The new hardware may still be sitting on the launch pad, but the upgrade to the GPS system is under way (reports the LA Times). Now firmly entrenched in the smartphone world, the new target for GPS accuracy is not 20 feet but "an arm’s length" of about one foot, and it’s going to happen through a replacement program of 24 satellites over the next few years.
I'm wondering what role the Galileo system is playing here. Competition as driving force? :-) Also wondering how soon we will see Galileo-enabled mobile phones...
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