EU launches free satellite system to fine-tune GPS
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 07:56
in Mathematics & Economics
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union launched a free satellite navigation network on Thursday that could help pilots, drivers and blind people by fine-tuning the accuracy of the U.S. global positioning system (GPS) to around 2 meters.
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