FCC Ruling to Make Smartphone GPS More Accurate

FCC Ruling to Make Smartphone GPS More Accurate The FCC is making moves to open up satellite navigation beyond America's borders. A new order means your smartphone can also use Europe's Galileo system. This will make satellite navigation faster and more accurate. "It will also produce public safety benefits by reducing risks of accidents and disaster, aiding emergency response, and synchronizing power grids and critical infrastructure." Europe created Galileo so it would have civilian and military alternatives to the US GPS and Russia's GLONASS system. It first started launching satellites in 2005, and has now launched 26 out of the 30 planned.