Global Positions Systems

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CORE

THE CORE...

GPS is a space-based system of
24 satellites launched by the US
military since 1978 for a cost of
approximately 810 billion.

SURFACE
THE MANTLE...

Finished approximately three years
ago, GPS allows accurate land-based
technology to determine accurate
positioning on the face of the earth.

SURFACE
THE SURFACE...

The market for GPS technology
is expected to reach $8.5 billion
by the year 2000.

THE STRATOSPHERE...

In the near future, GPS-enabled
rapid transit systems might allow
buses and trains to coordinate
their schedules better...

THE IONOSPHERE...

Rockwell International Corp.
was awarded a $382 million contract
in April of this year to produce the next
generation of Navstar satellites.