GPS declassified : from smart bombs to smartphones /
This book examines the development of GPS from its secret Cold War military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and shaped public perceptions about its origin. S...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln, Nebraska :
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,
[2013]
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- New moons rising : the satellite age arrives
- Weather permitting : a brief history of navigation
- Success has many fathers : early concepts for satellite navigation
- One system, two narratives : recollections and documents
- Invisible stars : how GPS works
- Going public : the roots of civilian GPS use
- Going to war : GPS aids military success in the Persian Gulf
- Going mainstream : a consumer industry is born
- Where are we? : GPS and GNSS today
- Going forward : the future of GPS.
