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First GPS and Why
"Transit" was the first satellite system launched by the USA in 1960. This was for military usage. -
Transit was Succeeded by Timation Satellite
This proved that "highly accurate atomic clocks could be operated in space" -
First Four GPS Satellites Launched
Only available to Military -
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11 "Block Satellites" Launched
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Reagan Stated GPS Should be Available to the World
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First BLOCK II Satellite Launched (Modern Satellite)
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"Global Positioning System" Complete
24 Satellites that circle the world every 12 hours. That satellites communicate their exact location at each specific time via radio signals. -
MapQuest Released on the Internet
People could search directions to any location simply by searching it on the internet -
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Civillian GPS Use Prospered
Military stopped blurring out signals for security, and demand for GPS systems grew and became 10x more accurate -
First Phone with GPS Created
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More Modernized Prosperities
President Bush gave more availability and access to personal GPS usage and released any user fees -
Google Maps Announced on the Google Blog
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First Modernized GPS System Launched
Allowed people open access signal with different frequencies -
Sprint's GPS Usage
Sprint was the first company to include GPS in their technology, creating a "family locating" piece that allowed you to locate people in your family if they had their phone on them.
