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Date posted: 08/01/2010 The EU's much-delayed Galileo sat-nav network will begin operation in 2014, the European Commission said Thursday as it awarded key contracts to Germany's OHB System and France's Arianespace. The European system is aimed to challenge the dominance of the US-built Global Positioning System (GPS), set up by the Pentagon in the 1980s, which is widely used in a huge variety of navigation devices like those in cars and boats. "This will allow the initial deployment and service provision of Europe's satellite navigation system as of early 2014," Tajani said. "With this and the upcoming awards for the remaining procurement packages, we are concluding a critical phase of the Galileo programme. "We can now focus on the actual roll-out and demonstrate to European citizens that Europe's own satellite navigation system is firmly underway," he added. Galileo is intended to offer a superior accuracy of one metre (yard), compared to up to 10 metres for GPS, making it very useful for car drivers, farmers and even the blind. The European version will have global coverage and an encrypted, pay service for commercial clients, with extra information such as weather detail. See the full Story via external site: www.physorg.com Most recent stories in this category (Sensors): 28/02/2017: DJI drones use plane avoidance tech |
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