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Galileo, the EU GPS, ran a disruptive test with a 5 day warning
When Galileo (the European satellite navigation system) was proposed there was a lot of criticism. “We already have the US GPS”, and we’d always be able to rely on our historical partner to take care of us. The US very much also said this. Yet, the EU persevered and now we have an independent worldwide navigation capability. And given recent developments, I think we can be well pleased that we don’t have to rely on the US, China or Russia for this vital need!
The very short version: Galileo is lovely EU infrastructure, a shining light of digital autonomy, but the communication about the service continues to be terrible. This last link has the memorable quote “’We can’t provide a running commentary,’ official says after EU forced to take satellite navigation system offline”. But it does help if we aren’t left guessing why the satellites are broadcasting outdated data, for some kind of test that apparently could lead to service disruptions, which was announced 5 days before it started.
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