iPhone 4S Has GLONASS GPS Support
Date: Wednesday, October 19 @ 20:32:04 UTC
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Apple has updated the technical specs page for its latest iPhone, the 4S, to add GLONASS GPS support.
Many of you will know that GLONASS is the Russian Federation's equivalent of the US NAVSTAR GPS network of navigation satellites. Recent advances in GPS chipset design have seen a number of manufacturers offering chipsets with support for NAVSTAR and GLONASS and, in future, the EU's own solution, Galileo.
Adding support for more satellite networks means faster satellite acquisition and less issues due to reception difficulties as there are a greater number of satellites in view at any one time. GLONASS has 24 satellites offering global coverage.
As an aside, tomorrow marks the launch date for the first two in-orbit validation satellites for the Galileo constellation. The pair will be launched from the European Space Agency Spaceport in Kourou, French Guyana atop a Soyuz launch vehicle.
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