High-Tech Science: How Does GPS Work?
No. of pages 48
Published: 2016
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From its earliest uses in the US military to its role today in vehicle navigation, surveying and transport tracking, GPS has changed the way we travel, work and have fun. It has also become a crucial tool for emergency services, law enforcement officers and the monitoring of convicted criminals. Find out more about how GPS works and how this high-tech science affects your world.
High-Tech Science is a series of four books that look at the revolutionary, cutting-edge science that we rely on to run our lives and keep our modern world working. It it closely linked with the Science and Design and Technology curriculums.
This book features in the following series: High Tech Science, High-Tech Science .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .
Leon Gray is the author of many non-fiction books for children
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: Chapter 1: What is GPS?
- 2: Chapter 2: GPS and the military
- 3: Chapter 3: GPS navigation
- 4: Chapter 4: Mapping the world
- 5: Chapter 5: GPS safety
- 6: Chapter 6: Tracking technology
