GPS World, December 2017

SEEN HEARD FINDING YOURSELF IN IRELAND A new system giving emergency services the exact location of callers went live in Ireland Oct 19 The Advanced Mobile Location AML system was developed by Google in association with the European Emergency Number Association EENA and can be installed on all Android phones AML enabled smartphones activate the GNSS to obtain the callers location information once an emergency call is made It then sends an automatic SMS to the emergency services containing the callers exact location The service can use Wi Fi instead of GNSS depending on which is better in a given situation I AINT AFRAID OF NO GHOSTS New ghost hunting augmented reality game SpecTrek by Netherlands company Games4All uses GPS location to hunt specters on Android devices The app allows gamers to walk around and catch ghosts while recording them Using GPS the app shows where ghosts are lurking on an area map and also provides fitness stats PHOTO CREDITS Ireland SMS Irish Times Giza diagram ScanPyramids boaters Jonathan Clay U S Navy SpecTrek Games4All COPYRIGHT 2017 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 50 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM DECEMBER 2017 PYRAMID POWER In a study published in Nature scientists with the ScanPyramids project found a huge void inside the Great Pyramid of Giza above the Grand Gallery using muon radiography imaging to find anomalies in a non invasive way ScanPyramids has created a 3D virtual reality tour that allows users explore inside The 100 x 26 foot void may have resulted from construction such as an internal ramp used to move the massive roof blocks into place LOST AT SEA Two Americans rescued after five months stranded at sea failed to activate their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon EPIRB which would have immediately alerted maritime governments of their situation Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava said they left Hawaii on a sailboat named Sea Nymph in early May headed for Tahiti a common one month trip Appel told the Coast Guard she didnt activate the device because they never felt distressed despite telling the TODAY show that she honestly believed that we were about to die within the next 24 hours