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Maps, and geodesy in general is still very important to militaries today. You want a fighter jet to be able to locate the carrier it started from. You want to k
by est31 7y ago
Maps, and geodesy in general is still very important to militaries today. You want a fighter jet to be able to locate the carrier it started from. You want to know where the enemies are hiding and where their bunkers are so that you can shoot at them with your artillery. You want to know which bridges can endure the weight of tanks and which can't. It's no coincidence that the US military invented GPS and keeps it under its operational control.
- beerandt 7y agoAnd that in some countries, it's still a treason level offense to possess a GPS receiver. Some others have relaxed that stance, but only very recently. Even with cell phones and the general culture changing in many of those places, the tolerance is an unofficial courtesy; the laws haven't changed and are still used against tourists when authorities get suspicious or just need an excuse for harassment.