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A new European Data Access Service will make GPS data...

A new European Data Access Service will make GPS data available via the Internet as well as through the existing satellite system, the European Commission said Thursday. EDAS is a new commercial service of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service,…

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which is intended to make satellite navigation in Europe more reliable and hence more effective for use in commercial applications, it said. Users can also access GPS data over handheld devices using wireless communication services. The EC said EDAS will ensure that users can access EGNOS information even if the satellite signal is unavailable.