Actually, IIRC more than half of the satellites are part of an Easter-bloc system controlled by Russia.
It is in the combining of these two incompatible systems that the less-than-one-meter accuracy is acheivable. If the US shut ours down, the system would still work, but only to about 10-meter granularity. Jerry Jerry Johnson Web Developer Dolan Media Company >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/16/04 01:41PM >>> "AP - President Bush has ordered plans for temporarily disabling the U.S. network of global positioning satellites during a national crisis to prevent terrorists from using the navigational technology, the White House said Wednesday. Full Story " I hope the EU gets it's act together and launches their own band of GPS satellites soon. Of course, then will come the round of new devices that attach to both networks? But it'll be worth it. I've always found it worrisome that what is becoming a key navigational technology worldwide is owned and controlled by the US exclusively.And sure it's the right of the US to shut it down if it believes it is under threat, but given how things are going and the reach of Executive power, I think having an alternative would be good for all us law abiding citizens that use the thing everyday to get around and navigate or what have you. -Gel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140312 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
