Archive for July, 2011
GPSMAP 76 Handheld Navigators gps
Detailed mapping in a completely portable handheld unit! These handheld marvels take the best features from the GPS 76, including its enhanced, high-resolution screen for improved legibility, and gives them full mapping capability. Several navigation pages clearly show your position on a moving map along with important information such as position, speed, heading, distance and [...]
Delta 4 rocket launches the GPS IIF-2 satellite from Cape Canaveral (ULA Webcast)
Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., (July 16, 2011) – A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-2 payload lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 here at 2:41 am EDT today. This is the seventh ULA launch this year. “Congratulations to the entire team on the successful launch of [...]
GPS to GIS: Uploading Multimedia from a Smartphone, Mapping it in a GIS, Part 3
This series of videos describes how to use GPS and GIS in educational instruction–specifically, the whys and hows of gathering field data such as historical buildings, trees, pH in streams, invasive species, social zones on campus, and so on–and then mapping those data to analyze spatial patterns and assess issues from a spatial perspective. This [...]