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It's not just precision, but availability of the signal and speed. Having more signals in natural and urban canyons improves accuracy and speed when there are more satellites.

One-chip GPS/GLONASS multiconstellation receivers have been on the market for some time. Millions of consumer units sold. Many smartphones have them.

Quad-constellation (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou) receiver chips have been on the market for some time.

For example: STA8090GA, It's automotive Grade GPS/Galileo/Glonass/Beidou/QZSS receiver

http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/da...



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