GPS Features
The GPS Primer - An excellent detailed tutorial designed to get you up and running with GPS fundamentals and terminology..
The Degree Confluence Project - The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures and stories
will then be posted on the website..
GPS Product Review - Joe Mehaffey provides a comprehensive review of a number of GPS products.
GIS in Emergency Response - Real-Time GIS Assists South Carolina in Managing Hurricane Evacuation.
Intro to GeoCaching - A new 21st century GPS recreation!
Selective Availability Coverage - Selective Availability Goes Away.
Linux for handhelds -
WirelessDevNet Feature "Linux for handhelds: fact or fiction?"
President Ends Selective Availability - Improving the Civilian Global Positioning System.
GIS Goes Mobile - A special look at advances in wireless and mobile GIS applications.
Shuttle Radar Data Explained - This feature helps explain issues related to the topo mapping mission data quality and availability.
A Detailed Look at The Kodak FIS265 -
We took this GPS enabled Digital camera and
integrated it with ArcView GIS. View our synopsis and get some
valuable hints. We also posted a digital image tour of NW Florida's beutiful Emerald Coast.
The Y2K Bug and What you should do About It - Want to know more about the Y2K bug and what you should do about it?
End of Week rollover for the GPS - Chances are you've heard about the Year 2000 bug. You
may also have heard about the End of Week rollover for the Global Positioning System (GPS) in August 1999. How could
your GPS receiver be affected by these date changes? What are the potential safety implications? The U.S. Department of
the Interior has compiled a brief overview to assist you in understanding this issue.