Science & Technology – Week of 7.15.12

Astonishing Pictures Of The Young Gorillas Who Worked Together To Dismantle The Poachers’ Trap That Killed Their Friends
Daily Mail 19 July 2012
Just days after a poacher’s snare had killed one of their own, two young mountain gorillas have been spotted working together. . . .

The GPS Dot and Its Discontents

The University Of Texas At Austin 08 March 2012
What’s the predictable endpoint of the trend toward ever cheaper, ever smaller and ever more sensitive GPS? . . .

Researchers Demonstrate ‘Spoofing’ Of UAVs
DefenceTalk 18 July 2012
A University of Texas at Austin research team successfully demonstrated for the first time that the GPS signals. . . .

Grand Finale 2010-11
h/t Ritholtz.com 15 July 2012

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Grand Finale 2010-11 from McLean Fahnestock on Vimeo.

All 135 Space Shuttle Launches Simultaneously Displayed In One Frame…

Indoor Location Tracking and Mapping Are Developing Rapidly
Geospatial 15 July 2012
“One of the new generation of geospatial-related conferences that I have attended for two years now . . . .

Electronic Surveillance: GPS and Smart Meters and The Fourth Amendment
Geospatial 15 July 2012
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures . . . .