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hoseheadmapsllc
05-19-2009, 02:09 PM
It has become one of the staples of modern, hi-tech life: using satellite navigation tools built into your car or mobile phone to find your way from A to B. But experts have warned that the system may be close to breakdown.

US government officials are concerned that the quality of the Global Positioning System (GPS) could begin to deteriorate as early as next year, resulting in regular blackouts and failures – or even dishing out inaccurate directions to millions of people worldwide.




http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/19/gps-close-to-breakdown

EMT/FF99
05-19-2009, 04:09 PM
It is amazing to how we have become so dependent on things such as GPS & so forth. I was reading a similar article about it will have to find it & post the link within. It has become one of the staples of modern, hi-tech life: using satellite navigation tools built into your car or mobile phone to find your way from A to B. But experts have warned that the system may be close to breakdown.

US government officials are concerned that the quality of the Global Positioning System (GPS) could begin to deteriorate as early as next year, resulting in regular blackouts and failures – or even dishing out inaccurate directions to millions of people worldwide.




http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/19/gps-close-to-breakdown

hoseheadmapsllc
05-20-2009, 09:48 AM
here's the link from foxnews site:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520636,00.html?test=latestnews