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The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is pretty amazing and chances are, it's playing a much greater role in your life than you realize. Anthony explains how GPS works and tells you about some pretty cool upgrades coming soon. GPS http://www.gps.gov/ "Official U.S. Government information about the Global Positioning System (GPS) and related topics" GPS Modernization Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chNQW22vVNI GPS is getting an $8-billion upgrade http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/23/business/la-fi-gps-20100523 "Without it, ATMs would stop spitting out cash, Wall Street could blunder billions of dollars in stock trades and clueless drivers would get lost." New Satellites Could Make GPS Harder to Jam http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/new-gps-sats/ "Without GPS, drones can't fly, communications networks can't function, and you don't have a chance of figuring out how to get to your Aunt Sadie's place in New Jersey. And right now, GPS is highly vulnerable because its weak signals are coming from an aging constellation of satellites." How GPS Receivers Work http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/travel/gps.htm "Our ancestors had to go to pretty extreme measures to keep from getting lost. They erected monumental landmarks, laboriously drafted detailed maps and learned to read the stars in the night sky." Check out the Air Force Collaboratory: https://collaboratory.airforce.com/ Watch More: How Collaboration Leads To Great Ideas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga1_a4qw-As How Robots Help Search And Rescue Teams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1JztuLhIvk Voyager 1: Where To Next? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRbG3yjIaZ0 ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com
