Introduction to GPS Applications

This document is an introdution to the NAVSTAR and GLONASS Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and their uses.

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• Introductory Stuff
  • Introduction to GPS
  • Looking for a GPS FAQ?
  • Intended Audience & Assumptions
  • Disclaimers
  • Copyright Notice
  • Request for Submissions
  • Document Construction Status
  • About the author
  • Contact Info
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Sponsor this site!

• General Navigation System Information
  • What are GPS and GNSS and how do they work
  • Where to get system status info
  • GPS Satellites
  • Types of GPS receivers
  • Mapping from GPS data
  • Timeline of GPS Development
  • Brief History of Radionavigation Systems
  • GPS acronyms you may need
  • Definitions of GPS Terms

• How GPS Works
  • System Summary
  • Horizontal & Vertical Positioning
  • Timing & Time Transfer
  • Navigation
  • How Differential GPS works
  • The NAVSTAR Signal Specification
  • The GLONASS Signal Specification

• Where to get more GPS Information
  • Government Organizations (US & International)
  • Industry and Non-Profit Organizations
  • Educational Institutions
  • Books & Periodicals
  • Internet Newsgroups & Mailing Lists
  • Personal home pages on the internet

• GPS/GNSS Policy Isues
  • Federal Radionavigation Plan at the USCG NAVCEN
  • Comprehensive National policy announced by the White House
  • Review of GPS Policy Studies
  • Potential Misuse of GPS

• GPS/GNSS Applications
  • For information on patents issued on GPS equipment & techniques, visit the IBM Patent Server and search on "GPS", "NAVSTAR" and "GLONASS".
  • If you have an application for GPS, please send it to the automated GPS Applications list!
  • Industry
    • Agriculture
    • Mapping & GIS Data Collection
    • Public Safety
    • Surveying
    • Telecommunications
  • Military
    • Intelligence & Target Location
    • Miscellaneous
    • Navigation
    • Weapon Aiming & Guidance
  • Recreation & Sports
    • Land
    • Sea
    • Air
  • Science
    • Archaeology
    • Atmospheric Science
    • Environmental
    • Geodesy
    • Geology & Geophysics
    • Oceanography
    • Wildlife
  • Transportation
    • Aviation
    • IVHS & Fleet Tracking
    • Marine
    • Space

• GPS vendors, equipment and services
  • Manufacturers, Distributors and Service Providers
    • Vendor Info Mailbox - Mail I Haven't Sorted Yet
    • GPS Equipment Manufacturers
    • GPS Distributors
    • DGPS Service
    • GPS Training Services
    • Engineering, Surveying & Mapping Services
  • GPS Receivers and Equipment
    • Attitude Determination Receivers
    • Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Receivers
    • Black Box" & OEM Receivers
    • General purpose handheld Receivers
    • Mapping & Surveying Receivers
    • Miscellaneous Receivers
    • Navigation Receivers - Air & Sea
    • PC Card (PCMCIA) and PC Bus Receivers
    • Spacecraft Receivers
    • Time & Frequency Receivers
    • DGPS Base Station Receivers
  • Products related to GPS
    • Equipment Related to GPS
    • Mapping & Surveying Supplies
    • Software Related to GPS
    • Data Sources