GPS declassified : from smart bombs to smartphones /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Easton, Richard D. (Autor), Frazier, Eric F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2013]
Temas:
Global Positioning System > History.
GPS > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Global Positioning System
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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