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If this comes to pass, Google's project Loon won't look so looney. http://www.wired.com/2014/06/google-balloons-year-later/ http://www.wired.com/2014/06/google-
by mark-r 11y ago
If this comes to pass, Google's project Loon won't look so looney. http://www.wired.com/2014/06/google-balloons-year-later/ http://www.wired.com/2014/06/google-balloons-year-later/
Unfortunately I don't think there's any feasible replacement for GPS satellites.
- protomyth 11y agoGround stations can replace GPS. It might not be universal, but it for people inside a country it would work. http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-08/ground-based-analog-gps-could-make-positioning-technology-accurate-inches http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-08/ground-base...
- GeorgeHahn 11y agoPerhaps it would be possible to do positioning from balloons that reference ground stations or stars. It would be more expensive than the current systems but cheaper than a fully ground based system.