Europe has persuaded the US to accept competition
forGlobal
Positioning System, the satellite-based
geographic place-finder and navigation system. This opens a
commercial lifeline to
Galileo, the EU's financially-troubled
competitor to GPS.
The US and EU yesterday agreed to use an improved design for
their respective Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals.
The signals will be implemented on the Galileo Open Service and the
GPS IIIA new civil signal.
The new signals will provide greater positional precision,
better reception and greater coverage from any GPS or Galileo
satellite, thanks to a 2004 deal to ensure compatibility and
interoperability at the user level.
The deal is expected to accelerate development of
geography-based information systems.
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