China’s
domestically-produced satellite navigation system BeiDou is said to have made
significant progress in terms of its accuracy. At a press conference on
Tuesday, BeiDou engineers claimed that a new accurate positioning chip can now
help users arrive at their destinations with an error margin of just one to two
meters.
The
release of the new chip from BeiDou made it possible to improve positioning
accuracy up from 10 meters to within one to two meters, and distinguish the
difference between a major highway and a side road.
“For
users, there are two big improvements. One is the time the system takes to
process your journey. This is down from 30 seconds to just 3 seconds. The
second improvement is the position accuracy. The system can now tell if the car
is on the main road or side road,” said Li Xueli, an engineer of BeiDou.
BeiDou
estimates that its satellite navigation system will be installed in over 10
million Chinese cars this year.
In
addition to the automotive industry, BeiDou also says that its technology will
soon be applied to many other sectors including city management, transportation
regulations and elderly care. BeiDou is also keen to talk up its expansion
plans.
“It
is estimated that by 2018, around 18 satellites will be launched, and the
global network will more or less be built up. By 2020, over 30 satellites will
have been successfully launched, and our BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
will cover the world,” said Sun Jiadong, a Chinese rocket scientist.
In addition to BeiDou,
there are three other global satellite navigation systems currently in
operation.
GPS
is from the US, Glonass is Russia's system, and Galileo is a collaborative
effort from EU countries.
BeiDou's
step forward on positioning accuracy shows the company's determination to
challenge the dominance of the other three, all the while showcasing the
quality of China's research and development.
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