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L5 refers to a new signal frequency of 1176.45 MHz beginning to be broadcast from satellites. This frequency is even lower than L2 and will provide further improved accuracy, reliability, and performance within vegetative canopies and around obstructions. Therefore, accurate and reliable operation under forest canopy may be possible with L5. This signal will also be more impervious to radio-frequency interference (RFI). L5, also referred to as the Safety-of-Life signal due to its maritime and aviation implications, will only transmit the C/A code. Like the L2C-compatible equipment, some manufacturers of high-end GPS surveying and mapping equipment are currently making products capable of interpreting the L5 signal. Availability of this frequency will depend on government funding and timing, but 24 satellites broadcasting the L5 frequency are expected to be online around 2018.

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