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Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by Saris on Friday March 18, 2022 @10:46PM (#30730434)
Makes me curious how accurate a GPS clock is, they must be pretty good given the timing precision needed for accurate positioning.
Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by WinterMount223 on Friday March 18, 2022 @11:03PM (#30730545)
For GPS precision is much more important than accuracy.
Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by Dylan16807 on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:05AM (#30730886)
Precision vs. accuracy of what measurement?

For GPS to work at all, you need very accurate knowledge of the offset between each satellite's signal.

The only way I can think of to have precision but not accuracy is if you design a system where there's a buffer between the antenna and the signal processing and you don't know how long the buffer is. Is a design like that a practical concern?

Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by karpierz on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:08PM (#30734919)
They're saying that as a receiver of GPS signals, it doesn't matter if your clock is out of sync with everyone else's clocks, as long as it measures the length of a nanosecond accurately.
Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by Dylan16807 on Saturday March 19, 2022 @02:09PM (#30736123)
But GPS gives you a clock signal.
Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by WinterMount223 on Saturday March 19, 2022 @10:58AM (#30734271)
Of UTC. Theoretically GPS can work out of sync with respect to UTC as long as all satellites are in sync among themselves.
Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by Dylan16807 on Saturday March 19, 2022 @02:14PM (#30736170)
Oh, you're talking about a theoretical situation where the GPS satellites are reprogrammed to use a different synchronization source? Personally I'd still call that highly accurate, but to a different time standard. But I see where you're coming from.
Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by ahazred8ta on Saturday March 19, 2022 @12:42AM (#30731108)
With specialized GPS receivers, about +/-2ns. Closer to 40ns with commercial receivers.
Re:Clockwork raises $21M to keep server clocks in sync by nightfly on Friday March 18, 2022 @10:52PM (#30730485)
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