The ESA is continuing to build their GPS competitor, Galileo. It should be fully on line in two to three years.

I don't know whether it will be an "open" system that can be added to our GPS gizmos for greater coverage and accuracy, or whether licensing fees will keep it a subscriber service. In theory, it would make our GPSs much more responsive and useful (but would we have to call them Galileos instead?)

Cheers,
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--Rick