"Some receivers, like your bike computers, will use a dual- or tri-[band] operating system, such as GPS, GLONASS and Galileo. This provides more accuracy than just GPS alone, especially in the
While GLONASS is not as widely used as GPS, it is still an important GNSS system and is available for use by the general public. GALILEO. GALILEO is a space-based navigation system developed and maintained by the European Union and started as a project in 1990s, only becoming fully operational in April 2012. It consists of a network of 30Malcolm MacDonald says the crucial difference is that we can trust Galileo better than GPS, even to land a plane where there's no ground radar. That element of its capability is being used by 350
Now there are three civilian GPS frequencies: L1 at 1575.42 MHz, L2 at 1227.60 MHz, and L5 at 1176.45 MHz. Each frequency has unique properties that make it better suited for certain types of applications. For example, L1 frequency is used to track GPS satellite location, L2 frequency is used to track the health of the GPS satellites and the L5wPyYBNh.