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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. With improvements like these by Fat+Casper · · Score: 1, Redundant
    What kind of crack are they smoking that they want to give up the ability to downgrade non-military sets? Maybe it's just to lull folks into a false sense of security.

    I've never used a civilian set, and now I never want to. How the hell can anyone tolerate 100 meter accuracy? I can do better than that by looking at a map. Now it'll someday get down to 36 meters? Damn, I get pissed off when I can only get it down to 10 meters.

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