Introduction to GPS: The Global Positioning System / Edition 2

by Ahmed El-Rabbany

Overview

This thoroughly revised edition of the Artech House bestseller, Introduction to GPS: The Global Positioning System, offers an up-to-date, easy-to-understand treatment of this tremendously important technology without bogging readers down with advanced mathematics. This second edition includes a wealth of brand-new material, including a chapter on GPS satellite orbit and new coverage of today's hottest issues such as precise point positioning and location-based services.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596930162
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/15/2006
Series:	Artech House Mobile Communications Series
Edition description:	Second
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ahmed El-Rabbany is an assistant professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. He is also an adjunct professor and an honorary research associate at York University and the University of New Brunswick, respectively. He holds a Ph.D. degree in GPS from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction. GPS Details. GPS Satellite Orbit. GPS Errors and Biases. GPS Positioning Modes. Ambiguity Resolution Techniques. GPS Data and Correction Services. Common GPS Standard Formats. GPS Integration. GPS Applications. Other Global Satellite Navigation Systems. Appendixes.