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The market of GPS-navigators in crisis
The market of commercial portable GPS-receivers is in a quandary. Market research in the last ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-06-25

24th June, 1497 John Cabot discovered the island of Newfoundland
On the 24th of June, 1497 navigator and explorer John Cabot landed on the northern tip of ...
This Day in History 2013-06-24

22d June, 1757 English explorer George Vancouver was born
On the 22d of June, 1757 was born George Vancouver, who went down in history as the great navigator ...
This Day in History 2013-06-22

21st June, 1900 started the expedition of Eduard Toll
On the 21st of June, 1900 outstanding Russian Arctic explorer and geologist Eduard Toll went to the ...
This Day in History 2013-06-21

NASA charted a detailed topographic map of Antarctica
NASA has prepared the most detailed map of the surface of the Antarctic over the last ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-06-18

Appeared service that shows how the Earth has changed over 30 years
Google and Time magazine have launched a new project that shows what ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-06-16

15 June, 1502 the island of Martinique was discovered
On the 15th of June, 1502 Christopher Columbus during his 4th Expedition (1502-1504), aimed to find the ...
This Day in History 2013-06-15

14th June, 1325 Ibn Battuta set off on a long journey
On 14th of June, 1325 outstanding Arab traveler Ibn Battuta went on a long journey from his native ...
This Day in History 2013-06-14

9th June, 1534 St. Lawrence River was discovered
On the 9th of June, 1534 French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered the St. Lawrence River. This waterway ...
This Day in History 2013-06-09

6th June, 1868 Robert Scott was born
On the 6th of June, 1868 in Davenport (United Kingdom) polar explorer Robert Scott was born. This man went down in ...
This Day in History 2013-06-06