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A 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology-sponsored report estimated the loss of GPS would cost the U.S. economy $1,000,000,000 a day, or $1,500,000,000 if the technology failed in the April-May planting season for farmers.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/3/2021Modern civilization would be lost without GPS