative side, the GPS Navigator only works with the Tungsten T3 and Zire 72, the POI database isn’t [...]