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GLONASS The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) would also have a similar history as the GPS, inspired by the prospects of radio-astronomy technologies for navigation. The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was named after the Chinese term for the Big Dipper (Plough), the seven bright stars of the Ursa Major. GPS navigation platform Waze has announced new features for users' needs, enabling them to fulfill safer driving experience. [caption id="attachment_90210" align="aligncenter" width="480"] There are three zones found on the SYNC 3 home screen -- Navigation, Audio and Phone. GLONASS, Russia’s gift to the world GLONASS, acronym for "Globalnaya navigatsionnaya sputnikovaya sistema" or "Global Navigation Satellite System" was first developed in the city of Zheleznogorsk back in the 1976, in an effort to replace clunky satellite-based radio navigation system (Tskilon) at that time. GLONASS as we know today Since 2007, the Russian government have been promoting the use of GLONASS on automotive and consumers electronic devices such as mobile phones and navigation devices for cars. How it works In a nutshell, GLONASS is another set of satellites, 24 to be exact, on top of GPS sats that further improves accuracy and reliability of navigation devices. In most cases, GPS satellites suffice in providing near-accurate results for your map apps and navigation accessories on your car. Read more in our articles including "GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo: What do they mean?" and "Waze rolls out RFID updates on the app for better navigation".