GPS World, September 2016

SEEN HEARD THE WONDEFUL WONDERFUL CAT A railway station cat took part in a 5k fun run to raise money for a childrens charity reports BBC Felix the cats run was monitored via a GPS tracker in her collar and included many breaks of lying down in the corridor said the staff of Huddersfield Station in West Yorkshire Nevertheless she raised more than 2500 for Fairy Bricks which supplies LEGO kits to hospitalized children Some UK train stations host cats for their excellent mousing ability SAFE CROSSINGS Koalas have quickly learned to use wildlife passageways to cross busy roads in Australias Queensland state as they move between habitats reports BBC A Wildlife Research study tracked 72 koalas living near six government installed crossings using GPS collars cameras and wireless identification chips that communicated with devices at the entrance and exit of each crossing 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 58 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM SEPTEMBER 2016 DRONE READY CONDOS High rises should be built with drone landing platforms suggests WIRED magazine writer Charles Bombadier Early adopters will probably buy personal flying vehicles in the not too distant future Maybe an innovative architectural firm will even pitch the idea of building a drone ready condo tower in Japan or Dubai in the coming months and maybe it will sell faster than we think FINDING FAMILY With families in war torn South Sudan often unable to find and bury the bodies of loved ones the International Red Cross has stepped in to collect hundreds of bodies of soldiers and civilians left in the streets reports The Guardian Aid workers record the circumstances of the deaths and the GPS coordinates of the site where each body was found and buried in an effort to give grieving families the chance to find the remains of missing relatives