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The 1986 Google Maps Didn't Use Gps Satellites, It Used Computers Spread Across the Road, and It Was Just as Accurate.

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Almost 40 years ago they also dreamed of a navigation system for the car, but there was no Internet, no GPS, so they managed to use Google Maps locally.

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The 1986 Google Maps Didn't Use Gps Satellites, It Used Computers Spread Across the Road, and It Was Just as Accurate.

Almost 40 years ago they also dreamed of a navigation system for the car, but there was no Internet, no GPS, so they managed to use Google Maps locally.

·Madrid, Spain
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20minutos broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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