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With GPS devices now in millions of cars, mobile phones and wallets across the country, it is difficult to imagine that only a decadeago, technology has been used almost exclusively by large corporations and themilitary. But time passed quickly forGlobal positioning systems, which makes sense considering that GPS'history history begins with a measurement of time.
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It all starts with TIME
GPS technology that exists today because scientistssought a way to measure time more precisely what had once been measuredbefore. As the clock theAtomic developed a very precise time measurement in a second billionthof.
But the atomic clock was not created in order tokeep the scientists to be late for dinner. It uses an accurate clock to test Einstein's theory because it was ofrelativity time and space.
Aid of atomic clocks to measure time andspace
With these atomic clocks, scientists have discovered that there were minor discrepancies andengineers time around theglobe. They started putting the clocks hvor meget of Everest in the Gobi desert and then looked for the tiny differencesin time in each location. This information has confirmed the vision of Einstein about the universe andwould quickly became an important part of satellite technology.
Sputnik and the creation of a system of militaryGPS
When the Russians launched Sputnik in 1950, scientists quickly learned that the satellite could be used to monitor underfloor locationson the satellite signal - and a responsereturned to Earth. Messagetraveled how to determine the location of the satellite relative to a point THEPLANET. The U.S. Navy began the launch ofthe own satellites, and used in major military action to help the troops into battle sites and help theproper large vessels around the world. After a while, the engineers of the Navy realized that enoughsatellites, located in very specific positions with an orbit around the Earth, would be to create a clear picture of our planet - and that this "image" in the map may DISCLOSED at specific points around the globe with amazing accuracy.
The completion of the system
In 1993 it was all assembled. The U.S. Navy has begun 24thof 24 satellites placed into orbit with attention - and the global PositioningSystem was born. Arepositioned satellites, so that now anyone inexpensive device can drive locatetheir GPS (or elsewhere) throughout the world. And to think that everything started with the group of scientists who Anda Einstein wanted to find the ultimate measure of the time.
Today, GPS devices are a useful tool for manyAmericans. Technology at an affordable price becomevery and helps people to get directions appropriate theirlocation while using a minimal amount of gas or time. And if someone had told you twenty years agothat GPS technology will be a "hot Christmas gift," chances are you wouldn'thave given time of day.
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