Galileo-GPS agreement in the works

The US and EU are working out an agreement (that may be signed as early as this week) to allow both US GPS and EU Galileo satellites to send data on the same frequency, meaning that receivers would be able to get signals from both systems. In theory, this would potentially double the number of visible satellites for a receiver equipped to handle both GPS and Galileo data streams. Although the Galileo system won’t be operational until at least 2012, the agreement will likely be an impetus for manufacturers of receivers to begin to look at the production of devices that could utilize data from both systems.

Via Yahoo! News


2 Replies to “Galileo-GPS agreement in the works”

  1. Morten

    How is this news? This has been the intent all along, and the test satellite already broadcasts at some of the same frequencies.
    The free signals will be broadcast in two bands, at 1164–1214 MHz and at 1563–1591 MHz. The commercial service will broadcast at 1260–1300 MHz.
    NAVSTAR broadcasts at 1575.42 (free – C/A code) and 1227.60 MHz (military only – P code)

  2. GPS Navigationssysteme

    Garmin products always impress me with their high quality. Not at lease because of this but unfortunately they are not the cheapest devices available. But regarding their quality I think the price is generally worth paying.

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