Pakistan becomes first country to deploy China's BeiDou GPS network

[Devil Soul]

Pakistan becomes first country to deploy China's BeiDou GPS network
By Web Desk
Published: May 24, 2014

Beidou network has five base stations and one processing center in Pakistan.PHOTO: AFP/ FILE

Pakistan has become the first foreign country to use China based GPS system made by BeiDou, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

BeiDou, or Compass, has also set up a network in Pakistan.

While speaking to the annual China Satellite navigation Conference in Nanjing, Chief Scientist of UniStrong Shen Jun has said that the first stage of Pakistan’s geographic positioning network has been completed with the network covering Karachi.

BeiDou, a navigation satellite system company, is co-developed by China Great Wall Industry Corporation and the Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co. Ltd.

The network has five base stations and one processing center, covering Karachi.

The company claims that the GPS can provide positioning with accuracy of up to two centimeters. However, it adds that the accuracy can extend up to five millimeters after post-processing.

GPS can help with urban planning, surveying and mapping environmental supervision, disaster relief efforts, traffic monitoring and other fields.

Shen Jun added that the second stage of the network will cover up the whole area of Pakistan and will be the first national high precision navigation network abroad.

Huang Lei, international business director of BDStar Navigation, which promotes BeiDou, had said in 2013 that the company would build a network of stations in Pakistan to enhance the location accuracy of Beidou.

He said building the network would cost tens of millions of dollars.

BeiDou had demonstrated its navigation system during a conference in Karachi in September 2012.

 

[GreenFalcon]

Thats some good news.

 

[Rafi]

This will prove revolutionary, also for defense and security - we will have access to the military part of the network, this will allow us to deploy our soldiers, aircraft, ships/submarines, vehicles - also for missiles and other PGM's.

And we will also have access to the network as it goes worldwide, true brothers and friends.

Higher than the Himalayas indeed.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Totally awesome.

 

[KNIGHT007]

Great ....... PAK CHINA friendship on its best ! long live this relation !!!

 

[Mitro]

Its very good for pakistan without spending money they get all the goodies free and here indian are still busy putting their GPS satellite and spending top dollar. how things works in india it will take decade to achieve that if lucky.

 

[graphican]

A strategic milestone. That means our attacking and defensive mechanisms will have dual navigational layers.

the coverage area of BeiDou so far.

 

[cirr]

Way to go。

And wait for the global coverage to come online，starting in 2015.

 

[Spring Onion]

Thank you

 

[My-Analogous]

Pakistan becomes first country to deploy China's BeiDou GPS network
By Web Desk
Published: May 24, 2014

Beidou network has five base stations and one processing center in Pakistan.PHOTO: AFP/ FILE

Pakistan has become the first foreign country to use China based GPS system made by BeiDou, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

BeiDou, or Compass, has also set up a network in Pakistan.

While speaking to the annual China Satellite navigation Conference in Nanjing, Chief Scientist of UniStrong Shen Jun has said that the first stage of Pakistan’s geographic positioning network has been completed with the network covering Karachi.

BeiDou, a navigation satellite system company, is co-developed by China Great Wall Industry Corporation and the Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co. Ltd.

The network has five base stations and one processing center, covering Karachi.

The company claims that the GPS can provide positioning with accuracy of up to two centimeters. However, it adds that the accuracy can extend up to five millimeters after post-processing.

GPS can help with urban planning, surveying and mapping environmental supervision, disaster relief efforts, traffic monitoring and other fields.

Shen Jun added that the second stage of the network will cover up the whole area of Pakistan and will be the first national high precision navigation network abroad.

Huang Lei, international business director of BDStar Navigation, which promotes BeiDou, had said in 2013 that the company would build a network of stations in Pakistan to enhance the location accuracy of Beidou.

He said building the network would cost tens of millions of dollars.

BeiDou had demonstrated its navigation system during a conference in Karachi in September 2012.

If we can used that to eliminate terrorist and will help Pakistan to deal this threat effectively and we can start that with Karachi

 

[Basel]

This means that all satellite guided munition is now online.

 

[Rahil khan]

That's a fantastic news for Pakistan. Congratulations.

 

[Ahmed Goundal]

That's Great ........

 

[Cherokee]

Great . Pakistan already has Beidou while we are still working on putting satellites for IRNSS up in the air which is expected to be online between 15-16 .

 

[Secret Service]

Aalaa