Posted on December 26th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
Russia successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a navigation system to rival America’s GPS.
The military-run GLONASS mapping system works over most of Russia and is expected to cover the globe by the end of 2009, once all its 24 navigational satellites are operating.
A space rocket blasted off from [...]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
The European initiative to build a system of satellites rivaling the U.S. GPS system, dubbed ‘Galileo,’ is finally moving forward.
The European initiative to build a system of satellites to rival the U.S. GPS system, has finally been given the go-ahead.
Last Friday, European nations involved in the project agreed to build a ¬3.4 billion (US$4.9 billion) [...]
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Posted on April 5th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
My knowledge of astronomy is…well, it’s absolutely pitiful. But I have a vested interest in the news this week that solar flares could cripple GPS systems here on planet earth.
You see, my sense of direction is also pitiful. So the mere idea of having to live without my Mazda3’s GPS navigation [...]
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Posted on March 19th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
If you have been in the market for a portable GPS but have been holding out for a better price, your wait is over.
I honestly can say that I don’t know of a more feature packed GPS unit at a better current price than the TomTom ONE. When they first came [...]
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