Tag Archives: Global Positioning System

25Oct/26

How Sewage Tomatoes Beat the AI Web

October 25, 2026TechnologyAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Bus stop, Cartography, Computational neuroscience, Computing, Contents, Cybernetics, Data, DEEPSEEK, Digital technology, Ed Jefferson, Everything Framework, Geographic data and information, Geotagging, Germany, Global Positioning System, his Nicolas Cage, Intermodal passenger transport, Internet privacy, Journey planner, Kingston, London, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Matt Muir, Mimi Jiang, NextDoor, Nicolas Cage, Open-source intelligence, OpenStreetMap, Public transport, Reddit, Route planning software, Social information processing, Sustainable transport, Technology, Transport, Transport for London, United Kingdom, Wikipedia, World Wide Webadmin

Mapping the Neighborhood: Reimagining Wikipedia as a Proximity-Based Experience

Sat Oct. 24, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Local Wikipedia is an independent, unofficial web application developed by journalist, software developer, and data specialist Ed Jefferson that turns Wikipedia into a proximity-focused, ambient spatial encyclopedia. Conceived during lockdown and released in late 2026, the application operates on the core thesis of displaying geotagged Wikipedia articles located within a thirty-minute walk from the user. Users can set their location using native browser geolocation or manual text queries such as town names, landmarks, and UK postal codes. To balance visual clutter and system performance across varying geographic densities, the platform automatically adjusts its operational scope, expanding up to six miles in low-density rural areas or capping results at five hundred items in dense urban centers. Designed with client-side privacy in mind, positioning coordinates remain strictly within temporary local browser memory, and exported links are sanitized to ensure physical location data is never shared. Continue reading →

28Oct/25

Iridium Unveils PNT ASIC for Global GPS Protection

October 28, 2025InnovationGlobal Positioning System, GLONASS, GNSS applications, GNSS spoofing, Iridium Communications, Iridium satellite constellation, Satellite navigation, Satellite navigation device, Satellite telephonyadmin

This new chip is intended to offer comprehensive protection against the rising threat of jamming and spoofing of traditional Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, which has led to high-profile disruptions and significant economic risk. Measuring just 8mm by 8mm, the ASIC can integrate into a wide array of devices, receiving a secure signal from the Iridium satellite network that is 1,000 times more powerful than GPS. Iridium states that this device will democratise GNSS resilience and serve as a reliable alternative or primary source for PNT data across government, industrial, and consumer applications, with commercial availability planned for mid-2026. Continue reading

17Jul/23

Ministry of Defence purchases 1,000th Landshield anti-jam system

July 17, 2023UncategorizedElectronic counter-countermeasure, Electronic countermeasures, Global Positioning System, GPS signals, Military communications, Military technology, Radar signal processing, Raytheon UKadmin

Raytheon UK announced today the Ministry of Defence has purchased its 1000th Landshield unit, marking the latest milestone in the company’s efforts to defend critical GPS signals. Landshield is a market-leading anti-jam system. Only the size of a hockey puck, Landshield’s lightweight, small frame and low power usage allow it to be ultra-versatile and operate on land, sea, and air. By repelling jamming and spoofing attempts, Landshield aims to ensure that it defends the GPS signals of any military system using it. Continue reading