GPS
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Military and Defense
What on Earth is the Global Positioning System?
GPS is everywhere—on your phone, in your car, even on your wrist—but what the heck even is it and how…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Why The US Military Made GPS Free-To-Use [video]
In 1983, Ronald Reagan made the Global Positioning System available for public use, but why?
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Ukraine Sanctions With Teeth Instead of Gums Are Still Possible
For a very brief moment it looked like the White House and I were finally going to be in agreement…
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PNT advises against LightSquared
On Friday, Ashton B. Carter, Deputy Secretary of Defense and John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, issued a letter…
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LightSquared Complains of Conflict of Interest
In its continuing disregard for public safety, LightSquared filed a complaint with the NASA Investigator General’s office regarding conflicts of…
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LightSquared Interference Confirmed Again
In a statement released yesterday, the governmental group which reviewed LightSquared’s test results, the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning,…
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LightSquared's Own Test Proves Interference with Precision GPS Receivers
High-speed mobile broadband hopeful, LightSquared released a video yesterday that proves, in fact, that their equipment does interfere with high…
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