Every five years, they release a new edition of the World Magnetic Model (WMM), a tool used by GPS systems and navigation devices that maps the north magnetic pole. As of the latest revision, released ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially ...

Check your compass again — Earth’s north magnetic pole ... the world, and our compasses are accurate to only about a degree. But many industries rely on highly accurate magnetic field maps ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

The accuracy of coordinates is crucial for the navigation of aircraft, ships and GPS devices - How is the magnetic field of ...

The Earth's magnetic North ... the world's magnetic field is going to move. "Smartphone and consumer electronics companies rely on the WMM to provide consumers with accurate compass apps, maps ...

The shifting of the North Pole has a big impact on the World Magnetic Model, which "predicts where the pole should be at any one time," said The Times. This model "helps to direct the compass ...

At the top of the world in the middle of the Arctic Ocean lies the geographic North Pole, the point where all the lines of longitude that curve around Earth from top to bottom converge in the north.

Check your compass again – Earth’s north magnetic pole ... the world, and our compasses are accurate to only about a degree. But many industries rely on highly accurate magnetic field maps ...