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The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is being financed by military dollars, but the precise navigation signals it broadcasts are available free of charge to anyone, anywhere. Over the next ten years sponsors of Navstar navigation will be investing an estimated

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Author:   Tom Logsdon
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 1995
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.877kg
ISBN:  

9781441947413

ISBN 10:   1441947418
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   03 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 The Science of Navigation.- 2 The Navstar GPS.- 3 Performance Comparisons for Today’s Radionavigation Systems.- 4 User-set Architecture.- 5 User-set Performance.- 6 Differential Navigation and Pseudo-satellites.- 7 Interferometry Techniques.- 8 Integrated Navigation Systems.- 9 Interoperability with Other Navigation Systems.- 10 The Navstar Satellites.- 11 Precise Time Synchronization.- 12 Digital Avionics and Air Traffic Control.- 13 Geodetic Surveying and Satellite Positioning.- 14 Military Applications.- 15 Civil Applications.- 16 Geographic Information Systems.- 17 Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems.- Appendix A Additional Sources of Information.- GPS Information Centers.- The U.S. Coast Guard’s Information Center.- The Computer Bulletin Board at Holloman Air Force Base.- Global Satellite Software’s Computer Bulletin Board.- Associated Consulting’s Bulletin Board.- The Glonass Computer Bulletin Board.- Precise GPS Orbit Information.- U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground GPS Range Instrumentation System.- GPS Information with a European Flavor.- The United Kingdom.- The Netherlands.- Norway.- GPS Clock Behavior.- Information for Surveyors.- GPS World Magazine.- The Federal Radionavigation Plan.- Appendix B Today’s Global Family of User-set Makers.- Domestic User-set Makers.- Foreign User-set Makers.- Appendix C Navigation-related Clubs and Organizations.- Appendix D Navigation-related Magazines and Periodicals.

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