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New centimeter-accurate GPS system could transform virtual reality and mobile devices

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Check this out...

http://phys.org/news/2015-05-centimeter-accurate-gps-virtual-reality-mobile.html


 
Posted : July 6, 2015 11:58 am
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Either the article is grossly over-simplified or this is a flop in the making. It will be interesting to see something in action...


 
Posted : July 6, 2015 12:14 pm
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I'm interested as well. It is really a matter of time before someone figures out how to do this with software or shrink survey grade receivers to fit in a phone.


 
Posted : July 6, 2015 12:22 pm
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That would change the game completely


 
Posted : July 6, 2015 3:15 pm
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Looks like I may hold off on buying that $20K receiver! (wink)

If they came out with a decimeter model, would it be even cheaper? o.O


 
Posted : July 6, 2015 3:40 pm

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I recall some mention of license fees due to patents on dual-frequency algorithms or some such adding substantial cost to the bump from L1-only to L1/L2. Is a license-free dual frequency solution around the bend as a result of new civilian signals?


 
Posted : July 6, 2015 5:16 pm
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Jim Frame, post: 326079, member: 10 wrote: I recall some mention of license fees due to patents on dual-frequency algorithms or some such adding substantial cost to the bump from L1-only to L1/L2. Is a license-free dual frequency solution around the bend as a result of new civilian signals?

I seem to remember Eric Gakstatter speaking somewhere (ESRI User Conference maybe) that you'll eventually be able to get a license-free duel frequency solution for L1/L5 and that's when you see sub $500 equipment delivering centimeter-ish solutions


 
Posted : July 6, 2015 5:53 pm