GPS World, September 2018

SEEN HEARD SOLDIER REMOVE YOUR FITBIT Deployed U S service members may have to ditch their fitness trackers in response to a new memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M Shanahan prohibiting the use of GPS functions in deployed locations Included in the ban are physical fitness aids and phone apps that track location Because data is uploaded to the cloud the devices can provide enemies with information on military operations by exposing locations routines and numbers of personnel KICKIN IN WITH GPS PHOTO CREDITS Runner Fitbit soccer match iStock vm Tom Cruise Paramount Pictures Venezuala UAVs AFP news agency video screenshot Three months before the 2018 World Cup in Russia began FIFA decided to allow GPS performance and tracking systems during matches As players wore GPS enabled vests or harnesses team analysts and doctors used up to three tablets to monitor 30 second delayed data such as player position speed distance acceleration impacts and heart rate All 32 teams used the technology COPYRIGHT 2018 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 2018 CRUISING IN COPTERS A NovAtel GNSS antenna guided Tom Cruise as he performed stunt helicopter dives for Mission Impossible Fallout Keep an eye on the scene where Tom Cruise flies a helicopter through a narrow canyon to catch our Compact GNSS Antenna in action NovAtel said on LinkedIn Airbus helped Cruise who is known for doing many of his own stunts learn to fly a helicopter and navigate a treacherous dive sequence with the aid of the NovAtel receiver UAVS USED IN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Two drones armed with explosives detonated near Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Aug 4 in an apparent assassination attempt that took place while he was delivering a speech to hundreds of soldiers while the speech was being broadcast live on television according to press reports According to drone security solutions company DroneShield the history of commercial drone incidents involving heads of state goes back to September 2013 when the German Chancellor Angela Merkels public appearance was disrupted by a drone in a publicity stunt