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EU starts new satellite service to improve GPS (V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The European Union has launched a new satellite location service that dramatically enhances the accuracy of the existing US GPS system.
Navin miniHomer keychain GPS will lead you to your car, won't help find your keys (Engadget)
Still have a bit more room on that keychain ring next to your DAP , photo frame , Atari controller and, um, keys? Then you might want to keep an eye out for Navin's new miniHomer GPS compass, which won't give you actual turn-by-turn directions, but will at least point you towards up to five different locations of your choosing (including your car's spot in the parking lot). To ensure the device ...
EGNOS launched to improve EU GPS accuracy (Yachting and Boating World)
Yesterday saw the launch of EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), designed to improve the accuracy of GPS. Chartplotters or GPS units bought over the past few years are nearly all WAAS/EGNOS compatible, but until now only WAAS (launched in 2003) has been active, limiting the greater accuracy afforded by these systems to US waters..
Distinctive cap, GPS allegedly ties two men to Blueberry Pines burglary (Wadena Pioneer Journal)
Two men were each charged with the burglary, theft and vandalism at Blueberry Pines Golf Course on Aug. 17 after police allegedly used their GPS and one distinctive cap to tie them to the crime.
EU launches satellite system to fine-tune GPS (MSNBC)
The European Union launched a free satellite navigation network that could help pilots, drivers and blind people by fine-tuning the accuracy of the U.S. GPS to around 2 meters.
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