You would have to think the guys at Turn10 are drooling over this
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iOpener’s patented system, which uses an enhanced GPS
system known as differential GPS (DGPS), takes real-time GPS data from
racing events and sends it to compatible consoles and PCs. The DGPS
system is commonly used for air navigation or shipping where precision
is key and uses a network of fixed base stations to correct the GPS
signal, which on its own may only be accurate to within 10m.
The system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System works like this:
- The car position is located with Global Navigation Satellite Systems
- Location data and car telemetry is beamed to a track side server
- Data is tagged with unique ID of the car and sent over the internet
- Information stored on servers and "mediacast" to gamers.