Galileo, a new and improved satellite navigation for Europe is already running – Virtual Russia

Galileo ready, they think about Europe, satellite navigation system, which is designed to compete with the American GPS and the Russian GLONASS. On Wednesday, December 14, and on Thursday, December 15, begin a new, more accurate and independent from other countries ‘ satellite navigation system.

Galileo Satellites in earth orbit (ESA/OHB)

Preparing to run an independent European navigation system Galileo lasted continuously till 17 years. The program, which will allow Europe to become independent from the American GPS (eng. Global Positioning System) and Russian GLONASS (from the English. Global Navigation Satellite System) since the start of the project vbuhali 10 billion € . Advantages of issue of these a lot of money, but the most important and most visible for the average person on the Continent is to improve the quality of work at least to navigate our smartphones.

Galileo – how does the European navigation system?

Galileo will be a total of was as much of 30 dedicated satellites. Most of them, because to 26, will operate continuously year-round, but the other four skills will remain in reserve in case of failure of any of the major satellites. Currently in orbit there are 14 satellites on the location, another four will go into orbit early next year. The set of all spacecraft, consisting of Galileo should be in orbit 2020.

delivering the European space Agency (ESA), the system Galileo is much more effective from the GPS and GLONASS that currently use our smartphones. All thanks to the extremely accurate atomic zegarom, which are used in positioning systems of the satellite. They measure the time with a delay of one second in several million years. Another advantage should be a number of satellites themselves, which in comparison with both GPS and GLONASS will be th much more. the Galileo has to be wrong for one meter, while the Russian and the American system can przekłamywać the position even slightly, or in extreme cases, a dozen meters.

the Signal is transmitted through satellites of the Galileo system will also be much stronger than the competition. Due to the fact that there should not be problems with its ingestion, even in very high and complex buildings, and in tunnels of roads or Railways. ESA as examples of application gives at least the actions of the rescue services in the mountains where the GPS signal often disappears.

Galileo – what devices get a new signal?

Unfortunately, there is as yet no list of the items that already collaborate with the European navigation system Galileo. Only Qualcomm has provided information that its processors Snapdragon 820, 652, 650, 625, 617 and 435 compatible with the new system. What about other smartphones? Well, you probably soon will be a list of compatible devices, or those that will require the software update.

Probably, however, most devices will not work with the new system, however, there is no reason to worry hands. By the time when Galileo reaches full effectiveness, that is, by 2020, every device equipped TV will be compatible with Galileo.