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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. Re:Cell Phones by thynk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's there for 911 calls, but most of the ones I have seen allow you to access the GPS data without having to dial it. YMMV.

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