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Old 8th May 2018, 17:10
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Originally Posted by Sallyann1234
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.
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Well done - as I was replying to a comment about car navigation how you made the leap to engineering and construction was really impressive.

Keep it up..
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