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Re: GPS in other countries
From: Thomas Schmidt
Date: 2000 Jan 26, 1:41 AM
From: Thomas Schmidt
Date: 2000 Jan 26, 1:41 AM
Gordon J. Talge wrote: ... > Does anyone know if any other countries have their own independent > GPS type system or have one in the works? The Russians have their GLONASS system: http://www.rssi.ru/SFCSIC/english.html > It seems to me that the European Community (and others) could very well > set > one up on their own. They do: http://www.esa.int/Press/98/press19.html # Go-ahead for a European global navigation satellite system # # The European Space Agency (ESA), the European Community (EC) and the # European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) have # taken an important step towards the development of GNSS, the global navigation # satellite system for Europe. [...] -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Schmidt e-mail : schmidt@hoki.ibp.fhg.de