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The Global Positioning System (GPS) was a common feature of most cars for sale or rent. And 'to get a simple, useful, where you can go fast and efficient. But you know that GPS is 60 years on this technology is in more of?
The technology used to develop the LORAN or GPS was developed in 1940 with that based radio-navigation systems like the Long Range Navigation. The United States has officially begun research on> Technology, which in 1957 lead to the creation of GPS. The Soviet Sputnik satellite launch had brought mass panic in the United States on America's need to deal with communist Russia in the "Space Race".
A team of scientists led by Dr. Richard B. Kershner, the first Space Department at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory led the work started on what would be the first satellite navigation system, transit satellite navigation. This systemwas officially the year 1964. It 'was developed by the Navy until 1996, when it was reported with a success rate of 99.86 percent. Today Kersh Award is the technology that once a year for people who have sailed an outstanding contribution in the fields.
In 1970, work began on a formal system GPS. It 'lasted for more than 20 years, is fully operational. The system was established with the introduction of a series of satellites, the first of which wasBlock-I, launched in 1978.
The road to the development of GPS has not been without setbacks and tragedies. In 1983 the Soviets shot by a Korean passenger jet in Soviet airspace with an interceptor caused uproar around the world. This has led to U.S. President Ronald Reagan once said that GPS was developed, it would be for all U.S. citizens, once completed.
The GPS system became fully operational in 1995 has since been updated, with newSatellite launched to replace older models no longer functioning. The oldest GPS satellite operation was originally launched in 1991.
GPS technology is all over the world are faced with almost all mobile phones. The New York Times during the week of Thanksgiving of 2007, there was a turnover of over $ 100,000,000 reported for the GPS units, up 237 percent over the previous year. This is partly in the fact that the promotion of GPS unitsmore accessible and affordable for many people. GPS devices boast greater revenue growth than any other electronic device. Now it is offered as a standard component of many cars, and as an add-on to existing vehicles.
GPS has a long and rich history. It serves as proof of what can be achieved when a vision is, and as a testimony to the power of technology. With even more developments in the future, such as GPS is more effective and accessible asTime passes. Rich as its past, the GPS may have a long and fruitful future.
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http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/1998/980414.asp
