GPS The Global Positioning System

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GPSThe Global Positioning System

• Christie Deiters

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The Hardware

• uses at least 24 satellites
• available publicly
• since 1983
• logging, pushing,
• pulling

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The Uses

• animal tracking
• property tracking
• people tracking (sports, surveillance)

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GPS in Vehicles Pros

• never get lost
• never lose
• your stuff
• never lose
• your teen

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GPS in Vehicles Cons

• thieving made easy
• stalking made easier
• hackers

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Its For your Own Good

• Britain a GPS in every car (for traffic reasons,
  of course)
• U.S. what works for Britain, works for us