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Navigation satellites guide the world and its wars

GPS is part of a broader family of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that are crucial for various applications, including military operations.

fromArs Technica

3 weeks ago

Roam Research

After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work

Roam Research

fromwww.dw.com

Navigation satellites guide the world and its wars

GPS is part of a broader family of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that are crucial for various applications, including military operations.

When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon

Satellite infrastructure in the Gulf is increasingly contested, affecting the reliability of information during conflicts.

fromFlowingData

Mapping the unmapped Google Maps city

In North Oaks, Minnesota, property lines extend to the middle of the street, which means the entire city is considered private property.

Silicon Valley real estate

fromNature

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Observing the tidal pulse of rivers from wide-swath satellite altimetry - Nature

Along coastlines, where tides are typically magnified, they profoundly affect navigation, commerce, coastal flooding, water properties and sediment transport. Tides impact the flooding of rivers and, thus, influence the extent of their floodplain, which has cascading effects on biogeochemical and ecological processes.

Environment

Arts

New book shows why physical maps have an important role to play in our digital world

A cartography professor discovered 96 historically significant maps in a forgotten university archive, revealing cartography's vital role in preserving sociopolitical memory and demonstrating maps' importance beyond navigation.

Science

fromThe Cipher Brief

GPS Denied: Time to Upgrade

GPS infrastructure, despite enabling trillions in economic value, faces critical vulnerabilities to jamming, spoofing, and anti-satellite weapons, with recent incidents demonstrating widespread disruption risks.

Business intelligence

fromInfoWorld

Visualizing the world with Planetary Computer

Microsoft's Planetary Computer provides free geospatial data from multiple sources with standardized APIs for environmental research and analysis applications.

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Python

GeoPandas Basics: Maps, Projections, and Spatial Joins - Real Python

Python

GeoPandas Basics: Maps, Projections, and Spatial Joins - Real Python

Python

GeoPandas Basics: Maps, Projections, and Spatial Joins Quiz - Real Python

Python

GeoPandas Basics: Maps, Projections, and Spatial Joins - Real Python

Python

GeoPandas Basics: Maps, Projections, and Spatial Joins - Real Python

Python

GeoPandas Basics: Maps, Projections, and Spatial Joins Quiz - Real Python

Land Measurement App by Lumen Cluster: Measure Land Easily, Accurately, and Smartly

Smartphone-based Land Measurement App by Lumen Cluster enables fast, accurate, GPS-based land area calculations without specialized equipment, supporting multiple units for diverse users.

Environment

fromFlowingData