TY  - BOOK
AU  - Easton,Richard D.
AU  - Frazier,Eric F.
AU  - Sturdevant,Rick W.
TI  - GPS declassified: from smart bombs to smartphones 
SN  - 9781612344089 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - G109.5 .E37 2013
U1  - 910.285 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Lincoln, Nebraska
PB  - Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
KW  - Global Positioning System
KW  - History
KW  - GPS
KW  - gnd
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -