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GPS (global positioning system)
Of or referring to a space based navigation system that provides location, time, and weather conditions on earth.
Industry: Telecommunications
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GPS (global positioning system)
initialization
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The first time a GPS receiver orients itself to its current location and collects almanac data. After initialization has occurred, the receiver remembers its location and acquires a position more ...
integrity
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A quality measure of GPS performance for critical applications such as civilian aviation. A high level of integrity is sought for such applications.
invert route
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
To display and navigate a route from end to beginning for purposes of returning to the route's starting point.
ionosphere
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A region of the earth's atmosphere where ionization caused by incoming solar radiation affects the transmission of GPS radio waves. It extends from a height of 50 kilometers (30 miles) to 400 ...
ionosphere-free combination
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
This is a particular linear combination of the observations made on the L1 and L2 carrier waves that eliminates (to the first order) the ionospheric delay on the GPS observables.
kinematic positioning
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Kinematic Positioning refers to applications in which the position of a non-stationary object (vehicle, ship, aircraft) is determined.
latitude
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A north/south angular measurement of position relative to the equator, in the meridian plane which contains the earth's rotation axis.
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