Thread: Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
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Default Proposed Mobile Internet Service Interferes With GPS Units
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On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:18:38 -0000, "Alisdair Gurney"
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It seems to me real sailors needn't be concerned about this at all. Who
needs GPS inland or very near coastal anyway where landmarks and
navigation marks are eyeball visible?

.. sorry, but I have to agree with this view.

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Not really. A lot of navigation is done in coastal waterways and
inland rivers, some of it at night or in reduced visibility.

It turns out that one of the best connected opponents to the proposed
Lightspeed service is tractor manufacturer, John Deere. Apparently a
lot of new farm tractors are equipped with precision GPS units for the
purpose of accurate seed planting and other hi tech applications.

The increased yield from using GPS in farming is amazing.
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