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Two GPS developers have received the [[United States National Academy of Engineering|National Academy of Engineering]] [[Charles Stark Draper]] prize year 2003: | Two GPS developers have received the [[United States National Academy of Engineering|National Academy of Engineering]] [[Charles Stark Draper]] prize year 2003: | ||
*[[Ivan Getting]], emeritus president of | *[[Ivan Getting]], emeritus president of The Aerospace Corporation and [[engineer]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], established the basis for GPS, improving on the World War II land-based radio system called [[LORAN]] ('''Lo'''ng-range '''R'''adio '''A'''id to '''N'''avigation). | ||
*[[Bradford Parkinson]], professor of aeronautics and [[astronautics]] at [[Stanford University]], conceived the present satellite-based system in the early 1960s and developed it in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force. | *[[Bradford Parkinson]], professor of aeronautics and [[astronautics]] at [[Stanford University]], conceived the present satellite-based system in the early 1960s and developed it in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force. | ||
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* [http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR614/MR614.appb.pdf RAND history of the GPS system (PDF)] | * [http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR614/MR614.appb.pdf RAND history of the GPS system (PDF)] | ||
* [http://www.defense-update.com/products/g/gps-aj.htm GPS Anti-Jam Protection Techniques] | * [http://www.defense-update.com/products/g/gps-aj.htm GPS Anti-Jam Protection Techniques] | ||
* [http://www.aero.org/publications/crosslink/summer2002/index.html Crosslink] Summer 2002 issue by | * [http://www.aero.org/publications/crosslink/summer2002/index.html Crosslink] Summer 2002 issue by The Aerospace Corporation on satellite navigation. | ||
* [http://www.ucar.edu/communications/staffnotes/0409/cosmic.html Improved weather predictions from COSMIC GPS satellite signal occultation data]. | * [http://www.ucar.edu/communications/staffnotes/0409/cosmic.html Improved weather predictions from COSMIC GPS satellite signal occultation data]. | ||
* [http://users.erols.com/dlwilson/gps.htm David L. Wilson's GPS Accuracy Web Page] A thorough analysis of the accuracy of GPS. | * [http://users.erols.com/dlwilson/gps.htm David L. Wilson's GPS Accuracy Web Page] A thorough analysis of the accuracy of GPS. | ||