GPS That Never Fails

If you use GPS systems, you know that their unreliability is proportional to the importance of your journey. There are numerous reasons for this. And now, the brains in labs are working to solve at least some parts of this. Check this out in a recent issue of Technology Review, where the GPS provides a resolution down to one meter accuracy! Yes, they do call it the GPS that never fails, but the skeptic in me keeps my expectations in rein.

Now, that opens up exciting possibilities for mobile devices, although that is still far ahead. Initial systems could be used in a car (it uses 4 cameras and needs lots of juice for processing), but the results could be downloaded to your mobile. Later versions could use the horsepower of more powerful mobile devices.

Further Reading:

A pretty good article in the Mobile Business Magazine
One blog that focuses on LBS
Plenty of market research speaks glowingly about GPS on mobile phones
Another good source of information in this sector
Check out GPS Business News site