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The evolution of portable GPS

10th August 2016
Nat Bowers
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While the term GPS might seem like a relatively new technology, the beginnings of what we use today were started in 1958 by the U.S. Navy when Roger L. Easton created the Navy Space Surveillance System. Over the past 50 years GPS has evolved from military to civilian use, and can be found in everything from running watches to cell phones.

To learn more, checkout this infographic created by Ohio University’s Masters in Electrical Engineering program.

The evolution of portable GPS

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