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The U.S. government will stop intentionally downgrading Global Positioning
System data at midnight tonight, according to a White House announcement.
The satellite-based system, which was originally designed for military
purposes, had become much more valuable as a civilian high-tech tool in
electronic devices like on-board car navigation. The increased positioning
accuracy will enable a host of new location-based gadgets and make current
devices 10 times more accurate than they are today.
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"It's rare that someone can press a button and make something you already
own worth more, but that's exactly what's happening today," President Bill
Clinton said in a statement. "As of midnight tonight, all the people who've
bought GPS receivers for boats, cars, or recreation will find that they are
ten times more accurate."
More details at http://www.msnbc.com/news/401984.asp?0a=21025Q2-
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