European GPS code cracked, Psuedo-random code cracked for the experimental Galileo satellite |
European GPS code cracked, Psuedo-random code cracked for the experimental Galileo satellite |
Guest_DonPMitchell_* |
Jul 8 2006, 07:08 PM
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I hadn't realized that the Eurpean global positioning system was going to be a pay service. I imagine they will have to redesign the codes. Anyone know what the plan is for the Galileo satellites? Will it be illegal to use devices that just receive the American GPS signal?
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Jul 9 2006, 07:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 688 Joined: 20-April 05 From: Sweden Member No.: 273 |
Yes - it is supposed to be a pay service, though I have never understood how they think they are going to bring that off as long as the original GPS is available. I suppose they might try to outlaw GPS-only receivers in the EU but they don't have the slightest chance of enforcing that.
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Jul 9 2006, 07:53 PM
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Dublin Correspondent Group: Admin Posts: 1799 Joined: 28-March 05 From: Celbridge, Ireland Member No.: 220 |
I suppose they might try to outlaw GPS-only receivers in the EU but they don't have the slightest chance of enforcing that. A lot of speculation can be eliminated by just searching the web. From the Galileo web site QUOTE Why should I pay for GALILEO, when GPS is free? Like GPS, GALILEO will be free of charge to basic users (open service). Some applications will have to be paid for - those requiring a quality of service which GPS is unable to provide. The GPS of the future could perhaps offer such services too, but there is no guarantee that they will be free, least of all if GPS would hold a monopoly. In any case, GPS will remain a system conceived primarily for military applications. So Galileo will provide a free service for basic position, navigation and timing purposes ie for the sort of things folks like us use GPS for at the moment. Higher precision and more advanced services will need to be paid for and in that it is not unlike the existing US military GPS - you can only get the codes for the higher precision signal if they release them to you. At least with Galileo it should be possible to get them. |
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Jul 9 2006, 07:59 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14431 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
No one's going to try and ban GPS in the EU. That's an idiotic notion. There's a lot of negativity, particularly from the US, about Galileo, trying to rubbish it and spreading miss-information about how you will have to pay for it.
Have some facts... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4555276.stm Open Access This will be 'free to air' and for use by the mass market; Simple timing and positioning down to 1m It will be free, like GPS is, for everyone who uses a handheld or car nav device. It will offer better accuracy, for a fee, for commercial useage such as engineering, surveying etc. Doug |
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Guest_DonPMitchell_* |
Jul 9 2006, 08:05 PM
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The high-precision mode of GPS is always swtiched on and is freely available for use.
In theory, Galileo's open service offers 4-meter accuracy, and GPS offers 3-meter accuracy (horizontal). The commercial Galileo service is supposed to offer better than 1-meter accuracy. I'm skeptical about any of those numbers, since there are physical effects that wipe out most of that accuracy in real-world situations, (random fluctuations in atmospheric propogation of the signals, etc). There is also an important military issue, which is that long-range weapon systems can use global positioning signals for guidance. It is important therefore that these systems can be instantly switched off during an emergancy. |
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Jul 9 2006, 09:07 PM
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Dublin Correspondent Group: Admin Posts: 1799 Joined: 28-March 05 From: Celbridge, Ireland Member No.: 220 |
The high-precision mode of GPS is always swtiched on and is freely available for use. Yeah - I'd forgotton that SA had been turned off. There is also an important military issue, which is that long-range weapon systems can use global positioning signals for guidance. It is important therefore that these systems can be instantly switched off during an emergancy. This is true enough and there is no doubt Galileo will include the ability to turn off or degrade its signal however the real problem for the owners of the current GPS system is that they will no longer have sole control of that off switch. I cannot see that the threat posed to society at large by weapons that could not operate without GPS is very small - anyone who can build something that is a sufficient threat can acquire or build an inertial guidance system that is accurate enough. The battlefield situation is very different and I can certainly see why any military organisation would want to be able to control such capabilities in any theatre of war but it is funny that the original SA accuracy degradation system which was there for precisely that reason was turned off by the military because commercial GPS units were better (or maybe just more available) than their own during the first Gulf war. |
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Jul 9 2006, 09:28 PM
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Jul 9 2006, 10:09 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Anybody know if ESA (or whoever) plans to implement a service similar to differential GPS (DGPS) once the Galileo constellation is complete? The US Coast Guard runs most of this in the US right now, although the FAA is also moving forward for precision landing applications; DGPS is better than P-code GPS in most cases.
Pragmatically, this would be the best of all possible outcomes. The maritime shipping industry pressured Congress to keep LORAN-C on the air in order to assure that deep-sea navigation would not have to rely on GPS as the single nav system, mostly because of SA & other national security concerns that might take it offline in dire circumstances. Furthermore, high-precision nautical nav capability in crowded ports and/or narrow passages & harbors is a critical need, and again most operators are very uncomfortable with single-system dependency for these functions. If Galileo will offer a worldwide differential service, then they should find a substantial market (presuming that they back off this ludicrious subscription concept and instead collect royalties from Galileo "DGPS" receiver manufacturers, possibly by licensing the differential standard). -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 9 2006, 10:12 PM
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Dublin Correspondent Group: Admin Posts: 1799 Joined: 28-March 05 From: Celbridge, Ireland Member No.: 220 |
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Jul 9 2006, 11:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2511 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
This is just inaccurate, self-congratulaory hype from Cornell. All they "cracked" were the PRN codes being used on the development satellite. The PRN codes for the operational system will be publically available. The current satellite isn't useful for navigation.
-------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Jul 10 2006, 12:18 AM
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Dublin Correspondent Group: Admin Posts: 1799 Joined: 28-March 05 From: Celbridge, Ireland Member No.: 220 |
Anybody know if ESA (or whoever) plans to implement a service similar to differential GPS (DGPS) once the Galileo constellation is complete? The US Coast Guard runs most of this in the US right now, although the FAA is also moving forward for precision landing applications; DGPS is better than P-code GPS in most cases. Galileo's non-free services are intended to provide better than DGPS\WAAS data plus level of service\accuracy data for critical services so that systems can know when to trust the data. There is also a provision for "Local Elements" which are intended to improve upon the service's abilities in various ways - from what I've seen that covers both terrestrial and satellite systems that provide improved cover (e.g for urban areas) and assisted accuracy (like DGPS, WAAS,EGNOS and CWADSNS). It might plausibly also cover extended systems like cellular assisted GPS (A-GPS) which can dramatically improve fix time and indoor\poor visibility operation. |
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