Originally Posted by
Highway1
It seems that the only person bewildered is you - Galileo isnt fully operational yet so even if it never came to the UK it would have no effect as we would continue to use GPS and GLONASS as we do now.
It seems that the bewilderment extends to yourself.
You misunderstand the purpose of Galileo.
It is not to replace the basic service of GPS and Glonass which are perfectly adequate to guide you in your car. It was designed to provide very high precision location in three dimensions for engineering, construction and navigation. That is what we are in danger of losing.
And although the last few satellites are still to be sent up, Galileo is already providing a full basic service.