Global Positioning System: Assessing National Policies
By 
Scott Pace, Gerald Frost, David Frelinger, D. Fossum, D. Wassem, M. M. Pinto
- Publisher:   RAND Corporation
 
- Number Of Pages:   390
 
- Publication Date:   1996-01-25
 
- ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0833023497
 
- ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780833023490
 
- Binding:   Paperback
 
Book Description: 
A comprehensive assessment of the challenges and opportunities created by worldwide access to this revolutionary technology.
 
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a military space system operated by the U.S. Air Force that continuously broadcasts precise time signals. These signals can be used worldwide to aid position location, navigation, and timing. GPS is an information resource that supports a wide range of civil, scientific, and commercial functions as well as U.S. forces. National policy toward GPS has not, however, kept pace with the system’s rapidly expanding international uses. This study identifies major opportunities and vulnerabilities created by GPS for U.S. defense, commercial, and foreign policy interests, and makes recommendations for U.S. policy toward GPS, including future governance and funding. If the United States promotes GPS as a global standard, it should address the dual-use nature of the technology through international agreements. If the United States becomes an unreliable steward for GPS, it risks losing the economic and diplomatic benefits from past investments in this technology.
 
 			 Contents
 
  			Preface PDF
 			Figures PDF
 			Tables PDF
 			Summary PDF
 			Acknowledgments PDF
 			Acronyms PDF
 			Chapter One:
 			Introduction PDF
 			Chapter Two:
 			National Interests and Stakeholders in GPS Policy PDF
 			Chapter Three:
 			National Security Assessment PDF
 			Chapter Four:
 			Commercial Assessment PDF
 			Chapter Five:
 			Institutional and Legal Assessment PDF
 			Chapter Six:
 			Conclusions and Recommendations PDF
 			Appendix A:
 			GPS Technologies and Alternatives PDF
 			Appendix B:
 			GPS History, Chronology, and Budgets PDF
 			Appendix C:
 			GPS Policy References PDF
 			Appendix D:
 			International Legal References for GPS PDF
 			Bibliography PDF
 			GPS Interviews PDF
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