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Re:John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership with SpaceX by kube-system on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:49AM (#39192330)
Civilian GPS is not accurate enough for precision farming which is why these tractor manufacturers in my above link were using Inmarsat L-band to transmit correction information in addition to using GPS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarFire_(navigation_system)

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Re:John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership with SpaceX by sadhorse on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:18PM (#39192816)
It can also be done locally with a fixed base station.
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Re:John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership with SpaceX by mathgradthrow on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:02PM (#39192537)
I'm even less worried about the security of military GPS.
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Re:John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership with SpaceX by kube-system on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:13PM (#39192738)
I don't know what that has to do with this topic. Starfire (and similar) farm tractor guidance systems are not that. Zero farm tractors use military GPS.
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