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January 26, 2006
Government turns up volume on GPS
Filed under: GPS
The US government
flicked the switch today on a new GPS signal, known as L2C. The signal, according to the government, is transmitted at
a higher effective power, allowing it to "work better in urban areas and indoors." The new signal, being
transmitted by the IIR
satellite launched in September, can also be received using less power, potentially allowing better GPS reception
by smaller devices such as cellphones. However, most current devices may not be able to make use of the new signals
without upgrades.
Originally posted by Marc Perton from Engadget, ReBlogged by cat on Jan 26, 2006 at 10:31 AM