Future Development
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In future GPS will replace DCF77 systems in all the industrial fields where very precise time markers matter. The fast development of the world-wide use of GPS had the effect that the prices for GPS receivers with time decoding have dropped from 20,000 $/piece to less than 1,000 $/piece since 1990.
As GPS has gained importance in the car sector and the American industry cannot be imagined without it any more, the military use of the system has been pushed back to 2nd place. The system is not likely to be removed without being appropriately substituted within the next 20-30 years.