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Europe To Compete With U.S. Global Positioning System

 

By Caroline Chaumont, Special to The Washington Post

 

Rockets are supposed to begin lifting off in 2006 to carry 30 European satellites into orbit. The satellites will emit signals that will allow people with receivers -- drivers, sailors, rescue workers and pilots, for example -- to determine their precise locations on Earth.It is similar to what the U.S. Global Positioning System already does, and the pending launch of a rival is fueling a new transatlantic dispute.

 

U.S. officials have called Europe's $3.2 billion Galileo project wasteful and say Europe could better spend the money upgrading its armed forces. But European governments argue that Galileo is crucial to the future of their high-tech industries and to loosening their dependence on the United States.

 

My question is: Will this system be compatible with the receivers we already have?

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Originally posted by Criminal:

My question is: Will this system be compatible with the receivers we already have?


 

No, not without at least some software changes and, harware I wouldn't be to sure about at this stage.

 

From discussion and plans to date both systems will certainly have the capability to be compatible at a system level.

 

However by the time Galileo is operational the currect GPS receivers today will be basically obsolete (as such) anyway with the current GPS moderization plans specially the dual frequency civil service. The current receivers won't be compatible with a dual frequency GPS system but from all accounts the existing recievers will be backward compatible.

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost icon_smile.gif everybody keeps telling me where to go icon_wink.gif

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Criminal:

My question is: Will this system be compatible with the receivers we already have?


 

No, not without at least some software changes and, harware I wouldn't be to sure about at this stage.

 

From discussion and plans to date both systems will certainly have the capability to be compatible at a system level.

 

However by the time Galileo is operational the currect GPS receivers today will be basically obsolete (as such) anyway with the current GPS moderization plans specially the dual frequency civil service. The current receivers won't be compatible with a dual frequency GPS system but from all accounts the existing recievers will be backward compatible.

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost icon_smile.gif everybody keeps telling me where to go icon_wink.gif

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