Hi Sieghard and all, As a point of information: Galileo already has at least three satellites up and running. Tests have shown that accuracy has been increased to 1 1/2 m on average. The clock thing used by Galileo is infinitely more precise than that used by the American GPS system. The satellites are much higher than the GPS satellites and so Galileo is much more usable in, four example, urban canyons/indoors. There are also various software tweaks which add to the accuracy and speed of application involved in the Galileo system. There are also ground stations which further enhance the system. Galileo will, I understand, eventually, give global coverage. It also works alongside GPS and the Russian system. I have been watching the development of Galileo for many years now and I'm delighted to say that it is, albeit in its initial stage, here! Rather than wait till Apple decides to participate in its use, being U.S.-based, Apple might be slow on this, I am interested to try it out with the GNSS Bluetooth receiver. Perhaps, there are other people, Europe based, here, who may have further information? All the best, Sandy
Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Jun 2014, at 20:06, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Larry, > > There really is not much need for a new North American system, the GPS > network does cover the entire world and accuracy is not necessarily a factor > of the technology but also a result of the government keeping it to a certain > level of accuracy by adding a deliverate factor of inaccuracy. Also, keep in > mind that any iPhone since the 4S can not only take advantage of GPS but also > of the GLONASS satellite system which was put up by Russia and which also > covers the globe. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Larry Lumpkin > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: new gps for the US? > > Has anyone heard of a new gps system coming to the U.S. such as that coming > to Europe? > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
