GPS World, April 2016

DRONES AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS DONT MIX Spring in Washington D C means cherry trees blooming around the Tidal Basin The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a video reminding visitors that theyre welcome to shoot photos and videos but must leave their drones at home UAVs are prohibited in and around the national capital region The airspace around Washington D C is more restricted than in any other part of the country GEOCACHING BUNNY A traditional Easter egg hunt in Merriam Kansas went high tech this year with children using GPS devices to track down caches of eggs About 90 children searched for eggs filled with candy or toys using pre programmed GPS devices 50 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM APRIL 2016 NO JOY FOR ANTARCTICA Sygic a GPS app that stores maps on your smartphone for offline use has added 88 new maps to its portfolio It now covers practically every inch of the globe except for Antarctica and other uninhabited areas Slovakia based Sygic said it offers complete downloadable maps that take less storage for example a California map with complete street coverage turn by turn navigation data points of interest landmarks and 3D terrain is only 330 megabytes But dont plan a road trip to Antarctica SEEN HEARD BRITAINS MOUNTAIN GROWS A national survey has remeasured Ben Nevis Britains tallest mountain putting its official height at 1345 meters 1 meter taller than before The actual difference from the last official measurement in 1949 is much less but enough for the height to be rounded up rather than down The change comes from the precision that can be achieved with GPS compared to the previous survey in the 1940s THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO UAV imagery helped categorize a South Carolina storm as a weak tornado instead of a thunderstorm The National Weather Services Eastern Region UAS team was set up in 2015 to study the use of unmanned aircraft for post storm damage assessments In December the team joined SkyView Aerial Solutions to provide aerial footage of the short lived tornado COPYRIGHT 2016 NORTH COAST MEDIA LLC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical including by photocopy recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from the publisher Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use or the internal or personal use of specific clients is granted by North Coast Media LLC for libraries and other users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center 222 Rosewood Dr Danvers MA 01923 phone 978 750 8400 fax 978 750 4470 Call for copying beyond that permitted by Sections 107 or 108 of the U S Copyright Law PRIVACY NOTICE North Coast Media LLC provides certain customer contact data such as customers names addresses phone numbers and email addresses to third parties who wish to promote relevant products services and other opportunities which may be of interest to you If you do not want North Coast Media LLC to make your contact information available to third parties for marketing purposes simply call 847 763 4942 between the hours of 8 30 am and 5 pm CT and a customer service representative will assist you in removing your name from North Coast Media LLCs lists GPS WORLD ISSN 1048 5104 is published monthly by North Coast Media LLC IMG Center 1360 East 9th Street Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 SUBSCRIPTION RATES For US Canada and Mexico 1 year 8995 print and digital two years 14895 print and digital All other countries 1 year print and digital 15995 2 years 26595 For air expedited service include an additional 75 per order annually Single copies prepaid only 10 plus postage and handling For current single copy or back issues call 847 763 4942 Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland OH 44101 9603 and additional mailing offices POSTMASTER Please send address change to GPS World PO Box 2090 Skokie IL 60076 Printed in the U S A