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035 _a(Sirsi) u117943
100 _aByrne, G.
245 _aGlobal fix
260 _c2002
490 _aNew Scientist
_v174(2341) 4 May 2002, 32-36(5)
520 _aDiscusses the performance of the Global Positioning System (GPS) which is operated and controlled by the US Department of Defense. Examines the weaknesses of GPS and how the European Union is planning to launch a system of its own, called Galileo. Compares how the two systems aim to compete.
590 _aABS
650 _aGLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
650 _aGPS
650 _aGALILEO
650 _aUNITED STATES
650 _aEUROPEAN UNION
650 _aSATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEMS
650 _aSATELLITE NAVIGATION
690 _aGeomatics
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