I think GPS can still work for tracking. You don't have to wait for the plane to crash to see smoke. Even though GPS may be useless under water or after the crash, it will still give the last known position because the airline operation centrea are always tracking the aircraft. Something like 'Last Known Good Location.' On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Brian Lusiola <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
If a plane crashes on land, theres plenty of smoke to give away as to its location. Under water a GPS is totally useless. The black box may also emit a distress signal, hence giving away its location
2009/6/12 nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho@gmail.com>
Good people,
its amazing how airlines havent considered the use of GPS in their tracking systems( IEC Broadband reporting) yet every other valuable(cars, phones, laptops n even kids!) is GPS enabled. This is quite shocking considering the NSA's rating of GPS systems as having accuracy rates of 99.3% for last mile applications. With GPS the crash site would have been located within minutes of going off radar. Guess its something our local airlines could score a first in. Over to KQ and KCAA.
Regards, nyarotho.
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