"It's rare that someone can press a button and make something you own instantly more valuable, but that's exactly what's going to happen," said White House science adviser Neal Lane. Consumers who have already purchased GPS devices will find that they are as much as 25 times more accurate today than they were yesterday. (The math works out thanks to the magic of squaring.)
GPS Systems More Accurate for the Rest of Us
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In case you needed a reason not to join the armed
forces, President Clinton yesterday announced a
plan that will bring military-grade global positioning
to civilians. For years the satellite signals have
been deliberately fuzzed to protect national
security. Broadcasts of the new, unscrambled
data began last night at 8 p.m. EDT, increasing
the pinpoint accuracy from 100 yards to 20.