Where would we be without the global positioning system? OK, that's a rhetorical question with a pretty awful pun to boot. But the GPS that we know and love (and often heavily rely on) is but one of ...

Google announced many new software treats at Google I/O today. Aparna Chennapragada introduced one of the best new features: visual guidance and Visual Positioning System in Google Maps Navigation. We ...

A navigation system used inside venues such as airports, museums, shopping malls and hospitals. An indoor positioning system (IPS) is the indoor counterpart to the global positioning system (see GPS).

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Location-based services are becoming increasingly important in indoor environments with the development of Internet-of-thing (IoT) technologies. The visible light positioning (VLP) system offers great ...

Cosmic muons could provide a practical alternative to global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) in places where radio signals cannot reach. That is the conclusion of the muPS collaboration, which ...