Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster
by amelius on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @05:30AM
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When the GPS in my car shows two lanes, it clearly marks whether I should take the left or right one.
Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster
by Piskvorrr on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @07:56AM
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...but it sometimes detects your position as being in the other lane than where you actually are (or even a block away).
Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster
by amelius on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @08:24AM
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I suppose that a GPS in an airplane should always take the precision of the instrument into account. If it can't determine which lane it approaches, perhaps it should show a warning sign, and/or highlight the lane that should be taken.
Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster
by michaelmrose on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @01:48PM
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We can use gps to guide munitions moving at a very high rate of speed to very small targets. I'm guessing missiles and planes have better gps than your phone.
Similar to how a map or GPS won't stop you from turning down the wrong way on a divided highway. Or how there have been many cases of people following GPS and turning onto railroad tracks that parallel roads. https://www.google.com/search?q=driver+turns+onto+train+trac...
It's not like it happens every day, so I expect there is some significant thought going into how to mistake-proof this particular problem.