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Re: Astronomy and Celestial Navigation [Really, GPS]
From: Peter MacNeil
Date: 2006 Jun 6, 15:35 -0800
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From: Peter MacNeil
Date: 2006 Jun 6, 15:35 -0800
Richard,
Even with this "distortion" be wouldn't it be corrected for by Differential stations (DGPS)? So the only areas it would theoretically affect areas those without DGPS coverage - areas outside North America and major european nations?
Pete
> Richard wrote...
> And that would accomplish the goal, which is to allow
> domestic use of the system while simultaneously severely
> degrading it overseas. If you can keep the system
> "substantially" functional over the domestic US, while
> degrading it for a 5,000 mile footprint or even a 10,000
> miles footprint someplace else--that's much better than
> degrading it everywhere.
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