GPS World, January 2017

SEEN HEARD GAME PLAYING RESEARCH A dementia research experiment in the form of a video game indicates the ability to navigate declines consistently after the teenage years University College London scientists harnessed data from 24 million people who downloaded Sea Hero Quest a nautical adventure to save an old sailors lost memories The game anonymously records the players sense of direction and navigational ability as they work their way through the levels The results could help make an early detection dementia test TRACKING HIGH VALUE AIR CARGO Amerijet has approved Starcom Systems Kylos Air GPS tracking device for cargo aboard its aircraft Kylos Air allows for close monitoring of high value air cargo temperature sensitive products and equipment The units go into airplane mode while in the air but communicate the moment they exit the aircraft helping minimize the ramp time of sensitive cargo The cargo can be tracked on smartphones desktops or other platforms DRONE DISPUTE In December a Chinese navy submarine rescue vessel launched a small boat and seized an unmanned underwater vehicle UUV deployed by oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch The Pentagon said the Chinese ship ignored repeated demands from the Bowditch to return the vehicle The incident took place in international waters about 50 miles northwest of Subic Bay in the Philippines The Chinese government returned the drone a few days later COSMIC TRASH INCINERATION JAXA is testing a way to destroy space junk The prototype Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiments KITE arrived at the International Space Station Dec 12 allowing engineers to test the mechanisms including GPS that guide a tether equipped spacecraft to drag junk to burn up in the atmosphere 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 74 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM JANUARY 2017 TRACKING DOWN UNDER Australian Agricultural Company is using pocketsized GPS beacons on four remote cattle stations in a trial program to track and monitor staff working in remote areas On the massive stations staff often work areas where phones and UHF radios dont work The GPS devices can beam distress signals to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for an immediate search and rescue response