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Global Positioning Without GPS

Posted by kdawson on from the where-we-are dept.

GadgetMike sends word of an award to Boeing for work on a Robust Positioning System that could make use of cell signals, television transmissions, and other clues to provide position information when GPS is unavailable. (Wonder if they've heard about Skyhook Wireless, which does a similar job based on Wi-Fi hotspots, for 2500 US cities and towns.) The work is being sponsored by the US military, so it's not surprising that they don't want to rely on upcoming GPS enhancers or replacements from France, China, and Russia. Here is the Boeing press release.

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  1. Goatse! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. Global positioning without satellites? by solevita · · Score: -1, Troll

    It just goes to show how reliant much of the Western world has become on GPS when we're now looking for more tech solutions to use in case GPS ever goes down. Whatever did people do before GPS?

    It's times like this when I can't help but think that the smarter technology gets around us, the dumber we get. I think Plato said something to that effect once, but I can't find the exact quote.