Turkey has launched a comprehensive project for a domestic GPS system to reduce external dependency and take a strategic step in the digital field. In line with the “2030 Industrial and Technology Strategy” announced by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Turkey is establishing a Regional Positioning and Timing System based on its own satellites.
Turkey has accelerated its work for a domestic GPS system
The system is planned to provide high-precision location, time and navigation data as an alternative to the US-based global GPS network. This system will be used in many areas, especially from military operations to civil communication, from smart transportation infrastructures to agricultural automation technologies.
The pre-feasibility process has been initiated as the first step of the project. The TÜBİTAK National Metrology Institute and the Turkish Space Agency are working together for the atomic clock technology, which is one of the basic components of the system. Space qualification tests are ongoing for the rubidium-based atomic clock prototype. These clocks will play a critical role in terms of the timing accuracy of positioning satellites.
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The project is also experiencing developments in the field of cube satellites. Cube satellites, whose design has been completed and production-supply phase has begun, will be one of the first satellites of the domestic positioning system. With the systematic sending of the satellites into orbit, the aim is to provide location data entirely through domestic infrastructure.
Digital moves on land accompany these technological developments in space. Turkey is working on a map and navigation application that can process data received from domestic satellites. The mobile and web-based software to be developed will be integrated not only to individual users but also to areas such as urban planning, transportation management, disaster coordination and cultural tourism.
User privacy, data security and digital independence will be ensured with the processing of data domestically. However, it is expected that the application will find a response not only in the domestic market but also abroad and increase Turkey’s digital export capacity.
It is evaluated that the software can be used especially in geographies that are in digital cooperation with Turkey, such as Central Asia, Africa and the Gulf countries. So what do you think about this issue? You can share your views with us in the comments section below.
