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Home › Our terrifying reliance on GPS, and the need to develop a ground-based alternative

 

Our terrifying reliance on GPS, and the need to develop a ground-based alternative

2014-11-07 20:16:24| Extremetech

The Global Positioning System, or GPS, has -- somewhat surprisingly -- found itself at the heart of modern civilization. There is no doubt that the ubiquity of GPS across all areas of civilian, commercial, and scientific endeavor has improved the quality of life for billions of people. It is a little bit scary, then, that GPS can very easily be jammed or disrupted by terrorists or other nefarious actors. What are the alternatives? Do we have a backup?

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