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Brad Parkinson

Brad Parkinson received his Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford, and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 to 1978, retiring as a colonel. In 1973, he directed the effort to define a new satellite-based navigation system that became GPS, led the fight to gain Department of Defense approval, and ran the NavStar GPS Joint Program Office from 1973 to 1978. He is a charter member of the Editorial Advisory Board of GPS World, principal investigator for GPS research programs at Stanford, member of the board of Navigation Technology Ventures and Trimble Navigation, and chair of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Advisory Council.

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Letters to the Editor: Another View of GPS Origins    December 1, 2010
By: Brad Parkinson,Ronald L. Beard

Excerpt: "The articles in the May and June issues of GPS World on the origins of GPS by Drs. Bradford Parkinson and Stephen Powers presented a detailed view of the people involved in the development of the GPS Program. This view on the origin of GPS essentially begins with the so-called “Lonely...more >>

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The Origins of GPS, Part 1   May 1, 2010
By: Brad Parkinson,Stephen T. Powers

The original system study, the key innovations, and the forgotten heroes of the world’s first — and still greatest — global navigation satellite system. True history, told by the people who made it. Part One of a Two-Part Special Feature.

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Expert Advice - Three Critical Issues   November 1, 2006
By: Brad Parkinson

Brad Parkinson discusses the three critical issues for GPtS, the Global Positioning and timing Service.




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