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GPS Slowly Changing How Things Are Done

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the seeing-in-a-new-light dept.

Hemos forwarded me a link to a story at Fast Company about how GPS is changing the way people do business. Several good examples are used, from farmers in Alabama to anti-theft devices. Some notes on GPS' military origins as well. Also worth noting is how GPS, like computers, wasn't adopted overnight, but rather over time as applications were found.

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  1. Taxpayer costs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    For anyone griping about how much taxpayers have paid for GPS;

    30 _years_ of GPS development... $9B
    1 Iraq War... $100B

    Go figure.