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GPS saves the world — but who’ll save GPS?

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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is situated just off Sand Hill Road nestled in an expansive tract of verdant lawns and trees two miles west of the university’s main campus.

About 150 of the world’s best GPS engineers have gathered here this week, and the subject is war. via Wired

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Artist’s rendering above courtesy of NASA

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