GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it

Losing GPS would mean losing a lot more than Google Maps. The technology is integrated into everything from lights that turn ...

Best Of: The Map Men On Missing Islands And The Meaning Of Mistakes

Last year, Americans spent more than 300 billion minutes on navigation apps, like Waze or Google Maps.The GPS systems in our ...
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Why ships have two metal balls on the compass, the clever trick that fixes magnetic errors at sea

A ship’s steel hull becomes part of Earth’s magnetic field, which can quietly skew a magnetic compass in different directions as the vessel turns and heels. This explains how binnacle correctors work, ...
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This is the open-source Google Maps alternative I’ve been waiting for

I trialed this open-source navigation app that's taking on Google Maps with a community-driven approach, and the results were interesting.