global positioning system

Nuts And Bolts—Innovation Will Find A Way

See how these three TechOffers bring sensor and positioning systems to the forefront.

Connecting The Dots In Urban Mobility Data

SMU Associate Professor Zheng Baihua is developing methods to help researchers explore the many dimensions of urban mobility data.

How To Navigate A City Without Getting Lost

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed an alternative positioning system based on ID plates for buildings, shops and offices, allowing for more precise location tracking.

Crowdsourcing A Practical Indoor GPS

Scientists in South Korea have developed an indoor locating technology using crowdsourced fingerprints from smartphones.

What’s The Address? Three Little Words Can Tell You

GPS? What GPS? Three-word phrases could be a promising alternative to street names and house numbers in places where few people possess street addresses.