“Camera and GPS tracking device nab copper thief, Delta 4 on pad for next GPS launch, and Syracuse Plows Getting GPS Tracking Units,” are just a few of the leading news headlines regarding GPS today.
GPS is a term people use and or misuse daily. The satellite system, also known as Global Positioning System, consists of 38 satellites, which circle the Earth twice a day and fly in medium Earth orbit at approximately 12,550 miles altitude.
GPS prevalence today wasn’t predicted at its start. And it was not always a commodity utilized by more than 3 billion users on a daily basis.
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