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“GPS的应用,只在于想像力的制约。”1993年底,当美国人将24颗全球定位卫星全部发射出去时,有人这样预言GPS的应用前景。现在,10多年过去了,GPS的应用尽管并不如一些人当初所预想的那样遍地开花,但至少已从军用转向民用,进入了许多应用领域。根据Gartner的预测,GPS技术将在不到
“The application of GPS lies only in the imagination.” At the end of 1993, when the United States launched all 24 global positioning satellites, some predicted the prospect of GPS. Now that more than 10 years have passed, the use of GPS, though not as popular as some had originally envisioned, has shifted from military to civilian use and into many applications. According to Gartner’s prediction, GPS technology will not be available