GLONASS/GPS tracking

The cars, made in Russia are going to be equipped with the double-system receivers GLONASS/GPS on the conveyor – reported the administrative minister of the “GLONASS / GNSS – Forum” association, Vladimir Klimov, granting an interview the Izvestia newspaper. According to him, within the ERA GLONASS project, each car will be fixed with the gadget, "which if it is needful in case of accident, it will post a alarm or a voice message in the center of traffic.
"So, the accidents and their exact locations would be fixed, and the subsequent troubles with traffic, too. And, of course, this information will help to react on the situation, rendering the assistance," –said Klimov.
Saying about the program ERA GLONASS, he noticed that "there will start the similar system which is based on GPS / Galileo in Europe in 2012”. "Here it is also said about a double-system receiver - GLONASS / GPS. It is anticipated that the cars which are going to be in Russia, that they are equipped with these devices on the conveyor “-said he.
Replying to the question about the competition of the GPS from America and the national system GLONASS, Vladimir Klimov said: "SBS had systematically been developing about 20 years, but the company GLONASS - only eight years." "But at the hardware level we are already closing to the GPS – about the sizes of receivers, the power and the color characteristics. And soon the Western companies will make the double-system equipment GLONASS / GPS," – noted he.