How dependent is the world on GPS - and what would happen if it stopped working? Tim Harford explains why it's not just our ability to navigate that would be affected.
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Swedes miss Capri after GPS gaffe
Economic impact to the UK of a disruption to GNSS
Economic impact to the UK of a disruption to GNSS. Showcase Report. April 2017
Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Our World, Greg Milner, Granta Publications, London 2016.
Critical infrastructure not prepared for GPS disruption
Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Our World, Greg Milner, Granta Publications, London 2016
Solar storms 2018: What is a solar storm and when will the next one hit Earth?
Economic impact to the UK of a disruption to GNSS
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