-=> Quoting Joe Nicholson to Michael Sessions <=-
-=> Quoting Michael Sessions to Joe Nicholson <=-
JN> within 5 years provide callers location within 125 meters.
MS> Do ya have any idea how they propose to do this?
JN> There is quite a bit of chat in some of my PoliceNet and SafNet
JN> conferences about using satellite positioning. Apparently it is
JN> already working in Australia, and the American cellular companies
JN> almost have it in place now.
Shoot. Hams have been using postioning software for 3 years now in a
system called APRS that pinpoints location to within 10 yards using
the global positioning satillites and packet radio. It's not anything
difficult to do.
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