Galileo?

[+gluteusmaximus92]

While reading popular science, I came an article about a new GPS-like navigation system called Galileo. The article can be found at http://www.esa.int/esaNA/GGGMX650NDC_index_0.html Has anyone else heard about this? In my opinion, the only improvement over NAVSTAR is the allowed civilian use of the dual-bands.

[Vlad]

you might want to do a forum search on this

[+TeamHardK]

While reading popular science, I came an article about a new GPS-like navigation system called Galileo. The article can be found at http://www.esa.int/esaNA/GGGMX650NDC_index_0.html Has anyone else heard about this? In my opinion, the only improvement over NAVSTAR is the allowed civilian use of the dual-bands.

 

The Brits are throwing their own GPS system up because they don't like the fact that the US can shut off the existing one whenever they want

[+Skeets_de]

While reading popular science, I came an article about a new GPS-like navigation system called Galileo. The article can be found at http://www.esa.int/esaNA/GGGMX650NDC_index_0.html Has anyone else heard about this? In my opinion, the only improvement over NAVSTAR is the allowed civilian use of the dual-bands.

 

The Brits are throwing their own GPS system up because they don't like the fact that the US can shut off the existing one whenever they want

 

It's not the Brits, it's the European Union which I hope you've heard of. The first prototype is in orbit and being tested now.

[+TeamHardK]

It's not the Brits, it's the European Union which I hope you've heard of. The first prototype is in orbit and being tested now.

 

I've heard of the European Union, and I said Brits as of the original 4 countries working on it were Germany, France, Italy and The United Kingdom. Of those 4, the UK probably has the best economy and therefore the most money to spend on such devices. And to be completely technical, it's not just the EU involved at this point, People's Republic of China, Israel, Ukraine, India, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and most recently South Korea signed up too.

 

And to top it all off Brits is easier to type that European Union

[+EraSeek]

While reading popular science, I came an article about a new GPS-like navigation system called Galileo. The article can be found at http://www.esa.int/esaNA/GGGMX650NDC_index_0.html Has anyone else heard about this? In my opinion, the only improvement over NAVSTAR is the allowed civilian use of the dual-bands.

 

All the new sats going up in the current (US) system also have the civilian dual-band, as well as a more powerful signal.