Ever thought your GPS system said you’d gone further than you expected? A new study dives into the statistics behind the satellite-based positioning service—and finds that overestimates in distance ...

Measuring distances accurately has become significantly easier with the advent of smartphone technology, particularly with the array of distance measuring apps available for both Android and iPhone.

A proposed change to the Rules of Golf allows players to use distance-measuring devices. Here's a round-up of the best ones, including GPS units, rangefinders and smart gadgets. Tech-heads, rejoice! A ...

There’s one on-course necessity that all golfers covet, regardless of their handicap index: accurate yardage. Luckily, modern golfers have an array of devices to choose from, from handheld laser ...

Science is filled with stories of people finding unexpected signals in their noise. Such is the case with the present study, a study I was lucky enough to be involved in, one involving high precision ...

A World Bank study finds that tablet-based tools can measure farmland almost as accurately as GPS devices, though they tend to slightly underestimate plot sizes. While minor errors can affect yield ...