Re: [time-nuts] Better GPS coming to phones

2017-09-29 Thread Attila Kinali
On Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:30:24 -0500 "Chris Caudle" wrote: > In a timing context, I would hope that having a more consistent solution > to the position/time equation would reduce the PPS jitter. It would be > really nice to see one of these low power, high precision

Re: [time-nuts] Better GPS coming to phones

2017-09-28 Thread Peter Monta
> > > Also the new iphones now support Galileo in addition to GPS and Glonass. > Any word on whether iOS will support raw observables, as Android has for a little while now? I gather the APIs need to support continuous tracking better so that phase observables are meaningful across epochs. Will

Re: [time-nuts] Better GPS coming to phones

2017-09-28 Thread Chris Caudle
On Wed, September 27, 2017 9:38 pm, Bill Hawkins wrote: > Sadly, it is not the phone users who will benefit. It is the advertisers > who use your location to send targeted ads. I doubt that knowing which side of the parking lot you are in will be of much interest to advertisers. It will help

Re: [time-nuts] Better GPS coming to phones

2017-09-28 Thread Attila Kinali
On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:54:11 + Mark Sims wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/27/centimetre_accurate_gnss_chipset_tested/ Sadly, the IEEE Spectrum article, which they reference, is so full of mistakes. One would think that the largest electrical engineering

Re: [time-nuts] Better GPS coming to phones

2017-09-27 Thread Bob Bownes
So when can I have an app that turns on SA for the answers from my phone? ;) > On Sep 27, 2017, at 22:38, Bill Hawkins wrote: > > Sadly, it is not the phone users who will benefit. It is the advertisers > who use your location to send targeted ads. > > Time marches on. >

Re: [time-nuts] Better GPS coming to phones

2017-09-27 Thread Bill Hawkins
Sadly, it is not the phone users who will benefit. It is the advertisers who use your location to send targeted ads. Time marches on. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Mark Sims Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6:54 AM Broadcom has released a phone chip that supports L5

[time-nuts] Better GPS coming to phones

2017-09-27 Thread Mark Sims
Broadcom has released a phone chip that supports L5 signals... claims 30 cm accuracy.Maybe you will soon be able to use your phone to set your GPSDO location better... Also the new iphones now support Galileo in addition to GPS and Glonass.