GPS

Ramsey County pilot project puts stalkers on GPS

Officials are launching a pilot project Thursday. Defendants and victims who volunteer for the program will each wear a device as a condition of a defendant's pretrial release. When a defendant gets too close to his or her victim, a warning will sound.

By Associated Press , November 01, 2012

GPS tracking helps nab car thief in Grand Forks County

A GPS tracking system led to the arrest of a Rugby, N.D., man in a stolen car west of Grand Forks.

By Stephen J. Lee , August 16, 2012

Largest solar storm in 5 years may disrupt power, flights

The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. The same blast could also paint colorful auroras farther from the poles than normal.

By Seth Borenstein , March 07, 2012

Agriculture in 2022: 11 Northern Plains views of decade down field

Sometimes the demands of the moment prevent agriculturalists from thinking about the long-term, big-picture outlook for area agriculture. What does the future hold for agriculture on the Northern Plains?

By Jonathan Knutson , February 28, 2012

Government proposes technology guidelines to harness dashboard distractions

Automakers should design potentially distracting dashboard technology so it's automatically disabled while the vehicle is in motion, federal safety officials said today.

By Joan Lowy , February 16, 2012

Supreme Court rules warrant needed for GPS tracking of criminal suspects

The decision was a defeat for the government and police agencies, and it raises the possibility of serious complications for law enforcement nationwide, which increasingly relies on high tech surveillance of suspects, including the use of various types of GPS technology.

By Jesse J. Holland and Pete Yost , January 23, 2012

THEIR OPINION: GPS case before high court gets down to safeguarding privacy rights

Anyone leery about their privacy rights being violated by misuse of modern technology should pay attention to a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.

By Star Tribune Editorial Board , November 12, 2011

Byron Dorgan and others, Washington, column: Rural America needs next-gen wireless network

The association believes LightSquared’s network may be the only way for rural Americans to gain affordable access to wireless high-speed data services. But before LightSquared can launch service, the company has both technical and political hurdles to overcome.

By Byron Dorgan , September 04, 2011

Canadian arrested with marijuana after GPS mistakenly directs him to border crossing

A Canadian man is in a U.S. jail after his GPS directed him to a remote border crossing where agents found a pound of marijuana in his car.

By Associated Press , December 01, 2010

Oil change reignites debate over GPS trackers

Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old computer salesman and community college student, took his car in for an oil change earlier this month and his mechanic spotted an odd wire hanging from the undercarriage. The wire was attached to a strange magnetic device that puzzled Afifi and the mechanic. They freed it from the car and posted images of it online, asking for help in identifying it. Two days later, FBI agents arrived at Afifi's Santa Clara apartment and demanded the return of their property — a global positioning system tracking device now at the center of a raging legal debate over privacy rights.

By Paul Elias , October 17, 2010

Department of Natural Resources tags loons to study effects of oil spill

Transmitters show where birds go, whether they survive
Wildlife experts fearful that the call of Minnesota’s iconic loons could be silenced on many of the state’s lakes because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico worked through the night Monday to outfit a pair of the birds with GPS transmitters.

By Heath Hotzler , July 13, 2010

Quick training prevents bird strike tragedy aboard airplane

Mike Lynk has been a pilot since 1978. In that time, he had one brush with disaster when he dipped his airplane to avoid a collision with a goose. Lynk said the goose bounced off the top of the airplane and that was about all there was to it. No more close calls in the air. Until April 6.

By Brian Gehring , April 17, 2010

DOUG LEIER COLUMN: Sharing information remains root of tech revolution

Is technology steering the future of the outdoors? The obvious answer is yes, but the direction is not always so clear. Using a GPS device to mark a sandbar that might be a safety hazard to boaters is a good direction. Using a computer linked to the Internet linked to a webcam watching over a deer feeder in a distant state, allowing someone to “hunt” a farmed deer from their office, is not a good direction.

By Doug Leier , March 05, 2010

Fargo's public works director is suspended pending investigation

Fargo Public Works Director Al Weigel ignored city policy and bought more than $100,000 worth of equipment from a company in which he may have a personal financial stake, his supervisor wrote in a letter placing him on leave as the city looks into allegations against him.

By Mike Nowatzki , February 26, 2010

N.D. Aviation Hall getting 2 new members

Alexander Macdonald, of Fargo, former North Dakota National Guard adjutant general, and Ron Deck, of Hillsboro, a pioneer of GPS satellite guidance for crop sprayers, are the new honorees.

By Associated Press , January 20, 2010