China’s “Big Dipper” GPS equivalent

(image from www.gpsworld.com)

China now has an operational satellite-based navigation system called Beidou (translation: Big Dipper) to rival the US government’s GPS (Global Positioning System).

See http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/beidou-chinas-gps-equivalent-is-operational-20111230/ for more!


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