USA iPadAir GPS not working in Europe

[noaano]

...should have brought your sextant!

As long as you don't buy a US only sextant. That only works on western longitudes.

 

[noaano]

Due to a row over Brexit the EU excluded UK so UK won't share it's base stations thus Galileo won't have global coverage 🤣

What does Galileo system need ground stations in UK for for global coverage?

And yes I know the role of the ground stations in a GNSS system, but the sats work just fine for a while without an upload, yes?

 

[dogwatch]

What does Galileo system need ground stations in UK.

Doesn't. AFAIK this is about Galileo ground stations on the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island, which are British Overseas Territories, not UK. Both sides in this dispute seem determined on inflicting self-harm.

 

[silent bob]

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[noaano]

Doesn't. AFAIK this is about Galileo ground stations on the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island, which are British Overseas Territories, not UK.

Those were relocated ages ago already.

 

[LB 15]

Apple looked at the number of 'mericans with passports and thought why bother?

 

[Tilaya]

Joking aside the Europeans are working on their own system Galileo. Due to a row over Brexit the EU excluded UK so UK won't share it's base stations thus Galileo won't have global coverage 🤣

Greetings from Europe, Galileo works as well as the US military GPS from satelites orbiting.
This seems more an Apple issue. On our boat I-pads run Navionics, so your suggestion to check the settings makes sense.
Or maybe the US version of Navionics is blocked for the use in Europe, so we are able to benefit from your sales prices

 

[noaano]

Or maybe the US version of Navionics is blocked for the use in Europe, so we are able to benefit from your sales prices

At least mine (not very new version) running both on Android and iPad works fine both sides of the pond.

 

[barleymalt]

My understanding is that wifi only ipads do not have a GPS receiver.

Ding..ding..ding. Mine doesn't. I have a Garmin Glo2 that the iPad connects to via bluetooth for GPS.

 

[Black Jack]

Garmin Inreach that screen. Doubles as a cheap safety, security and email waypoint notifier -

 

[Grog]

This WiFi-only iPad model can work with GPS data shared by an iPhone running and running on the same account (Read Apple ID).

As GPS on iAnything eats batteries it is advisable to plug both devices to a healthy power supply.

 

[Jambalaya]

What does Galileo system need ground stations in UK for for global coverage?

And yes I know the role of the ground stations in a GNSS system, but the sats work just fine for a while without an upload, yes?

Not in the UK, it's places like the Ascension Islands. Galileo will work fine in Europe just not globally. You can't "relocate" these stations, without them Galileo doesn't work in those regions (ie it's is not accurate)

 

[robalex117]

My understanding is that wifi only ipads do not have a GPS receiver.

That has also been my understanding since the very first models years and years ago.

 

[noaano]

Not in the UK, it's places like the Ascension Islands. Galileo will work fine in Europe just not globally. You can't "relocate" these stations, without them Galileo doesn't work in those regions (ie it's is not accurate)

Why won't Galileo work in those places exactly?

And why can't you relocate the stations, when that is exactly what they did?

Spot the Ascension Island ground station?

 

[TheDragon]

You have some good company, Webb Chiles made the same mistake a few years ago. Has to be a cellular model iPad.

 

[LeoV]

Jamba is just mad that the UK helped to built it, but because of Brexit it was shut out of using it. Members only.
Galileo works fine.

 

[Jambalaya]

Jamba is just mad that the UK helped to built it, but because of Brexit it was shut out of using it. Members only.
Galileo works fine.

It doesn't work. It has no global coverage. It will be fine for Europe.

Galileo is built on UK technology as no one else in the EU could match us.

The EU said we could use the system just not for defence.

 

[noaano]

Jamba is just mad that the UK helped to built it, but because of Brexit it was shut out of using it. Members only.
Galileo works fine.

To be fair, its an open service mostly, but yes, UK was kicked out from encrypted, military grade restricted service.

They have access to similar service from Uncle Sam, so they're covered.

 

[noaano]

It doesn't work. It has no global coverage.

It does not? Why is that? Can you explain in detail, please? Do the sats shut down transmission over UK? How about when not over UK, but over UK horizon?

G in the acronym stands for global, yes?

Galileo is built on UK technology as no one else in the EU could match us.

Partly, but there are no magic in it.

The EU said we could use the system just not for defence.

Exactly. EU law forbits certain including encryption secrets shared outside member states. UK has similar laws. Fair game.

 

[noaano]

It doesn't work. It has no global coverage.

Here you have realtime proof of it working globally, is this fake:

galmon.eu

Every single satellite tracked every second 24/7/365 and working globally.