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by problems 3405 days ago
A surprising amount of stuff still relies on - or quite recently relied on what they call "inertial navigation systems" (INS for short).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_navigation_system

I work in aviation and it's still used as a fallback and to compare radio-based equipment with in some cases. Full GPS transitions in aviation are still just getting off the ground in most places.