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    GPS was originally limited to military and warfare uses but has expanded to many civilian applications including navigation, tracking locations, mapping, and precise timing. Common uses of GPS now include navigation, academic fieldwork, search and rescue, shipping, industry, recreation, public safety, disaster relief, environment monitoring, aviation, and space exploration as the possibilities for GPS applications continue growing.

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    GPS was originally limited to military and warfare uses but has expanded to many civilian applications including navigation, tracking locations, mapping, and precise timing. Common uses of GPS now include navigation, academic fieldwork, search and rescue, shipping, industry, recreation, public safety, disaster relief, environment monitoring, aviation, and space exploration as the possibilities for GPS applications continue growing.

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    9/8/2012

    GPS APPLICATIONS

    USED TO BE LIMITED TO
    MILITARY & WARFARE

    Typical GPS Applications


    Location -

    determining a basic position

    Navigation -

    getting from one location to another

    Tracking -

    monitoring the movement of people


    and things.

    Mapping -

    creating maps of the world

    Timing -

    bringing precise timing to the world

    Surveying & Mapping

    Academic fieldwork

    Getting more and more pervasive

    Search & Rescue

    Shipping

    9/8/2012

    Industry
    Research & Navigation

    Roads & Highways

    Public Safety & Disaster Relief


    Recreation

    Environment

    Space Exploration

    Aviation

    GPS APPLICATIONS

    LIMITLESS
    POSSIBILITIES

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