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* NextBus for Muni, a GPS system that predicts arrival times for most routes, except cable cars and express buses.
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* NextBus, an implementation used for public transportation systems
NextBus is a vehicle tracking system which uses global positioning satellite information to predict when the next bus will arrive at any given bus stop, thereby eliminating wait times and any need for schedules for all transit riders.
This system was developed by NextBus, Inc., not only for buses, but also for trams, light rail operations and other public transportation vehicles.
NextBus provides a real-time passenger information system for all routes for several major transportation agencies including San Francisco Municipal Railway, AC Transit ( which services the East Bay region of the San Francisco area ), Washington DC WMATA, Los Angeles Metro, Boston MBTA, and the Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC ).
NextBus and Muni
The S Castro Shuttle is the only line not included on any Muni Metro map or on NextBus.
NextBus and GPS
He also served as a Director of Grey Island Systems International Inc., ( and its subsidiary, NextBus ) a GPS services company ( TSX V: GIS ).
NextBus and times
These times are then converted to a ' wait time ' and made available via the NextBus website and electronic signs at bus stops and tram stops as well as cell phones, and other wireless devices via the Internet.
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* www. NextBus. com
for and Muni
Rasa theory blossoms beginning with the Sanskrit text Nātyashāstra ( nātya meaning " drama " and shāstra meaning " science of "), a work attributed to Bharata Muni where the Gods declare that drama is the ' Fifth Veda ' because it is suitable for the degenerate age as the best form of religious instruction.
Ethnically based parties in Río Muni favored independence for a united country comprising Bioko and Río Muni, an approach that ultimately won out.
Both Paul Muni and George Raft turned down the lead role, giving Bogart the opportunity to play a character of some depth, although legendary director Walsh initially fought the casting of supporting player Bogart as a leading man, much preferring Raft for the part.
During 1936, the studio's film The Story of Louis Pasteur proved a box office success and Paul Muni, the film's star, won the Oscar for Best Actor in March 1937.
In 1932, Paul Muni returned to Hollywood to star in such harrowing pre-Code films as the original Scarface and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, for which he received his second Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Muni won an Oscar for his performance.
Dissatisfied with life in Hollywood, Muni chose not to renew his contract, and returned to the screen only occasionally for such roles as Frederick Chopin's teacher in A Song to Remember ( 1945 ).
Muni was nominated six times for Academy Awards, winning once, although he appeared in only twenty-five films during his career.
Paul Muni in the trailer for Scarface.
Muni was noted for his intense preparation for his roles, especially his biographies.
While preparing for The Story of Louis Pasteur, Muni states that " I read most everything that was in the library, and everything I could lay my hands on that had to do with Pasteur, with Lister, or with his contemporaries.
Film critic David Shipman called Muni " an actor of great integrity " and he prepared for his roles meticulously.
The writer Bharata Muni, in his work on dramatic theory A Treatise on Theatre ( Sanskrit: Nātyaśāstra, न ा ट ् य श ा स ् त ् र, c. 200 BCE – 200 CE ), identified several rasas ( such as pity, anger, disgust and terror ) in the emotional responses of audiences for the Sanskrit drama of ancient India.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won the Oscars for Best Screenplay and for Muni as Best Actor in a Leading Role.
The play ran for three months, made an eastern tour and returned for an unprecedented second return engagement, only closing when Muni was contractually compelled to return to Hollywood to make a film for Warners.
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor ( Paul Muni ) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White ( Carl Anderson, William Kiernan ).
for and GPS
The Global Positioning System ( GPS ) provided a smaller and cheaper means of quick and accurate fixation for target acquisition devices.
Technical accessories include cyclocomputers for measuring speed, distance, heart rate, GPS data etc.
Other possible accessories for the bicycle include front and back lights, bells or horns, disc brakes, child carrying seats, cycling computers with GPS, locks, bar tape, fenders ( mud-guards ), baggage racks, baggage carriers and pannier bags, water bottles and bottle cages.
* One of the early applications for code division multiplexing is in GPS.
Mapping can be done with GPS and laser rangefinder directly in the field ( for example by Field-Map technology ).
Raymond is currently the admin of the project page for gpsd, a daemon that makes GPS data from a receiver available in JSON format.
In addition, GPS is the backbone for modernizing the global air traffic system.
) Additional inspiration for GPS came when the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik in 1957.
" That same year the concept was pursued as Project 621B, which had " many of the attributes that you now see in GPS " and promised increased accuracy for Air Force bombers as well as ICBMs.
After Korean Air Lines Flight 007, carrying 269 people, was shot down in 1983 after straying into the USSR's prohibited airspace, in the vicinity of Sakhalin and Moneron Islands, President Ronald Reagan issued a directive making GPS freely available for civilian use, once it was sufficiently developed, as a common good.
Over the last decade, the U. S. has implemented several improvements to the GPS service, including new signals for civil use and increased accuracy and integrity for all users, all while maintaining compatibility with existing GPS equipment.
Geocaching was conceived shortly after the removal of Selective Availability from GPS on May 2, 2000, because the improved accuracy of the system allowed for a small container to be specifically placed and located.
Validation for finding a virtual cache generally requires you to email the cache hider with information such as a date or a name on a plaque, or to post a picture of yourself at the site with GPS receiver in hand.
Newer GPS devices released by Garmin, DeLorme and Magellan have the ability to read GPX files directly, thus eliminating the need for a PDA.
Seekers can search for and download caches in their immediate vicinity directly to the application and use the on-board GPS receiver to find the cache.
* GPS – Short for Global Positioning System, also occasionally refers to the receiver itself.
* GPSr – Short for GPS receiver.
The known points used for point positioning can be triangulation points of a higher order network, or GPS satellites.
The traditional spirit level produces these practically most useful heights above sea level directly ; the more economical use of GPS instruments for height determination requires precise knowledge of the figure of the geoid, as GPS only gives heights above the GRS80 reference ellipsoid.
GPS receivers have almost completely replaced terrestrial instruments for large-scale base network surveys.
A primary motivation for the Galileo project was European concern that the US could deny others access to GPS during political disagreements.
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