Beyond SatNav: using the global positioning system as a tool for the behavioural sciences

By Alastair D. Smith

Issue 333 | Page 99 | Published Jun 2009

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We show how psychologists can begin to use GPS and satellite tracking technology as a means of studying human spatial behaviour.

Psychology
Space technology
GPS

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