Galileo launch of four new birdies this evening

[Shutesy]

What does this mean for Ag type satellite systems? Im sure my Trimble uses Glonass and GPS so where does Gallileo come into it all?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

What does this mean for Ag type satellite systems? Im sure my Trimble uses Glonass and GPS so where does Gallileo come into it all?

New receivers of all sorts, not just Ag, should now (or really for the past few years be capable) of receiving all 4 global constellations: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou.

Very simply more available birds = better for convergence times and overall accuracy.

Galileo will also offer a free “high-accuracy” correction service, definitely better than RangePoint RTX - somewhere between OmniStar HP and CenterPoint in terms of repeatable accuracy.

However I expect you will need new receivers to take advantage of it as the specs are still in discussion. It all got rather political, but that’s another story for another day.

 

[Shutesy]

New receivers of all sorts, not just Ag, should now (or really for the past few years be capable) of receiving all 4 global constellations: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou.

Very simply more available birds = better for convergence times and overall accuracy.

Galileo will also offer a free “high-accuracy” correction service, definitely better than RangePoint RTX - somewhere between OmniStar HP and CenterPoint in terms of repeatable accuracy.

However I expect you will need new receivers to take advantage of it as the specs are still in discussion. It all got rather political, but that’s another story for another day.

Free high accuracy service sounds good

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Free high accuracy service sounds good

Trimble amongst others didn’t think so, not a lot really.

So there were, ahem, “discussions” before the powers that be watered down the spec. It was an embarrassing climb down.

Basically it was going to be too good and free. Couldn’t have that now could we.

 

[Shutesy]

Trimble amongst others didn’t think so, not a lot really.

So there were, ahem, “discussions” before the powers that be watered down the spec. It was an embarrassing climb down.

Basically it was going to be too good and free. Couldn’t have that now could we.

Surely manufactures like Trimble would just put up the price of a new Gallileo enabled reciever to make up for a free signal.

 

[Northern farmer]

Isn't Galileo an EU initiative? How about the price tag for the accurate signal after Brexit? Surely the birds are singing around the globe but could they restrict the availability like I read Trimble did for the tip of Cornwall? Perhaps not equally easy to implement location based restrictions if it isn't the screen implementing the geo-fence.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Isn't Galileo an EU initiative? How about the price tag for the accurate signal after Brexit? Surely the birds are singing around the globe but could they restrict the availability like I read Trimble did for the tip of Cornwall? Perhaps not equally easy to implement location based restrictions if it isn't the screen implementing the geo-fence.

The aim is and always was global. This was from a presentation in October (sorry about the image quality). But you never know they could always change their minds. They have already done so on the accuracy after commercial pressure from the big guys...but then again what’s agreed and what’s actually delivered could be worse or better