New Additions to GPS.gov
- Feb 9: Presentation from GPS Adventures opening event
- Feb 1: Updates on LightSquared and GPS
- Jan 18: GPS educational poster
- Jan 17: UK-U.S. statement on GPS intellectual property
- Jan 16: Satellite manufacturer videos
Grand Opening for GPS Adventures This Weekend
On February 9, the GPS Adventures exhibit will open at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, Colorado. There will be a special event featuring presentations and a geocaching expo. The National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing will participate and hand out copies of the new GPS poster.
GPS Adventures is an immersive experience designed to teach kids and adults about GPS technology. Visitors navigate their way through an interactive maze while simulating the popular, GPS-based activity known as geocaching. Learn more...
A localized version of the exhibit, GPS Adventures Arkansas, is also open at the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas, through April. Learn more...
Get Help with Incorrect Addresses, Maps, and Directions
Do GPS devices show your house or business in the wrong place? Are they sending trucks through your back alley? Don't blame the GPS satellites... contact the map makers! We'll tell you how. Learn more...
New GPS Educational Poster
Check it out...
Wondering why there's a tractor on the poster? Learn about GPS farming...
Common Questions
- How do I stop GPS devices from giving wrong directions?
- What can I do about GPS maps directing traffic to my neighborhood?
- How do I report GPS service problems?
- Can GPS help me find my lost phone?
- How does GPS work?
- How accurate is GPS?
- How vulnerable is GPS to malicious jamming?