Spatial Dynamics

The Washington Post recently had an article regarding a consortium of companies who plan on spending $14.5 billion (more than Bolivia’s GDP) in the creation of the WiMax network. According to the article, delivering maps is one of Google’s main considerations for joining the project.
WiMax is like WiFi, but with a much longer range; it [...]

As both satellite and cellular navigation systems become more popular, there is massive potential for these systems to change driving habits; especially in context of networked navigation devices.
When traffic and stop lights are taken into account, the shortest route may not be the most efficient; network connectivity among navigation devices will allow drivers to use [...]

Last week, the BBC reported the first of 30 satellites of the Galileo satellite navigation system was launched from Kazakhstan. While remnants of GLONASS exist,  the United States’ NAVSTAR Global Positioning System is the only fully operational Global Navigation Satellite System. Galileo is designed to be technologically complementary to NAVSTAR and will enhance location-based technology.
Using [...]