Gps Devices

Garmin Enduro 3 series smartwatches launched in India at Rs 105,990 onwards

The Garmin Enduro 3 series is an ultra-performance GPS smartwatch targeted to endurance athletes, adventurers, and ultra-distance competitors

Sterlite Power raises Rs 725 crore to fuel GPS business expansion

Fund to fuel expansion plan of recently hived-off GPS business of company: MD Pratik Agarwal

India nearing self-reliance in strategic navigation with NavIC: In-SPACe

In-SPACe Chairman Pawan Goenka said on Tuesday that India is almost self-reliant in data required for strategic applications, thanks to NavIC, the country's satellite navigation system similar to GPS. For civilian uses, too, where the stakes are not as high as in strategic applications, Goenka stressed the importance of avoiding dependency on foreign systems that could leave India vulnerable. "Our goal with NavIC is to ensure that for all strategic needs -- whether in defence, civilian use or industry -- we are not reliant on others. If someone cuts off supply, we should have the capability to switch to our own systems," he said at a panel discussion during the GeoSmart India 2024 conference in Hyderabad. However, NavIC would coexist with other navigation systems like GPS, he added while stressing that India should be able to meet its needs independently using NavIC. NavIC (Navigation with Indian constellation) is India's own satellite navigation system developed by ISRO. It helps

Assam Forest dept conducts GPS training for elephant population estimation

Apart from imparting the GPS training, the Aaranyak experts also prepared Block Maps which will be helpful for elephant population estimation

Govt to soon introduce GPS-based highway toll collection system: Gadkari

The government will soon come out with a tender for introducing GPS-based highway toll collection system on national highways, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Gadkari said the pilot projects of GPS-based toll systems of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) have been successful and the government will soon come out with a tender for implementing the new toll collection system. "Pilot projects of GPS-based toll systems on national highways to replace toll plazas in the country have been successful... We will soon come out with a tender for introducing GPS-based toll collection systems on national highways," he said at an event here. The move is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and charging motorists for the exact distance travelled on the highways. The road transport and highways ministry has conducted two pilot projects of automatic number plate recognition systems (automatic number plate reader cameras) to enable automated toll collection without

GPS usage in apple ferrying trucks reduced thefts by 95% in Shimla: Police

There has been a 95 per cent drop in cases of theft of apples during transportation in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district after GPS was installed in vehicles ferrying the fruit, a police official said. Earlier, on an average, 20-25 cases of such thefts were registered during the apple season between July and October in the district, Shimla Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi said. This season (last year) just one case was registered and "this is a 95 per cent drop in cases", he said. The installation of the global positioning system (GPS) in vehicles that transport apples such as trucks and pick-up vans has acted as an effective measure to thwart thefts, Gandhi said. This result was achieved after only GPS-enabled vehicles were registered for inter-state transportation of apples last year with police having access to GPS devices, the SP said. Even in that one case of theft registered last year, the cargo of apples was traced because the vehicle had GPS and police ac

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel launches schemes for safe travel for women

The schemes include the provision of a panic button in every passenger vehicle. In order to locate the vehicle once panic button is pressed, GPS services will also be installed

Govt considering making NavIC mandatory: Everything you need to know

The government has convinced Apple to adopt NavIC in some of its models and it is also planning to give incentives to manufacturers for using domestic chips that support NavIC

Every second counts. Or does it? The answer holds leap second's fate

International timekeepers are meeting in France to debate the future of the bothersome leap second

Enable GPS on ambulances, establish control room for traffic management: HC

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the authorities to install GPS tracking systems on ambulances in the State to enable them to travel uninterrupted in traffic. A division bench of the High Court headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale gave this direction after hearing a petition by 'Bharat Punaruttana Trust'. The High Court then adjourned the hearing by three weeks. All the ambulances in Karnataka have to be enabled with GPS tracking systems and they should also be regularly monitored, the court has said. The government was directed to issue necessary circulars in this regard to ambulance owners and manufacturers so that both government and private ambulances are enabled with Global Positioning System (GPS). The court also directed for the establishment of a control room for the management of ambulances. The control rooms should be able to control the traffic on the roads while ambulances are travelling. The tender process for the same should be commenced at the earliest,

Manipur inducts 12 GPS-enabled patrol vehicles for highway security

The Manipur govt inducted 12 GPS-enabled highway patrol vehicles for the state's hill districts to ensure smooth and incident-free movements of all vehicles

Centre pushes for home-grown navigation system, smartphone makers jolted

According to government, NavIC provides more accurate domestic navigation and its use is likely to benefit the economy as well

What is geo-fencing and what are its advantages?

Firms and educational institutes are increasingly turning to geo-fencing, which uses GPS to detect employee/student presence through a chip in identity cards. What is geo-fencing and its advantages?

HDFC Bank to refund GPS device commissions to auto loan customers

In a public notice, the bank said, the refund will be credited to the customer's repayment account as registered with the bank

China launches BeiDou navigation satellite system to rival America's GPS

Some of the countries like Pakistan, closely aligned with China, are using the BDS. China is also promoting its use in the countries signed-up for its mega Belt and Road Initiative

Covid-19: Lessons from history

Targeted social distancing and complete lockdown are the need of the hour

The world didn't end: GPS devices save the date, fend off Y2K hysteria

Glitch expected to affect older GPS systems or ones that hadn't been updated doesn't show up.