GPS Conspiracy theory
Submitted: Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 17:19
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Bonz (Vic)
The Plot thickens. It now seems that MY destinator is not the only one that is acting up and picking the wrong streets etc, it has replicated on TWO other units as far as I can ascertain. It seems that these two other copies were working fine and now they are acting up, same symptoms as
mine, the GPS data being interpreted inaccurately or a datum issue.
Now what "they" or the powers that be "may" have "done" is to fudge the GPS locations whilst the Commonwealth games in on to deter accurate locations for whatever "reason" someone may have.
I am not "saying" anything "untoward" in this post just that if anyone "else" is having this problem with their "navigation" then heed "this".
I am going to "wait" for a "few weeks" to see if "it" returns to "normal"
"Whatever" "that" "is"
"Bonz" aka "KS" of "TI"
Reply By: Mike Harding - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 17:58
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 17:58
I used my GPS over the weekend and found accuracy to be good.
I doubt they would have turned Selective Availability back on for Australia, little point really - who's going to fire a GPS guided missile at anywhere in this country? They would need the capability of an ICBM to do that or they would have had to have smuggled the equivalent of a Cruise missile into the country.
Far easier to use a ground to air shoulder launched missile from that viewing area to the north of
Melbourne airport or a couple of kilos of P4 on a simple timer in a rubbish bin at Flinders St Station. Actually I'm quite surprised it hasn't happened - yet...?
Mike Harding
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 18:05
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 18:05
hmmm perish the thought Mike, that would be awful. But its still a viable theory
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Follow Up By: Member - 'Lucy' - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 18:13
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 18:13
Oi! when was the last time Osama was a problem with missiles - NEVER.
However, those types have been a problem with location/s, timings & co-ordination though.
Will be interesting to see what happens after the Games are finished and
Melbourne is rid of its 'visitors'. (all of them)
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Follow Up By: Scubaroo - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 20:42
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 20:42
Those who frequent Flinder St station might have noticed the
bins have been replaced with clear plastic
bins with clear plastic liners for the Games.
Hope they go back to regular
bins afterwards, they look disgusting.
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 20:58
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 20:58
Really clever move.
Let us hope none of those nasty people are unsporting enough to place their P4 in a MacDonalds bag before placing it in the bin.
Mike Harding
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:22
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:22
Mike,
I assume P4 is the new, improved C4 :))))
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:28
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:28
You are correct Al - I went into the past a bit there :)
Mike Harding
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:36
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:36
No probs Mike.
I just wonder sometimes whether our lack of terrorist events is a result of increased security or that we don't rate highly enough on the target list. Either way, I'm quite happy for it to continue, event free.
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:44
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:44
The latter I fear.
In a Western society it's close to impossible to prevent a terrorist attack and since they decided to die in the event it's become even closer [to impossible].
Oz is a long way away from the rest of the world and not considered significant in a political sense - as you suggest; let us hope that state of affairs continues.
Mike Harding
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:50
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 at 21:50
P4 (standing for Pow!4) is a lower grade to C4 (standing for CERPow!4) A CerPow is bigger than just a simple Pow.
Lets just hope that the precautions stay effective.
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Reply By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 21, 2006 at 09:08
Tuesday, Mar 21, 2006 at 09:08
Maybe it's just the normal variation in accuracy of the GPS. They're not really all that accurate, consistantly, unless they use WAAP, and WAAP is not available in Oz. Atmospherics can cause large variations in accuracy.
If the conspiracy theory were to hold true then all of south east oz would be affected. "SA" is implimented on a "regional basis". That means that an error is introduced to all satellites servicing a particular area. That particular bunch of satellites actually service quite a large area and we would be hearing of more units affected than just in one city, like the whole if Vic, SA and southern NSW for example.
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