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Will Your
GPS Work in 2010?
I have read several articles reporting that the GAO (Government Accountability Office) has warned that the Air Force has under invested in the updating of the GPS system and there is a possibility that an interruption in GPS service could begin in 2010. A failure in the GPS network could
become a very serious problem. The military depends on GPS for
navigation of its' ships, planes and troupes. Not to mention US
industry and the general public all who have become totally
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According to the GAO report "In
recent years, the Air Force has struggled to successfully build GPS
satellites within cost and schedule goals; it encountered
significant technical problems that still threaten its delivery
schedule; and it struggled with a different contractor.
The report goes on the say "If the Air Force does not meet its schedule goals for development of GPS IIIA satellites, there will be an increased likelihood that in 2010, as old satellites begin to fail, the overall GPS constellation will fall below the number of satellites required to provide the level of GPS service that the U.S. government commits to. Such a gap in capability could have wide-ranging impacts on all GPS users." Globalstar (a satellite phone service) had serious satellite problems in 2006 through 2008 as their satellites were failing and their replacement program fell behind schedule. (sound familiar/) Just imagine how the lack of GPS would affect you life. I'm a boater and depend almost entirely on GPS for navigation. The old Loran systems have been decommissioned and replaced with GPS. All of the new navigation systems are dependent on GPS. If you have an automotive GPS system in your car, you may want to bone up on reading maps. For more on GPS systems go to http://the-portable-gps.com by Mike_Pederson Articles Related to GPS
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