Could we have greater accuracy?

The Spindoctors · Post by **The Spindoctors** » 01 March 04 8:35 pm

Found this article tucked away in the OZ.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/co ... 98,00.html

This should be a win-win for geocaching as well. Should we be more cunning in hiding them?[/url]

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 01 March 04 8:57 pm

Pesky! wrote:Galileo,galileo,galileo let me go!
No, No No No No , no NO!
Oh mumma mia mumma mia let him go...

that's what came to my mind.

Your mind is a thing of wonder Pesky..

Kerry · Post by **Kerry** » 02 March 04 9:11 am

Greater accuracy? from Galileo, just depends on how much one is willing to pay!

Cheers, Kerry.

Bronze · Post by **Bronze** » 02 March 04 4:44 pm

I try not to wonder about Pesky. Makes people around me suspicious when I walk around smiling a lot.

Bronze.

Ebenezer · Post by **Ebenezer** » 02 March 04 5:12 pm

Hopefully we will see SBAS (space based augmentation system) in Australia before too long. (aka WAAS in the US, EGNOS in Europe, and MSAS in Japan.)

This is a geostationary satellite system that provides correction information for the LEO GPS satellites. Kind of a D-GPS, but from space.

In theory suitably equipped receivers (e.g. newer Garmin eTrex) can pick up the signal from the Japan satellite, but Australia does not provide correction data to the satellite, so the data is useless from here. The plan is that this system will one day provide global coverage by adding a couple more geostationary satellites.

The way it's going, maybe Gallileo will beat it into the sky. (Well, at least into our skies anyway.)