Comments on: Location-Based Services Don’t Work Well Without GPS- May Start Dying in 2010 http://gigaom.com/2009/05/21/location-based-services-dont-work-well-without-gps-may-start-dying-in-2010/ Sun, 19 May 2013 01:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David Gallant http://gigaom.com/2009/05/21/location-based-services-dont-work-well-without-gps-may-start-dying-in-2010/#comment-418591 Thu, 21 May 2009 19:43:23 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36069#comment-418591 Trueposition offers a person and asset tracking service using the U-TDOA platform. Unlike many of the current locational services currently available, U-TDOA continues to function indoors and in urban environments(and without the use of a GPS tracker. Visit http://www.trueposition.com/web/guest/u-tdoa

]]> By: Wolfman-K http://gigaom.com/2009/05/21/location-based-services-dont-work-well-without-gps-may-start-dying-in-2010/#comment-418590 Thu, 21 May 2009 16:54:12 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36069#comment-418590 Even if a Satellite or two falls into a state of disrepair it shouldn’t greatly affect the ability of receivers in phones, cars, or otherwise to get a fix.

This is just fear mongering based on the Guardian article that came out a few days ago.

But if it get’s some of our tax dollars to go towards kicking the USAF in the patooki and getting some more units up there then I am all for it. ;-)

]]> By: Luscious http://gigaom.com/2009/05/21/location-based-services-dont-work-well-without-gps-may-start-dying-in-2010/#comment-418589 Thu, 21 May 2009 16:40:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36069#comment-418589 Commercial aircraft primarily use INS for navigation along with other radios including DME and VOR – GPS is essentially a backup system only. As for your favorite LBS “fart apps” not working, I don’t think gps device manufacturers or software developers would respond well to user complaints – it would certainly but a big dent in Apple’s revenue stream.

GPS has always been and still is a tool used primarily by the US military. I severely doubt the government would let something that is critical to defense operations and a matter of national security fall into decay or disrepair.

]]> By: oneAwake http://gigaom.com/2009/05/21/location-based-services-dont-work-well-without-gps-may-start-dying-in-2010/#comment-418588 Thu, 21 May 2009 16:30:25 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36069#comment-418588 This is why A-GPS is good to have on your device, unfortunately stand alone GPS devices do not have access to A-GPS, because they do not have cell phone radio chips.

]]> By: Sumocat http://gigaom.com/2009/05/21/location-based-services-dont-work-well-without-gps-may-start-dying-in-2010/#comment-418587 Thu, 21 May 2009 15:04:03 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36069#comment-418587 Enhanced 911 should be mostly unaffected. Few mobile phones have GPS, relying instead on tower triangulation for location. Any smartphone with assisted GPS, including the iPhone, can do the same. I can accept being as locatable as 95% of people.

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