Yes, my little Garmin GPS III+ now reports error circles as low as
13 feet (as opposed to about 200 before the change). This is *very*
nice for people who need that level of precision. Of course, minor
errors in the map database become glaringly obvious when you
can tell which lane you're driving in, as opposed to merely which
road you are on.
Over on sci.geo.satellite-nav they're wetting their pants in joy.
Peter Trei
> ----------
> From: Rich Salz[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:12 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: GPS no longer encrypted
>
> A handful of press releases, including
>
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/ThisWeek.cgi?type=p&date=1&briefing=0
>
> Which starts...
> Today, I am pleased to announce that the United States will stop the
> intentional degradation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signals
> available to the public beginning at midnight tonight. We call this
> degradation feature Selective Availability (SA). This will mean that
> civilian users of GPS will be able to pinpoint locations up to ten
> times
> more accurately than they do now. GPS is a dual-use, satellite-based
> system that provides accurate location and timing data to users
> worldwide.
>
>
