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4 unusual facts about GPS for the visually impaired


GPS for the visually impaired

Prof. W. Balachandran is the pioneer and the head of GPS research group at Brunel University.

Lodestone is the name of a natural magnetic iron that was used throughout history in the manufacturing of compasses.

The Loadstone community is working on importing coordinates from free sources, such as the OpenStreetMap project.

Loomis directed the project for over 20 years, in collaboration with Reginald Golledge (1937–2009), Professor of Geography at UCSB, and Roberta Klatzky, Professor of Psychology (now at Carnegie Mellon University).



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