Have you been watching the rise in media that is increasingly comparing GPS to GLONASS to BEIDOU and others? In some cases the comparisons seek to outright claim one is ‘better’ than another. In others, the comparison is framed as a ‘challenge’ , and yet others see Europe’s GALILEO as having a major influence currently (which is not fact). Do you think business and application developers care about where high quality comes from? Does it really matter?
Over the years the only satellite-based navigation system that has continually provided full operational capability, enabled business investors to develop products for, and compelled greater global use of satellite based navigation – is the American GPS system. It has changed the way geospatial applications arise, businesses operate and how the earth’s landscape (and oceans) are managed.
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