Jean, I know it's a good idea just in case the yanks decide to turn off their system but I think this project is probably doomed to failure due to bureaucratic bungling, increased costs and a lack of commitment - even though it may well potentially be a superior system.
The American hold on GPS came around in the early 90's when it was released to the general population by Reagan and adopted primarily by the airlines. The huge lead times involved in getting any aviation equipment type approved and the associated expense involved for a new system when a cheap reliable one exists already will price Gallileo out of the market - unless it is subsidized by the EU i.e all the rest of us mere mortal taxpayers. As Alan Sugar said when he created Amstrad: "You don't have to be the best...but you DO have to be first" Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Laeremans Sent: 09 November 2007 09:11 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] GPS On 11/9/07, Dave Crozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seriously though, there are two types of service PPS and SPS. The PPS is the > system used by the military and the less precise SPS system used by the > standard commercial GPS units. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_positioning_system A+ jml [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
