Loran C shutdown permanently

[Boreades]

Seems like the end of an era.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/loran/default.htm

 

[guernseyman]

Seems like the end of an era.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/loran/default.htm

Yup. First Decca, then Loran; GPS next?

 

[Ubergeekian]

Yup. First Decca, then Loran; GPS next?

That's OK - only four years and we can all shift to Galileo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/business/2010/01/100107_galileo_satellite_biz.shtml

 

[timbartlett]

That's OK - only four years and we can all shift to Galileo.

Like free beer tomorrow

 

[jonjo]

GPS won't shutdown, Google, Apple and Microsoft will see to that.

Within a year or two there will be 100's of millions of GPS enabled mobile phones in use and how would Google sell adverts for your nearest Pizza Express outlet without a GPS fix inside your mobile phone.