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Perception and reality

If on the spot survey at European Navigation Conference

2011 held in London gives any indication

About GNSS community perception,

It suggests it will be led pre-dominantly by the North America.

Despite the recent launch of the two satellites,

Galileo is yet to enthuse the confi dence in the community,

As most of the respondents believe that Galileo Operational

Service would be ready to use only after 2020

And not only that

It is considered as the last one to reach the mass market after GPS, Glonass and Compass.

These are the perceptions.

But given the changing dynamics of the world,

The reality might be different.

Who knows!

Who had imagined fi ve years before,

The resurgence of Glonass,

Fast pace of Compass,

And the silence of IRNSS.

Bal Krishna, Editor

bal@mycoordinates.org