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will a gps receiver be sold that uses us gps, glonass gps and galileo gps by 2013?

Background: the us gps system is already operational, glonass is aiming to be up and going by 2009, and galileo by 2013. will a gps receiver be available to the general public that uses all three systems, free of charge? this must be on the market before jan 1st 2013

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Suspend date: Mon 31st Dec 2012 11:59pm PST (3 years to go)

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

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Created Tue 23rd Sep 2008 2:34pm PST by gadget666

Suspend date: Mon 31st Dec 2012 11:59pm PST (3 years to go) details

 

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Just so I understand, the question http://www.hubdub.com/m17078/will_the_eus_galileo_gps_system_be_operational_by_2013 needs to settle as a yes, if this has a chance to also be a yes?
posted 1 year ago
0 dollars huh? Well i guess its got 4 more years. Maybe 3.9 years in someone will bet 10.
posted 1 year ago
  3 gadget666
not neccesarily, if a receiver is available that is capable of using all three this will settle as yes, even if not all 3 systems are working
posted 1 year ago
@gadget666: OK thanks, thanks makes sense
posted 1 year ago
  5 orlin
Russians and Chinese already produce and sell receivers that combine the GPS and Glonass signals.
Obviously it wouldn't be any problem to produce devices that recieve signals from all the operating navigational systems.
Not to forget that China and India also plan to built their own global navigational systems. I wouldn't be surprised if in a matter of 4-5 years there would be all 5 operating fleet.
posted 1 year ago
  6 orlin
And BTW, Glonass is operational since more than 20 years; it's only not covering whole the planet which would be achieved in the next year or so. It is reported that Glonass is far more accurate than GPS. Galileo is designed also to be much more accurate than GPS.
posted 1 year ago
  7 gadget666
but not for long. take a look at this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_III
posted 1 year ago

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