European Galileo satnav system to go live tomorrow

[HEXUS]

Civilian run system promises greater accuracy and improved performance.

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[sykobee]

€10B and most users will use it to track pokemon more accurately.

[DanceswithUnix]

€10B and most users will use it to track pokemon more accurately.

Google will use it to track people tracking Pokemon

[Smudger]

Dammit, only on the Snapdragon 820. Mine is using the 810...

[KrisWragg]

Dammit, only on the Snapdragon 820. Mine is using the 810...

According to Qualcomms website the Snapdragon 810 (like in my Nexus 6P) should support Galileo. But no doubt they'll refuse to release the necessary driver or code so people have to upgrade to a newer phone if they want it.

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2015/02/02/qualcomm-snapdragon-810-processor-powers-premium-tier-mobile-experiences

[LeetyMcLeet]

Damn, the Snapdragon 800 isn't supported :/

[Dashers]

Apparently I'm using an 801.

[peterb]

So an improvement from around metres positional accuracy with GPS to around a metre with Galileo. No doubt that will help direct more targeted adverts to your phone as you walk down the high street!

Useful for general navigation though and raises new applications -self guiding golf balls for example!

[edzieba]

Firing up GPS Test on the Nexus 6p I can already see GPS, GLONASS and Beidou satellite data. I'd be surprised if Galileo wasn't enabled too.

[Sunderas]

Finally. Took Europe long enough...