Boosting GPS and 911 for the USA
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Just last week, I had the honor of meeting some of our nation’s public safety heroes at the NG911 Institute’s annual gathe
  • aaron@infosec.pubEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    And what’s that? I haven’t looked into it but who wants to bet it is starlink?

    And if it is, does America really want to rely on that lol?

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      Probably E-LORAN. It’s ground based and transmits significantly more power than GPS. That makes it harder to jam, especially over a wide area.

      • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        It’s a joke, since GLONASS is the Russian system. E-LORAN would be ironic, considering that the U.S. demolished its LORAN infrastructure around 2009. What are the odds that the best backup just happens to be Starlink?

      • xia@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        I was going to comment on the +/-8m accuracy being a let-down, but apparently that’s the accuracy of GPS too.