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Russian GPS Alternative Near Completion
Russia has successfully launched another round of GLONASS satellites bringing the grand total to 18 of the navigational units online. "The GPS competitor -- first begun in the Soviet era and only recently revived after years of post-collapse neglect -- is now theoretically capable of providing coverage to the entire Russian territory, with First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov claiming that the first compatible consumer devices will be available in the middle of next year. By 2010 Russia plans to open the system up to outside nations as well, contributing to an eventual three- or even four-system global market"
Not just for Soviet submarine crewmen anymore!
Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
Being able to pull signals from both systems means less downtime for land surveyors, and better field accuracy
No, it just means twice as many inaccurate readings. I think the different systems, operated by different countries' militaries, will NOT cheerfully work together to give you a better fix on your position.
Of course, the Russians have been kicking our asses in space technology ever since Sputnik.
The correlation between ignorance of statistics and using "correlation is not causation" as an argument is close to 1.