By akademiotoelektronik, 01/09/2022

Galileo.Is your phone compatible with European GPS?

Galileo has been working for a year and four new satellites have been launched recently.The general public does not use it.Partly because at the time of its official launch, only two smartphones were compatible.

Conversely, the American competitor, the GPS, is automatically highlighted on smartphones.In reality, owners of compatible smartphones already use Galileo… without knowing it.If there is no "Galileo" application to download, the GPS may use the "Made in Europe" geolocation in addition to the signal provided by its own satellites.

Which smartphone uses Galileo?

Only recent phones can access the European system, as the latter requests that the processor be compatible.More and more smartphones are:

What advantage in using Galileo rather than GPS?

The primary advantage is linked to the precision of the European geolocation system, even if for the moment, this quality is not yet at its.Indeed, Galileo uses part of the satellites dedicated to GPS.In 2020, he will be completely independent.It is then that one of the main advantages of the European GPS will appear: Europeans will stop being dependent on the American soldiers who manage this technology, like the Glonass system in Russia controlled by the generals of Kremlin.

Once at full capacity, Galileo will be very practical for hikers who use distress signal devices when they are lost or in danger.Augmented reality games will also be beneficiaries of this technology since greater precision will benefit players using Galileo.

And with the "GPS"?

The situation is the same with portable "GPS": the world leader Garmin has just released, in July, his first Galileo compatible GPS.

As for cars, they will be systematically equipped in Europe with bi-compatible chip in the coming years, thus bringing Galileo into our daily life.

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