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Trends of Technology: GPS

Trends of Technology: GPS. By: JaCoby Rhodes. GPS. GPS stands for Global Positioning System GPS is used over a wide verity of systems including the military. History of GPS.

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Trends of Technology: GPS

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  1. Trends of Technology: GPS By: JaCoby Rhodes

  2. GPS • GPS stands for Global Positioning System • GPS is used over a wide verity of systems including the military.

  3. History of GPS • The Global Positioning System was invented by the U.S.Department of Defense and Ivan Getting, at the cost of twelvebilliontaxpayer dollars. The Global Positioning System is a satellite navigational system, mainly made for navigation. GPS are now gaining promise as a timing tools. Eighteen satellites, six in each of three orbital planes spaced 120º apart, and their ground stations, formed the original GPS. GPS uses these "man-made stars" or satellites as reference points to calculate geographical positions, accurate to a matter of meters. In fact, with more advanced forms of GPS, you can make measurements to better than a centimeter.

  4. Uses for the GPS • Uses For GPS - Global Positioning System: Today, GPS is finding its way into cars, boats, planes, construction equipment, movie making gear, farm machinery and even laptop computers. They are mainly used to keep a sense of direction: camping/hiking, parking lots, unfamiliar cities.

  5. Military aspect for GPS • GPS has been used to pinpoint any ship or submarine in or on the ocean. They are also used to pinpoint targets for missiles, keep sight on soldiers and enemies.

  6. Search sites • Google.com • Google.com/Images • Yahoo.com • Yahoo.com/Images

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