Bengaluru: GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) developed jointly by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) is more accurate than any other global positioning system currently available, the ISRO chief has said.
“GAGAN is better than any GPS as it ensures that at any given point in time, the measurements are reliable,” AS Kiran Kumar, Chairman, ISRO, said on the sidelines GNSS users meet 2015.
“Standard GPS measurements can at times be off the mark by a significant value, but GAGAN-enabled signals can be relied on all the time. That is why aircraft are using it,” Kiran Kumar said.
Other space-based navigation systems are GPS of the US, Glonass of Russia, Galileo of Europe. GAGAN and the upcoming Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) of India aim to enhance the capability of GPS to provide accurate information, specifically for aircraft navigation.
08/10/15 Anil Urs/Business Line
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“GAGAN is better than any GPS as it ensures that at any given point in time, the measurements are reliable,” AS Kiran Kumar, Chairman, ISRO, said on the sidelines GNSS users meet 2015.
“Standard GPS measurements can at times be off the mark by a significant value, but GAGAN-enabled signals can be relied on all the time. That is why aircraft are using it,” Kiran Kumar said.
Other space-based navigation systems are GPS of the US, Glonass of Russia, Galileo of Europe. GAGAN and the upcoming Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) of India aim to enhance the capability of GPS to provide accurate information, specifically for aircraft navigation.
08/10/15 Anil Urs/Business Line
