Study: DOD should retain control of GPS but upgrade signal for civil use

The Pentagon should retain control of the Global Positioning System for national security reasons but should drop the Selective Availability (SA) feature that allows it to degrade the accuracy of signals to civil users, a new report says. It also says the U.S. should offer basic GPS free to all...

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