GPS Declassified Richard D. Easton and Eric F. Frazier ; foreword by Rick W. Sturdevant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Easton, Richard D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Global Positioning System--History.

Global Positioning System.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 301 pages ) illustrations ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.New Moons Rising: The Satellite Age Arrives

2.Weather Permitting: A Brief History of Navigation

3.Success Has Many Fathers: Early Concepts for Satellite Navigation

4.One System, Two Narratives: Recollections and Documents

5.Invisible Stars: How GPS Works

6.Going Public: The Roots of Civilian GPS Use

7.Going to War: GPS Aids Military Success in the Persian Gulf

8.Going Mainstream: A Consumer Industry Is Born

9.Where Are We? GPS and GNSS Today

10.Going Forward: The Future of GPS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-409-7

OCLC:

867741270