GPS declassified : from smart bombs to smartphones /
Easton, Richard D.
GPS declassified : from smart bombs to smartphones / Richard D. Easton and Eric F. Frazier ; foreword by Rick W. Sturdevant. - xx, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-287) and index.
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.
"GPS Declassified 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."--book jacket.
9781612344089 (cloth : alk. paper) 1612344089 (cloth : alk. paper)
2013023507
Global Positioning System--History.
GPS.
G109.5 / .E37 2013
910.285
GPS declassified : from smart bombs to smartphones / Richard D. Easton and Eric F. Frazier ; foreword by Rick W. Sturdevant. - xx, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-287) and index.
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.
"GPS Declassified 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."--book jacket.
9781612344089 (cloth : alk. paper) 1612344089 (cloth : alk. paper)
2013023507
Global Positioning System--History.
GPS.
G109.5 / .E37 2013
910.285