GPS: The New Navigation
(originally appeared October 1998 on
Lost at Sea—The Search for Longitude
)
Ever wonder how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works? This extraordinarily complex system is actually based on some simple concepts. Find out what they are in this Shockwave game.
Play GPS: The New Navigation
(Shockwave required)
Play GPS: The New Navigation
(non-Shockwave version)
Download a copy of
GPS: The New Navigation
that will play on your computer as a mini application:
Windows 95/98/NT:
novagps9.zip (900K)
Windows 3.x:
novagps3.zip (1.1MB)
Macintosh:
NOVA_GPS_game.sit.hqx (2MB)
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