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Future Geopolitics

Yes, GPS Is Getting Worse — Will We Have To Go Back To Regular Maps?

photo of a gps map in a car
Sending you the wrong way again? David Tesinsky/ZUMA

From war zone risks to head-scratching tourists, the manipulation of the GPS navigation system by hackers (jamming and spoofing) can wreak havoc on our modern habits of relying on real-time digital mapping apps. The surest alternative may be going back to paper maps.

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Future Geopolitics

Why GPS Is Getting Worse — And May Force Us To Revert To Old-School Maps

Why GPS Is Getting Worse — And May Force Us To Revert To Old-School Maps
Time to pull out the old paper map? Image Catalog

From war zone risks to head-scratching tourists, the manipulation of the GPS navigation system by hackers (jamming and spoofing) can wreak havoc on our modern habits of relying on real-time digital mapping apps. The surest alternative may be going back to paper maps.

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Eyes on the U.S. Geopolitics Ideas

Donbas, Greenland, Mars: Times Of Peril When Men Draw New Maps

Photo of a person pointing at a paper map with a black pen
Toying with country lines Glenn Carstens-Peters

Greenland, Canada and Panama: Why is Donald Trump using maps for his politics? And what does Elon Musk’s Nazi-loving grandfather have to do with mapped utopias?

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Future Society

Adieu Long Chairlift Lines! A French Startup Launches The “Waze For Skiing”

A group of people riding skis down a snow covered slope.
A group of people riding skis down a snow covered slope. Luis Gherasim/UNSPLASH

The Skiif navigation app relies on GPS and user data to tell skiers which chairlifts are crowded…and where accidents have backed up traffic on the slopes. Sound familiar?

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