Koreans Sue Apple Over iPhone Tracking

From PC World:
27,000 South Koreans Sue Apple Over iPhone Privacy Violations

The class-action suit against Apple stems from the revelations that the iPhone tracks and stores data about users' movements and sends the anonymous information to Apple servers.

By Eric Mack, PCWorld    Aug 17, 2011 12:31 pm


"The flap over iPhone location tracking led to some grandstanding in Congress and a few lawsuits by users in the United States over privacy concerns, but now nearly 27,000 South Koreans are suing Apple for privacy violations."  Read more.

Reminder: Next EPC meeting - September 8th at 2:00 PM.  Event details and sign up is here.

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99 Cents Gets You the U.S. National Grid on Your iPhone

MilGPS Version 1.1

There are more than a few of these U.S. National Grid (USNG)/Military Gird Reference System (MGRS)applications out there floating around.  Big pluses for this system:

• SIMPLE - straightforward readout of your location in grid coordinates


• Florida USNG Efforts - managed to get the developer to lean forward and anticipate a Next Generation 9-1-1 requirement.  The app allows for the, "easy transfer of coordinate to any other application to include text messaging."  Just think of the possibilities.....no requirement to tell a 911 call center an ADDRESS during the stress of an emergency - instead they could get a text message with precise USNG coordinates.........  All for a mere 99 cents!





Go here to learn more.

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S-341 - GIS Specialist for Incident Management Course Dates Announced

The S-341 - GIS Specialist for Incident Management Course, run by the National Widlfire Coordinating Group will be given at three different times at three different venues in 2012:

• Phoenix, AZ: February 21-23, 2012


• Redmond, OR: April 10-12, 2012


• Asheville, NC: May 15-17, 2012 (IQCS session #027)


The course is described as: "The GIS Specialist course is designed to meet the training needs of a Geographic Information Systems Specialist (GISS) to manage the information needs of all-risk incidents managed with the Incident Command System (ICS). The course combines lecture, discussion, and group exercises in on-line and classroom environments. The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is one of the most efficient methods for documenting, analyzing, and managing information regarding the location of facilities, conditions, and environments affected by Wildfire, Storms, Floods, Earthquakes, and other incidents. Candidates from all agencies involved in all-risk incident management are encouraged to attend."

To learn more, including application procedures, go here.  Nomination deadline line is November 1, 2011.

Comment:  The wildfire community long ago came to understand that GIS was absolutely critical to managing a fast moving, mutating disaster.  Consequently, the geospatial capacity within this sector of the Department of the Interior is well advanced and serves as a benchmark for where the Department of Homeland Security must move for both field operations and the development of systems like a national Common Operating Picture.  

The wildfire community also conducts the following other classes on geospatial technologies for emergency response:


S495 - Geospatial Fire Analysis, Interpretation, and Application
N9006 - GPS for ICS
N9005 - GIS Technician - All Risk  (No description available)

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De Lorme Announces Fall Release of InReach

De Lorme recently announced the up coming fall release of InReach.  As described by the company, InReach will be the, "first-ever personal communicator with 2-way messaging, iridium global satellite coverage, and an Android interface".  The product can be paired with either Delorme's PN-60 GPS (a USNG enabled device) or an Android smart phone, and has a buttton to request a SAR response.  Conversely, SAR teams can use the satellite connectivity to communicate between search parties in areas without other frequency coverage.  Learn more.

Comment: This product will be competing with the SPOT satellite messenging system of France.

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Senators Ask Intelligence Agencies About Location Tracking of Americans

From the Wall Street Journal
July 14, 2011, 2:45 PM ET
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries

Are U.S. intelligence agencies tracking American citizens’ location through cellphones and GPS devices?  Some Senators want answers.  Read more.

Comment: Much like what occurred in the medical community some 30 years ago and continues to this day, technology developments in the geospatial community have started to surge ahead of the legal community's ability to keep up.  Nowhere has this started to become more apparent than the emergency services sector, particularly the law enforcement community.  Look for more of these complex issues to emerge as the years go forward.

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Comments From the LightSquared Discussion Panel at the ESRI Survey Summit

To read the comments of one VERY angry surveyor about the anticipated destruction of high-precision GPS surveying by LightSquared, go here.  There are only 10 days left to submit your comments to the FCC.

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The LightSquared Battle Heats Up

Some recent articles concerning LightSquared and its efforts to get approval to deploy its system in the band next to the GPS spectrum.

July 6, 2011: GPS World - "The LightSquared signal would devastate services for users of all GPS receivers tested."

July 7, 2011: The U.S. Departments of Transporation and Defense asks the FCC to withhold authorization for LightSquared to commence commercial service.

July 7, 2011: LightSquared Hires Senator Dorgan and others to Recast Its Fight

Comment: This going to get very nasty before its all over.......

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Judge Rules Use of GPS to Track a Cheating Spouse is Not an Invasion of Privacy

MaryAnn Spoto/The Star-Ledger
Friday, July 08, 2011, 6:44 AM

GLOUCESTER COUNTY — Beware, all you cheating husbands and wives.
The use of a GPS device to track your whereabouts is not an invasion of privacy in New Jersey, a state appellate court panel ruled today.  Read more.

Comment: This case has implications for the Law Enforcement community.

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LightSquared GPS Update

As many of you are aware, a commercial entity called LightSquared seeks to use the frequency spectrum immediate adjacent to the band used for GPS to implement a powerful terrestrial based communications system.  The Federal Communications Commission is currently considering a report that raises concerns about the damage that could occur to GPS accuracy as a result.  Find below items that relate to the current situation:

The FCC has set a July 30th deadline for the public to submit comments.

A news release from the GPS community voicing strong concerns can be found here.

The official hearing documents can be found here.  Appendix G2 gives some specifics on testing that was done with GPS devices.

If you are concerned about this situation, you may want to take the time contact the FCC, or your Congressman and/or Senators.  The Coalition to Save Our GPS has created a page that relates how you can do this.  Go here. 

Disclaimer: I have been in contact with my Congressman since January 2011 on this issue.

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Airline Pilot's Union Voices Strong Opposition to LightSquared

"GPS Essential to U.S. Airline Industry
LightSquared Proposal Threatens Efficiency and Safety
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today to the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee, the world’s largest pilot union declared adamant opposition to a private company’s bid to expand its broadband communications services in a way that would jeopardize the global positioning system (GPS) and threaten the tremendous contribution that the satellite-based navigation system makes to ensuring efficient and safe airline operations."

ALPA news release, Release #11.13; June 22, 2011.  Read more.

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More on LightSquared

Here are the latest developments on LightSquared:

(1) "LightSquared cellular network interferes with all GPS applications, latest tests show".  Go here.
(2) "LightSquared Gets Two-Week Extension on GPS Interference Report; Congressman Calls on FCC to Rescind Waiver".  Go here.

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Save Our GPS Campaign

"Guest Editorial by Joe Paiva
GPS has become a key component of the U.S. national infrastructure, the driver of a significant part of the civilian economies of the world, and the enabler of millions of professional precision uses and consumer benefits.The viability of the GPS signal is now threatened — ironically by what appears to be a misguided attempt to increase accessibility to broadband by creating a needless zero-sum result for customers who want both services.

The threat is real and immediate. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a conditional waiver to LightSquared, a company engaged in developing 4G-LTE (long-term evolution) cellular networks for wholesale-only basis commerce with its business partners."

Read more at: http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/act-now-protect-gps-signal-11113

See also: http://www.saveourgps.org/

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Technolog - 'Death by GPS': Could it happen to you?

Interesting article on folks who blindly follow a GPS to their own demise.

Go here: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/04/5984248-death-by-gps-could-it-happen-to-you

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