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Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup

Post by AndyPoms
The world's global positioning industry watched in disbelief on April 2, 2014, as all of the 24 GLONASS satellites that make up Russia's equivalent of the GPS system failed at once. This unprecedented and deeply worrying total disruption of what is one half of the world's operational global navigation satellite constellations shook the industry, and unequivocally confirmed the public warnings that have been voiced for years by Locata Corporation and other prominent industry experts. Full Story
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Post by AlanOfTheBerg
CBenson wrote:I'm not worried. I have my sextant.
ps_au wrote:I wonder how many actually know what a sextant is!
Of course, that's where me and the lady enjoy each other while out camping. :o
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Post by CBenson
I'm not worried. I have my sextant.
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Post by CBenson
Well, there is no reason to use the sextant inside the boat.
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Post by gordonski
numbermaniac wrote:
ps_au wrote:I wonder how many actually know what a sextant is!
And that's why Google was invented.
Google invented the sextant?
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Post by no1ne
CBenson wrote:I'm not worried. I have my sextant.
And an astrolab to?

Beware of cloudy days...
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Post by numbermaniac
ps_au wrote:I wonder how many actually know what a sextant is!
And that's why Google was invented.
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Post by numbermaniac
gordonski wrote:
numbermaniac wrote:
ps_au wrote:I wonder how many actually know what a sextant is!
And that's why Google was invented.
Google invented the sextant?
They invented the easiest way to find out what it is.
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Post by nzahn1
So basically, Waze should start developing a way to get a fix using inertial sensors in conjunction with wifi/cellular triangulation to provide a back up triangulation in-case of a cyber war between Russia and the US.
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Post by nzahn1
CBenson wrote:I'm not worried. I have my sextant.
Me too.
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