[LEAPSECS] BBC article

[Steve Allen]

On Fri 2011-11-04T16:31:33 +0100, Nero Imhard hath writ:

> Somewhat interesting read

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15546124

>

> One thing stood out:


also the quote from Arias
    Another application that is really very, very affected by the leap
    second is time synchronisation in Global Navigation Satellite
    Systems (GNSS).
    GNSS rely on perfect time synchronisation - and leap seconds are a
    nuisance.
is contrary to the contribution from Malys at futureofutc
where he stated that abandoning leap seconds
    Will require resources to modify existing ICDs and operational software
    Offers no benefits to NGA or GPS Operations
and he gave the cost of creating an ICD for GPS at about $100 million.

I think this is because GPS is one of the systems which was designed
robustly with the notion that configuration changes are a routine part
of the operation, so a leap second is just another routine change.

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