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Overview
When taking a road trip today, some sort of GPS device is essential. It may be built into the car's dashboard, or perhaps it's just an app on a smartphone. But GPS is used for more than just finding your way Readers will be fascinated by its beginnings as a military system and its many modern uses, such as catching criminals, predicting earthquakes, and creating maps. Colorful photographs illustrate real-life examples of GPS technology, military and civilian, and informative text clearly explains the science and math concepts behind the satellites and receivers used all over the world.
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- ISBN-13: 9781482403930
- ISBN-10: 1482403935
- Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
- Publish Date: December 2013
- Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.85 pounds
- Page Count: 48
- Reading Level: Ages 9-11
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