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Until mmWave 5G becomes the norm, LTE towers aren't as accurate as the GPS data obtained by Google. The difference between 30 meters of accuracy[0] and a few me
by judge2020 5y ago
Until mmWave 5G becomes the norm, LTE towers aren't as accurate as the GPS data obtained by Google. The difference between 30 meters of accuracy[0] and a few meters with Galileo/GPS[1] could be the difference of a search yielding everyone in one building and finding everyone in the neighboring buildings on the same block.
0: https://www.marketingdive.com/ex/mobilemarketer/cms/news/research/22928.html#:~:text=The%20report%20also%20found%20that%20for%20one%20national%20retailer%2C%20the%20average%20location%20accuracy%20for%20stores%20in%20different%20cities%20varied%20greatly%2C%20with%20New%20York%20at%2087%20meters%2C%20Boston%20at%2051%20meters%20and%20Chicago%20at%2010%20meters.%C2%A0 https://www.marketingdive.com/ex/mobilemarketer/cms/news/res...
1: https://www.deingenieur.nl/artikel/after-13-years-galileo-satellite-navigation-complete-at-last#:~:text=For%20general%20use%2C%20Galileo%20has%20an%20accuracy%20of%20less%20than%20a%20meter%20(GPS%3A%20three%20metres)%2C https://www.deingenieur.nl/artikel/after-13-years-galileo-sa...