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  2. Death by GPS - Wikipedia

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    Death by GPS refers to the death of people attributable, in part, to following GPS directions or GPS maps. [1] [2] [3] Death by GPS has been noted in several deaths in Death Valley, California, [4] [5] a lost hiker at Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, [6] and incidents in Washington State, Australia, England, Italy and Brazil.

  3. Dead reckoning - Wikipedia

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    The vector from B to C is the wind velocity (W/V), and the third vector is the actual track (TR) and ground speed (GS). The drift angle is marked in red. While dead reckoning can give the best available information on the present position with little math or analysis, it is subject to significant errors of approximation.

  4. Category:Deaths by location - Wikipedia

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  5. Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed ...

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence ...

  6. GPS tracking unit - Wikipedia

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    GPS antenna size limits tracker size, often smaller than a half-dollar (diameter 30.61 mm). In 2020 tracking is a $2 billion business plus military-in the gulf war 10% or more targets used trackers. Virtually every cellphone tracks its movements. Tracks can be map displayed in real time, using GPS tracking software and devices with GPS ...

  7. ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Director Explains the Ending, Deaths ...

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    There’s a phenomenon called “death by GPS” where you die of thirst if you lose Google Maps and you can’t find your way back anymore. That’s me! I’m completely addicted.

  8. Satellite navigation device - Wikipedia

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    Vehicle navigation on a personal navigation assistant Garmin eTrex10 edition handheld. A satellite navigation device or satnav device, also known as a satellite navigation receiver or satnav receiver or simply a GPS device, is a user equipment that uses satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) or similar global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

  9. A number of states collect some form of death data from all their jails. In others, the reporting process is far from comprehensive. Some, like Texas, collect information from counties but not from municipalities. Others, like Louisiana, only track deaths of inmates in state custody — a tiny fraction of the jail population.