GPS World, February 2016

SEEN HEARD BIRD PATROL Peruvian environmental authorities have outfitted 10 vultures with GPS trackers and mini video cameras reports the Telegraph The birds are naturals at finding illegal rubbish dumps where runoff pollutes the rivers and Pacific coastline of the Peruvian capital Lima The vultures are also serving as the protagonists in a social media campaign that encourages Lima residents to report illegal dumps and throw away less waste HATS OFF TO CORNELL A Cornell University team has created a top hat that uses sound navigation along with GPS The hat guides a wearer to their destination by using current GPS coordinates destination GPS coordinates and the users head orientation to produce sound through stereo headphones that can be perceived as coming from the direction of the destination The walking friendly hands free navigation solution allows a users attention to remain on their surroundings GOOGLE KNOWS YOU Google Maps has been updated with a predictive navigation feature Driving Mode in version 919 enables users to tap into frequently accessed destinations and search history as well as home and work locations to predetermine where the driver is heading so that it can provide traffic and road closure updates 70 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM FEBRUARY 2016 MALFUNCTION OR SPOOFING The U S Navy said the two patrol craft seized at gunpoint by Iran on Jan 12 had deviated from their assigned route because of a mechanical failure Iran meanwhile claimed that the riverine boats GPS devices were working A Christian Science Monitor editorial speculates that the sailors were spoofed into Iranian waters in the same way Iran spoofed GPS signals in 2011 to send a CIA drone off course 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