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How dependent is the world on GPS - and what would happen if it stopped working? Tim Harford explains why it's not just our ability to navigate that would be affected.

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10 minutes

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Mon 21 Oct 2019 03:50GMT

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GPS device and a map (Credit: Getty Images)

Sources

Economic impact to the UK of a disruption to GNSS. Showcase Report. April 2017

Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Our World, Greg Milner, Granta Publications, London 2016.

Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Our World, Greg Milner, Granta Publications, London 2016

Economic impact to the UK of a disruption to GNSS

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  • Sat 19 Oct 2019 04:50GMT
  • Sun 20 Oct 2019 14:50GMT
  • Sun 20 Oct 2019 21:50GMT
  • Sun 20 Oct 2019 22:50GMT
  • Mon 21 Oct 2019 03:50GMT

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