Civilian GPS Accuracy Could Be Degraded

The accuracy of the Global Positioning System for civilian uses may be intentionally degraded during wartime.

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March 20, 2003, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"While there are thousands of civil users of GPS worldwide, the system was designed for, and is operated by, the US military...The German automobile club AvD said experts fear that just before military action against Iraq, which seems likely to start later this week, the signals will be encoded in order to make them less accurate.Currently, the GPS system has an accuracy to within around five metresfeet), but AvD said it could be reduced to more than 100 metres."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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