TRANSPORT
Govt raises the bar for GPS suppliers
- Published: 14 Jan 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
Suppliers of vehicle navigation systems will have to meet more stringent standards to boost the accuracy of their devices, the transport minister says.
Chadchat Sittipunt said he has asked the Department of Land Transport to set up a committee to work out improved standards for the global positioning systems (GPS).
Such instruments have become popular but lack accuracy and have been known to cause motorists to lose their way, he said.
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