New EGNOS Satellite Can Change GPS Forever
According to Wards Auto, Europe’s new EGNOS version of GPS satellites can reduce the accuracy of GPS signals to just 6 feet – the standard now is 56 feet. This could be a huge paradigm shift in terms of vehicle tracking and geofencing and law enforcement agencies could use this technology to more accurately see just how fast people were driving. However, this could be another way for Big Brother to get into your business as governments could charge for miles driven and private businesses could collect for parking as well as track drivers.
The automobile transport industry is excited about this new technology as the industry relies heavily on GPS systems to find where they need to go – many drivers go to places they have never been before, and with more accurate GPS systems getting lost and delaying delivery or pickup could be a thing of the past. Industry watches are raising issues of privacy, stating that the new satellite system could be used for more than stopping traffic violations, though the system has already been implemented and is waiting for vehicles to be able to hook up to it, as it were, for it to work.