US to give away free lighthouses as GPS makes them unnecessary
Program aims to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old, to anyone willing to preserve them
February 2023
Signs of the times: Ordnance Survey to consult on new map symbols
Mapmaker suggests symbols could be added for bike repair shops, dog waste bins or river access points
October 2022
TikTok denies report data used to track or ‘target’ US citizens
Chinese-based team at parent company ByteDance alleged by Forbes to have planned to collect location information
March 2022
Weatherwatch
Space agency launches crowdsourced weather forecasting project
ESA project aims to harness power of smartphones to match atmospheric conditions to weather on ground
February 2022
The networker
Forget state surveillance. Our tracking devices are now doing the same job
John Naughton
While gizmos such as Apple’s AirTags are undeniably useful, they carry with them the danger of privacy abuses
March 2021
Domestic abusers to get GPS tags on release from jail in London
Pilot scheme announced by mayor’s office targets up to 200 perpetrators of abuse-related offences
January 2021
GPS art: the hybrid activity mixing creativity and fitness – video
'Human etch-a sketch': GPS art, burbing and my attempt to recreate the Guardian masthead
November 2020
Black lives
Gladys West: the hidden figure who helped invent GPS
Growing up on a farm in Virginia during segregation, West knew education would be her means of escape. But she didn’t know her quiet work on a naval base would change lives around the world
August 2020
Land Rovers eyed by thieves in countryside crime spike during UK lockdown
Livestock, GPS equipment and quad bikes targeted as gangs took advantage of empty roads
June 2020
UK poised to invest £500m in satellite rival to EU's Galileo system
PM and chancellor back purchase of 20% stake in troubled US operator OneWeb
April 2020
Experts warn of privacy risk as US uses GPS to fight coronavirus spread
Mobile advertising companies can collect detailed data about Americans’ movements
February 2020
Berlin artist uses 99 phones to trick Google into traffic jam alert
Google Maps diverts road users after mistaking cartload of phones for huge traffic cluster
December 2018
Spacewatch
Spacewatch: new generation of GPS satellite lifts off
GPS III satellites to provide more precise locations and be more resilient against jamming
November 2018
UK may never recover £1.2bn invested in EU Galileo satellite system
British armed forces will not get access to Galileo, a rival to the US GPS system, after Brexit
