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Opportunities Created by GPS for U.S. Defense, Commercial, and Foreign Policy Interests

Since the Global Positioning System (GPS) was originally deployed to aid U.S. armed forces in navigation and position location, it has evolved into a resource supporting civil, scientific, and commercial functions—from air traffic control to the Internet—with precision location and timing information.

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Forerunner of the Internet: Early RAND Work in Distributed Networks and Packet Switching (1960-1965) — Oct 6, 2009

At a recent RAND Alumni Association event, RAND alumnus Paul Baran discussed his work on distributed networks and packet switching.

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