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Not to pick on you, but hearing "per-determined height and GPS direction" makes me a bit nervous with anything related to human life. People follow GPS blindly
by frenchman_in_ny 12y ago
Not to pick on you, but hearing "per-determined height and GPS direction" makes me a bit nervous with anything related to human life. People follow GPS blindly and that's OK on roads with a driver, but in other applications it can lead to tragic results due to Dilution of Precision. The Flinders Islet crash is a prime example. [0][1]
[0] http://www.sailingmates.com/your-gps-can-kill-you/ http://www.sailingmates.com/your-gps-can-kill-you/
[1] http://www.yachting.org.au/sport-services/safety/major-incident-reports/flinders-islet/ http://www.yachting.org.au/sport-services/safety/major-incid...
- belorn 12y agoIf it is used only in emergency situations, akin to the use case for kill switches, I think problems with Dilution of Precision and GPS hacking then become a lesser problem. As with any lock-out mechanism, the use of such restriction need to be done with human safety in mind depending on the situation.