Article: FEDERAL AGENCIES WARN DRIVERS, BOATERS, PILOTS AND HIKERS OF FALSE READINGS WITH SOME GPS-BASED SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Federal Trade Commission are warning about possible false receiver readings with navigation systems that rely on the Global Positioning System (GPS).

GPS is a satellite-based system that allows those who use GPS receivers to determine their location. Used in cars, boats, planes and as a hand-held navigational tool, some GPS receivers may not interpret correctly the End-of-Week (EOW) Rollover beginning August 22, 1999, and the Year 2000 (Y2K) "bug" on January 1, 2000, resulting in false ...

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