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New GPS Standard Published

Posted by michael on from the dont-need-no-stinking-directions dept.

jeffy124 writes: "The Dept of Defense has released a new standard for GPS. The new standard will go into become available for use starting in 2003 when the first satellites are launched. Full completion is estimated to 2014. The new standard allows for greater horizontal accuracy of 36 meters instead of 100 meters, and also sets a new baseline for transmission protocols that circumvent ionic interference."

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  1. Did you say "circumvent"? by epsalon · · Score: 3, Funny

    "circumvent ionic interface"...

    In other news, GPS have been announced as circumvention devices under the DMCA, due to the fact that some copyright protection method has been annouced to use ionic iterference...

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  2. DMCA! DMCA! by TheMidget · · Score: 3, Funny
    and also sets a new baseline for transmission protocols that circumvent ionic interference

    Hey, but won't the ionosphere sue them for DMCA infringment?

  3. They forgot the last item in the timeline by nizo · · Score: 3, Funny

    In 2016, as part of the new anti-terror bills flying through congress, every American must have a gps tracking device implanted "for security purposes".

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  4. Ion Engine Compatibility by SEWilco · · Score: 2, Funny
    "... transmission protocols that circumvent ionic interference."

    Oh, good, so now it's easier to use GPS on devices with ion engines?