{"id":814,"date":"2004-12-03T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2004-12-03T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/unusual_uses\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:32:35","slug":"unusual_uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/nl\/unusual_uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Pratende geleidehond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Galileo is nog niet in gebruik, maar er wordt wel al gekeken naar nieuwe toepassingen voor satellietnavigatie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Een voorbeeld daarvan is een persoonlijk navigatiesysteem waarmee iemand die blind is toch duidelijke instructies kan geven aan een taxichauffeur.<\/p>\n<p>Het systeem, dat \u2018Tormes\u2019 heet, bestaat uit een computer met een brailletoetsenbord en satellietnavigatietechnologie. Het draagbare apparaat weegt minder dan \u00e9\u00e9n kilo en is daardoor gemakkelijk mee te nemen.<\/p>\n<p>Tormes praat met de blinde gebruikers om ze naar hun bestemming te brengen of uit te leggen waar ze zijn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-natural\" data-width=\"309\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2002\/12\/Personal_navigator_system_for_the_blind2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2002\/12\/personal_navigator_system_for_the_blind2\/17865231-3-eng-GB\/Personal_navigator_system_for_the_blind.gif\" alt=\"Personal navigator system for the blind\"><\/figure>\n<p>Het systeem werkt met de EGNOS-technologie van ESA. EGNOS corrigeert de signalen die van de GPS-satellieten komen. Het resultaat is een plaatsbepaling tot op twee meter nauwkeurig.<\/p>\n<p>Dat is een hele vooruitgang voor blinde voetgangers in de stad. Zo weten ze welke straat ze net zijn overgestoken, en zelfs op welke stoep ze staan.<\/p>\n<p>Soms staan hoge gebouwen in de weg van satellietsignalen. De mensen van ESA hebben daar nu een oplossing voor. Die oplossing heet SISNeT en maakt het mogelijk om signalen via internet en een GSM-aansluiting te ontvangen op een laptop.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New uses for satellite navigation are being studied by ESA even before Galileo comes into service. 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