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Dec. 8, 1993: Location, Location, Location

1993: The U.S. secretary of defense opens the global positioning system to civilian use. It’s about to change how people see where they are. The GPS story starts with Sputnik, the first artificial...

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Feb. 14, 1989: GPS Enters Orbit

The first of 24 satellites that will make up the global positioning system is put into orbit. The post Feb. 14, 1989: GPS Enters Orbit appeared first on This Day In Tech.

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May 3, 2000: Geocaching Gets Geeks Going in Great Outdoors

2000: A “geocache” is hidden in the woods outside of Beaver Creek, Oregon, and the first “Great American GPS Stash Hunt” is on. The stash, squirreled away by Dave Ulmer, an Oregon computer consultant...

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