You are here : from the compass to GPS, the history and future of how we find ourselves

"The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS-and the consequent decline of privacy What does it mean to never get lost? You Are Here examines the rise of our technologically aided era of navigational omniscience-or how we came to know exactly where we are a...

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Main Author: Bray, Hiawatha (Author)
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Basic Books, c2014
Subjects:
navigace > dějiny
navigační technika > dějiny
radionavigace > dějiny
geografické informační systémy > dějiny
geografická data
geografická poloha
navigation > history
navigation technology > history
radio navigation > history
geographical information systems > history
geographical data
geographical position
populárně-naučné publikace
popular works
ISBN: 9780465032853
978-0-465-08098-4
Physical Description: xiii, 258 s. ; 25 cm

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