Galileo Codes Cracked
So the Galileo system is starting to form over Europe for navigation, which is supposed to be functional by 2010. It’s a private venture that needs to make money from selling subscriptions to users (unlike the GPS system that is paid for by US taxpayers and is free to use as long as the government wants you to). Well some enterprising folks at Cornell wanted to see if they could crack the encryption on the Galileo satellite, as some signals are supposed to be open. The Cornell news service is reporting about their success in cracking the codes and listening in to the Galileo transmissions.
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Posted by Scott Martin at July 10, 2006 6:50 AM
Galileo has both free and paid-for transmissions. Just check the webpage of Galileo.
The free signal has 1 m accuracy (better than the U.S system). The paid-for transmissions are for cm accuracy, and are therefore mainly for professional use. (land surveys, etc.).
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