China To Offer Free Global Navigation By 2020

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China To Offer Free Global Navigation By 2020
by Wang Cong for Xinhua News Agency

Beijing (XNA) Apr 20, 2009
China will be able to provide free global navigation and positioning
services by 2020 with its own constellation of satellites named
"Compass," an engineering expert said here Friday.

Compass would cover all of China and its adjacent regions by the end of
2010 or early 2011, and it would expand into a global network by 2020,
Cao Chong, chief engineer of the China Electronics Technology Group
Corp., told Xinhua.

Cao's statement contradicted earlier reports claiming that China would
complete the system before 2015.

Compass could provide civilian clients with positioning accuracy within
10 meters without charge, compared with the 5m to 6m offered by the
U.S.-developed Global Positioning System (GPS), Cao said.

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Abreijos!

[t@ndre]

que venha mais um entao

[daraopedal]

Ja estou a ver novos GPSr "made in China" a aparecer, com uma marca de nome familiar tipo: "Galmin"