http://www.maps-gps-info.com/blog.html Up-to-date news and information relating to maps, geography, and GPS. en-us Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:00:07 -0400 Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:00:07 -0400 Easy Blogs by uuba.com http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200507.html#e40 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200507.html#e40 Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:00:07 -0400 This tiny addition to Garmin's line of automobile navigation systems does a lot. Turn-by-turn voice guidance, lots of "find" and "route" options, and a healthy dose of map memory are just some of the strong points. It sports a flip-up antenna for best satellite... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200507.html#e39 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200507.html#e39 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:53:15 -0400 Thanks to extensive GPS measurements and analyses by TU Delft and its scientific partners, unique images showing the development of the earthquake on 26 December 2004 in South East Asia have been created. This is the first time that a quake of such magnitude... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200506.html#e38 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200506.html#e38 Tue, 7 Jun 2005 19:50:36 -0400 At Maps GPS Info.com we are constantly adding to the useful content. We have just published several new GPS-related pages. Visit Car Navigation for all you need to know about GPS for your vehicle. Handheld GPS is also helpful. Also new are Marine GPS,... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200505.html#e37 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200505.html#e37 Tue, 24 May 2005 11:08:25 -0400 A synchronization feature in digital and analog television signals can be used for other purposes than to lock the vertical hold for older TVs. Engineers created a radio receiver chip that could zero in on the TV signal and get the synchronization information.... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200505.html#e36 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200505.html#e36 Mon, 2 May 2005 22:20:01 -0400 In Troy, New York, a GPS-based experiment conducted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Center for Infrastructure and Transportation Studies is aimed at making traffic flow more efficiently. It's part of a federally funded project in which traffic is tracked... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200504.html#e35 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200504.html#e35 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:41:11 -0400 The USGS estimates that several million earthquakes occur in the world each year, but many go undetected because they occur in remote areas or have very small magnitudes. The USGS now locates about 50 earthquakes each day; 20,000 a year. The USGS is the... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200504.html#e34 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200504.html#e34 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:43:58 -0400 A great flood in south Wales and southwest England in 1607 was long thought to be caused by high tides and severe storms. It is estimated 200 square miles (520 sq km) of land were covered by water. Now experts believe the culprit to be a tsunami. Eyewitness... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200504.html#e33 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200504.html#e33 Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:16:30 -0400 The $900 million Burj Dubai will be at least 123 stories high. The exact height is a secret so competitors in the world's furious race for the title of tallest skyscraper won't know what to beat. A hotel will occupy the lower 37 floors. Floors 45 through... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200503.html#e32 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200503.html#e32 Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:50:50 -0400 Taiwan has most of the criteria required for being a country, such as: economic activity and an organized economy; the power of social engineering, such as education; and a government that provides public services and police power. Militarily speaking, Taiwan's... http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200503.html#e31 http://www.maps-gps-info.com/200503.html#e31 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:45:25 -0400 Do you think your teenager would mind your spying on her driving and whereabouts? Some parents are investing in tracking services to attempt to keep their accident-prone kids safe. Auto accidents account for 44% of teenage deaths nationwide. All cell phones...