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Of or pertaining to the transmission of information over a distance, and the technology used to achieve this communication.
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cold start
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The power-on sequence where the GPS receiver downloads almanac data before establishing a position fix.
constellation
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Refers to either the specific set of satellites used in calculating a position, or all the satellites visible to a GPS receiver at one time, or the entire ensemble of GPS ...
control point
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Also called a Control Station or Geodetic Control Station. A monumented point to which coordinates have been assigned by the use of terrestrial or satellite surveying techniques. ...
control segment
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A worldwide chain of monitoring and control stations that control and manage the GPS satellite constellation.
coordinated universal time (utc)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Replaced Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) as the world standard for time in 1986. UTC uses atomic clock measurements to add or omit leap seconds each year to compensate for changes in ...
coordinates
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A set of numbers that describes your location on or above the earth. Coordinates are typically based on latitude/longitude lines of reference or a global/regional grid projection ...
correlator
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The GPS receiver "software" or electronic means, implemented in some fashion (either analogue or digital) within a Tracking Channel, used to shift or compare the incoming signal ...
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