Tag Archives: Geodesy

The Reason why Greenwich Prime Meridian Moved

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The Prime Meridian has moved. Who knew? In 1884 the international community set the Earth's prime meridian,  the north-south line marking zero degrees longitude,  should pass through...

Apple bought GPS Company Coherent Navigation

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Apple has bought another navigation company. First reported by MacRumors on Sunday, Apple has acquired Coherent Navigation. The company was founded in 2008 and worked on high-accuracy GPS. The High-...

Tidal Scales the Un-scalable

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It’s a pain point for many brands and media companies: creating compelling content for their customers on a unrelenting, regular schedule.  Matt Meyers, CEO and co-founder of community content...

NASA READI GPS Satellite Network Will Detect Earthquakes

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NASA has announced that it has installed a group of 500 ground stations throughout the Western Coast of the United States that will communicate with GPS satellites in orbit. The goal of the system,...