GPS (global positioning system)

GPS (global positioning system)

Of or referring to a space based navigation system that provides location, time, and weather conditions on earth.

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parallel channel receiver

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A continuous tracking receiver using multiple receiver circuits to track more than one satellite simultaneously.

p-code

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The precise code of the GPS signal typically used only by the U.S. military. It is encrypted and reset every seven days to prevent use from unauthorized persons.

The pseudo-range measurement which has had its "noise" level (random errors) reduced by being combined with the high precision carrier phase. It is still an unambiguous "range" measurement which can ...

pixel

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A single display element on an LCD screen. The more pixels, the higher the resolution and definition.

position

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The 3-D coordinates of a point, usually given in the form of Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude (or Ellipsoidal Height), though it may be provided in the 3-D Cartesian form, or any other transformed ...

2drms

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A position accuracy measure defined as twice the RMS of the horizontal error. This approximately corresponds to the 95% confidence interval, or "two sigma" value. For example, under the policy of ...

absolute positioning

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Mode in which a position is determined, using a single receiver, with respect to a well-defined coordinate system, typically a Geocentric system (i.e., a system whose point of origin coincides with ...