Deere, a company that provides advanced products and services for the businesses related to the use of land such as builders and agriculturists, has objected to the proposal of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to set up a new integrated network of satellite and wireless broadband by installing 40,000 ground stations in the USA.
The FCC proposal also wants to utilize a segment of the Satellite spectrum earmarked for other purposes. According to Deere, the proposal will endanger the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) in construction equipment and agricultural industry.
Deere, a member of the association known as Save Our GPS, has released a research report mentioning that the GPS implementation will adversely affect the U.S. economy to the tune of $96 billion. He has cited the report of a recent technical study undertaken by the U.S. Government organization, National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, which suggested the withdrawal of the conditional approval by FCC. The report mentioned considerable level of negative impacts to commercial as well as government GPS applications. According to Deere there is no system or solution to avoid or reduce level intrusion induced by the proposed system.
According to Barry Schaffter, Deere’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, the GPS technology is important for thousands of people who are employed in the construction and agricultural equipment sector. He said that the GPS system allows them to improve their productivity, cut down the total costs and finally brings down the environmental impact of their operations.
In the construction industry, use of GPS technologies enables the project owners to maintain their equipment, cut down the fuel costs and assists in designing and supervising large level building projects such as shopping centers, highways and buildings with ease.
Source: http://www.deere.com/