Japan on Saturday launched the third of four satellites in its plan to create a homegrown geolocation system aimed at improving the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimeters. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), an H-IIA rocket carrying ...
JAXA lofts the second of four home-grown geolocation satellites into orbit as Japan looks to end its dependency on the U.S. system.
Prosecutors on Wednesday sought six years in prison for a man charged with theft even though police gathered evidence against him using global positioning data without a warrant, a practice that was ruled illegal by Japan's top court last month. Yasunari Fukuma, 48, is suspected ...
The Supreme Court ruled that the collection of GPS data by police without a warrant during an investigation into a suspect in a string of thefts was illegal.
The National Police Agency admits ordering investigators nationwide to keep the use of unwarranted GPS tracking a secret, raising suspicions of court subversion and off-the-book investigations.
With a plethora of location-based services hitting the market, GPS appears to be an essential feature in today's digitally driven world. But Global Positioning System data can be used to create serious problems — even life-threatening ones — if control falls into the wrong hands, ...
The Supreme Court is set to soon hand down its first judgment on whether use of global positioning systems by police without a court warrant is illegal. The court's 15-member Grand Bench is looking into the case of a 45-year-old man who was tracked by ...
Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday that it took the wrenching decision not to formally inform Syria's government or its Russian allies about the location of some medical facilities such as the one hit by a deadly airstrike this week, amid concerns that doing ...
The land ministry on Thursday started testing a smartphone app that provides detailed navigation services in underground areas around Tokyo Station. Any Android smartphone user can download the free app, named Japan Smart Navi, during a pilot study, which runs through March 6. The app ...
With the proliferation of smartphones and other devices, the use of GPS — the global positioning system — has become ubiquitous. From pinpointing one's location to getting directions online, satellite-based navigation is driving the interactive use of online maps. Many may not be aware, however, ...
The Russian plane that crashed Saturday in Egypt slowed suddenly and then plunged to the Earth at 300 miles per hour (483 kph), according to revised data of its final moments captured by flight-tracking website FlightRadar24. The Metrojet Airbus Group SE A321 carrying 224 people ...
A mandatory procedure governing the use of GPS in police investigations should be established to ensure people's privacy rights are not violated.
