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Articles about global positioning system

Is your GPS pointing you in the right direction?

by Jason Tabrys on Apr 18, 2008 at 02:01 PM

The GPS, the 21st century version of the compass. Invaluable to weary travelers who feel the air suck out of there lungs when they are unaware of the location of the nearest Starbucks. The technology, created by the US military and released to the public in the mid 1980’s by… Continue Reading »

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS): Will cover the globe by end of 2009

by Marjorie Dorfman on Dec 29, 2007 at 10:51 PM

The Glonass mapping system, which is managed by the Russian military and currently works over most of Russia, is expected to cover the globe by the end of 2009 when all of its 24 navigational satellites will be operating. Just this week, Russia has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome,… Continue Reading »

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