The Global Positioning System
Assessing National Policies
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.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 403
- List Price: $30.00
- Price: $24.00
- ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2349-7
- Document Number: MR-614-OSTP
- Year: 1995
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgements
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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