UK rolls out eLoran as GPS backup for safe navigation
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 05:30
in Earth & Climate
The UK is on top of being GPS-fail proactive with its rollout of eLoran stations along the UK coastline. eLoran is now available at Dover and along the East coast of the UK. The rollout is for the purpose of backup to counter anything that goes wrong with GPS. The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA) of the UK and Ireland announced the maritime eLoran technology has reached the stage of "Initial Operational Capability," placing the UK as the first in the world to deploy this technology for shipping companies operating passenger and cargo services.