Quote:ComputerWorld UK: Global Positioning System could collapse within a year
Lack of investment could cripple satellites
Carrie-Ann Skinner, PC Advisor
The world's Global Positioning System (GPS), a global navigation satellite system, could collapse next year, warns US officials.
GPS uses a network of satellites that orbit the earth and beam signals back to pinpoint exact locations. These satellites are overseen by the US government.
However, a recent study revealed that the lack of investment in the satellites coupled with mis-management could see the system collapse, causing failures or the wrong information and directions being issued.
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And there was me considering getting a SatNav!
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