May 2, 2009 GPS News

GPS system could help out golfers (The Arizona Republic)
New technology by a Chandler company, using GPS touch screens, could help simplify the game.

Fresno drops GPS sex offender plan (The Fresno Bee)
An hour after she took office in January, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin announced her first major initiative -- a plan to use GPS devices to track the city's convicted sex offenders even after they finish their parole.

GPS AutoSteer™ for MacDon-Built SP Windrowers. (AG Weekly)
GPS AutoSteer™ is now available for MacDon-Built M and 9000 Series SP Windrowers. Custom-fit by AutoFarm to provide a factory-installed look, GPS AutoSteer™ gives MacDon windrower owners high-accuracy machine control for greater productivity in all conditions, including fog, dust, heat and darkness.

Valley Irrigation introduces GPS Guidance for linear irrigation equipment (AG Weekly)
VALLEY, Neb. - Valley Irrigation, a technology leader in precision irrigation, introduces GPS Guidance for linear irrigation equipment. GPS Guidance will increase accuracy and precision of linear irrigation equipment when compared with conventional irrigation guidance.

International GPS Security Firm Receives Endorsement by the Alberta Construction Association

GPS Units May Guide Elderly Through Supermarkets (Fox News)
British researchers working on GPS navigators that would help elderly people find their way through supermarket aisles.

GPS To Provide The Facts (CJOB News First)
The Co-ordinator of the Winnipeg Trails Association says now the facts will speak for themselves. As you heard Wednesday on CJOB, the city announced a GPS program for cyclists that will track exactly where 900 participating cyclists will travel this summer.

GPs Urged To Support Swine Flu Database, UK (Medical News Today)
GPs across the UK are being urged to help improve monitoring of the potential swine flu pandemic by linking their IT system to a national tracking database. QSurveillance, the UK surveillance system set up to alert and to manage a flu pandemic, has appealed to all GPs using the EMIS LV system to activate a module that will feed anonymous patient data through to the database.

GPS Evidence Too Unreliable For Legal Purposes (InformationWeek)
GPS devices can be easily jammed and their data can be spoofed, particularly when tied to cellular systems, experts argue.

GPS Receiver Communications Simplified with NMEA-0183 Protocol Software Tool

Operation Monitor Will Begin Without GPS Devices on Sex Offenders (KSEE 24 Fresno)
Seeking to monitor sex offenders with GPS devices "after" parole was ambitious by the City of Fresno. Mayor Swearengin and police chief Jerry Dyer made "operation monitor" their first official proposal together. After further review by the state Attorney General's office, Jessica's law, which mandates sex offender monitoring with GPS "during" parole, was determined to be too vague to allow ...