From what i've heard, the upgraded satellites will work ok on our trekkers,
we'll need a new receiver but, other than that, its supposed to be ok.
Trace
Hi Trace,
Trouble with it is, it's another separate device. Why does everyone reinvent the wheel, when it could be done on a mobile phone?
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-----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Spring.flower Sent: 27 July 2006 19:27 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Satellite Location Device 'Accurate To Within A Metre
If you were using the mobile phone network would you be paying for air time when you were using the system i wonder?
Great info though, thanks for posting
Trace
----- Original Message ----- From: "Husna Begum" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 1:35 PM Subject: [access-uk] Satellite Location Device 'Accurate To Within A Metre
this sounds good doesn't it?
A prototype handheld device that uses next-generation satellite technology to locate its holder to within a metre and speak the results into an earpiece has been successfully tested, its Spanish inventors have announced.
The 'MOMO' experiment could pave the way for talking location and route-finding products for vision-impaired people about the size and weight of a portable digital assistant (PDA). The user chooses options from a spoken menu, entering their responses on a keypad.
The prototype has been developed by the Spanish company GMV Sistemas on behalf of the European Space Agency, as part of a programme to explore uses of the next generation European satellite technology known as GALILEO.
To improve the accuracy of spatial information delivered to the user, the MOMO device combines data from two sources: directly from satellites, and also from ground-based computers over the mobile phone network.
According to project leader Sara Gutiérrez-Lanza, the MOMO technology could be developed into a commercial product in around two years.
There are also other possible applications for the underlying technology, she said. "MOMO is designed for pedestrians, but it could also be integrated with public transport systems, such as the timetables shown on information panels in buses and trains," she told E-Access Bulletin.
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