Hacker News with Generative AI: Navigation

Street address errors in Google Maps (wordpress.com)
I was driving around Vernon, BC a few weeks ago and I asked Google Maps for directions to 3207 30th Ave. It confidently told me where to go but luckily my passenger noticed that it was actually directing me to 3207 34th Ave, four blocks north. Well that’s odd.

Google Maps, Mapping Errors, Navigation, Technology, Canada

142 points by brucedawson 1 day ago | 154 comments

Quantum-assured magnetic navigation with higher positioning accuracy than GPS (arxiv.org)
Modern navigation systems rely critically on GNSS, which in many cases is unavailable or unreliable (e.g. due to jamming or spoofing).

Quantum Computing, Navigation, GPS, Science

34 points by croes 4 days ago | 9 comments

Quantum Magnetic Navigation (github.com/ruvnet)
Imagine a navigation system that never needs satellites, radios, or signals of any kind. Instead, it carries a tiny quantum sensor that quietly “listens” to Earth’s own magnetic field.

Navigation, Quantum Computing, Technology, Earth Sciences

5 points by nbuujocjut 8 days ago | 0 comments

An Interactive Explanation of GPS (2022) (ciechanow.ski)
Global Positioning System is, without a doubt, one of the most useful inventions of the late 20th century. It made it significantly easier for ships, airplanes, cars, and hikers to figure out where they are with high degree of accuracy.

Technology, GPS, Navigation, Maps

5 points by blobcode 14 days ago | 1 comments

Kindle as a High-Contrast GPS (instructables.com)
I show how you can use your ebook (Kindle, Kobo, Sony, ipad, tablet) as a GPS.

DIY, Navigation, E-Readers, GPS

45 points by carlosjobim 24 days ago | 11 comments

Can Large Vision Language Models Read Maps Like a Human? (arxiv.org)
In this paper, we introduce MapBench-the first dataset specifically designed for human-readable, pixel-based map-based outdoor navigation, curated from complex path finding scenarios.

Generative AI, Computer Vision, Maps, Navigation, Artificial Intelligence

3 points by eamag 34 days ago | 0 comments

Positioning and Navigation Software Without GNSS (tern.ai)
Tern’s patented and award-winning Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS™) is where the rubber meets the road. Applying intelligence to existing 3D motion data from vehicles, along with information from base maps, results in the most refined navigation experience yet. IDPS™ is the future of navigation.

Navigation, Software, Technology, Automotive, Positioning Systems

4 points by svag 39 days ago | 0 comments

NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon (nasa.gov)
NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface.

Space Exploration, NASA, Navigation, Technology, Moon

315 points by sohkamyung 52 days ago | 168 comments

MapQuest's 'Name Your Own Gulf' (mapquest.com)
Take the power of MapQuest with you wherever you go. Download our mobile apps for turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic updates, and more.

Maps, Mobile Apps, Navigation

123 points by dangle1 66 days ago | 25 comments

Celestial Navigation for Drones (mdpi.com)
Celestial navigation is rarely seen in modern Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The size and weight of a stabilized imaging system, and the lack of precision, tend to be at odds with the operational requirements of the aircraft. Nonetheless, celestial navigation is one of the few non-emissive modalities that enables global navigation over the ocean at night in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) denied environments.

Navigation, Drones, Aerospace, GNSS, Satellite Navigation

217 points by throw0101b 96 days ago | 123 comments

GPS – Bartosz Ciechanowski (2022) (ciechanow.ski)
Global Positioning System is, without a doubt, one of the most useful inventions of the late 20th century. It made it significantly easier for ships, airplanes, cars, and hikers to figure out where they are with high degree of accuracy.

Technology, Navigation, GPS

18 points by srathi 129 days ago | 2 comments

Niantic uses Pokémon Go player data to build AI navigation system (arstechnica.com)
Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical world using scans collected from players of its mobile games, such as Pokémon Go, and from users of its Scaniverse app, reports 404 Media.

Artificial Intelligence, Gaming, Location Data, Navigation

21 points by PaulHoule 134 days ago | 1 comments

Maritime Signal Flags in HTML/CSS (tomerlichtash.com)
The International Code of Signals (ICS) is a system of signals and codes designed to communicate important safety and navigational messages when speaking is difficult, for use by vessels to communicate important messages regarding safety of navigation and related matters.

Web Development, HTML/CSS, Navigation, Maritime

27 points by cassiepaper 168 days ago | 3 comments

Study shows bats have acoustic cognitive maps (phys.org)
Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone.

Science, Animals, Biology, Navigation, Cognition

75 points by wglb 171 days ago | 22 comments

An Illustrated Guide to Maritime Signal Flags (rabbitwaves.ca)
The International Code of Signals is a system of signals and codes designed to communicate important safety and navigational messages when speaking is difficult (because of language barriers, distance, etc).

Navigation, Communication, Maritime, Safety, Visual Communication

161 points by gaws 190 days ago | 45 comments

Galilean Moons and Determination of Longitude (wikipedia.org)

Astronomy, History, Navigation

17 points by tosh 214 days ago | 2 comments

New laser could cram GPS alternative into a shoebox (ieee.org)
Dramatically more sensitive motion sensors could help ships keep track of their positions at sea, even in rough weather or when a military opponent jams GPS signals. However, these advanced sensors are typically lab-scale in size. Now researchers have developed a new laser system to help make these sensors fit in a shoebox, as well as potentially mass-producible.

Navigation, Technology, Lasers, Military

79 points by fofoz 214 days ago | 98 comments

Polaris+Transit: When the US Navy Invented Satellite Navigation as a Side Projct [video] (youtube.com)

History, Military, Space, Technology, Navigation

5 points by alastairr 224 days ago | 0 comments

Revolutionary Quantum Compass Could Soon Make GPS-Free Navigation a Reality (scitechdaily.com)

Quantum Computing, Navigation, Technology

22 points by jnord 243 days ago | 3 comments

Rhumb Line (wikipedia.org)

Geography, Navigation, History

17 points by gangorgasm 254 days ago | 4 comments

Transponder Landing System enables precision approaches at McMurdo in Antarctica (flightradar24.com)