[06-02-11] U.S. government trade officials criticized the Russian Ministry of Transport<\/b> for proposing laws mandating Glonass equipment installation in all new cars sold in Russia, calling them \u2018unfair.\u2019 The legislation would also place import taxes on satellite-navigations receivers using GPS technology.
\n Russia\u2019s Glonass satellite-navigation system is similar to the U.S.-developed GPS system, although Russian authorities claim that Glonass is more accurate at 6 meters, compared with GPS\u2019 7-meter accuracy. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a strong supporter of the system once designed exclusively for military use, has claimed that the Glonass system operating at full 24-satellite capacity can improve accuracy up to 2-3 meters.
\n \u201cA top government priority for Glonass is tracking automobiles and helping motorists find routes. All lorries operating in Russia will, by the end of 2014, be equipped with a Glonass-technology transponder, which will assist the government in collecting road tax and providing quick assistance in case of accidents,\u201d Russian Vice Premier Sergei Ivanov said in a statement. \u201cTesting of the ERA lorry-tracking system will begin by the end of 2011.\u201d
\n The new laws are part of Russia\u2019s plan to accelerate the pace of Glonass satellite launches after the Roskosmos Space Agency<\/b> experienced a $160 million setback in December, when a rocket carrying three Glonass satellites failed to deploy the spacecraft to its correct orbit. Glonass-M is set to launch in August, and three more will strengthen the orbital group by December.
\n The laws are unclear as to how hybrid Glonass\/GPS systems would be taxed. U-blox recently completed a demonstration of an enhanced LEA-6H GPS module, which also supports Glonass navigation. \u201cThe successful blending of GPS and Glonass functionality demonstrates the flexibility of U-blox\u2019s hardware and firmware receiver technology. We will be ready to mass produce GPS\/GLONASS receivers once the system is fully operational,\u201d U-blox America President Nikolaos Papadopoulos said in a statement. \u201cFirst customer samples of the u-blox GPS\/Glonass receivers are scheduled for the second half of 2011.\u201d<\/p>\n\nRelated Stories-<\/h2>\n
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