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    U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing critical to development of GPS

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    U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing critical to development of GPS

    YUMA PROVING GROUND, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES

    04.15.1981

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    U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

    By the early 1980s, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology had been miniaturized to the point that a man portable backpack weighing a mere 25 pounds began testing with Soldiers at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). Here, then-U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater makes a close inspection of a man-portable GPS receiver during a visit to YPG in 1981. YPG was the home of GPS testing from 1974 through 1990.

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    Date Taken: 04.15.1981
    Date Posted: 07.27.2021 09:38
    Photo ID: 6750864
    VIRIN: 810415-A-FN000-7142
    Resolution: 1551x1047
    Size: 1.13 MB
    Location: YUMA PROVING GROUND, ARIZONA, US

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