We’ve become so reliant on maps apps on our phone that use GPS, it’s hard to imagine navigating our way around without them.
R.I.P street directory books.
But what happened if GPS systems around the globe randomly went down?
Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler about how GPS technology works and what would happen if it suddenly went dark.
Plus what other types of GPS are spinning around above our heads.
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Originally published by Cosmos as Science Briefing: What would we do if GPS went down?
Jacinta Bowler
Jacinta Bowler is a science journalist at Cosmos.
They were published in the Best Australian Science Writing 2023.
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