Experts: GPS system 'close to breakdown'

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

Funsec people probably have thoughts about this GPS story:

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

The warning centres on the network of GPS satellites that constantly orbit the planet and beam signals
back to the ground that help pinpoint your position on the Earth's surface.

The satellites are overseen by the US Air Force, which has maintained the GPS network since the early 1990s.
According to a study by the US government accountability office (GAO), mismanagement and a lack of investment
means that some of the crucial GPS satellites could begin to fail as early as next year."
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Juha-Matti

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