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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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NMEA standard

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A NMEA standard defines an electrical interface and data protocol for communications between marine instrumentation.

OEM

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Original Equipment Manufacturer. Typically GPS receiver "boardsets" or "engines" that a product developer can embed within some application or hardware package.

on-the-fly (OTF)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

This is a form of Ambiguity Resolution (AR) which does not require that the receivers remain stationary for any length of time. Hence this AR technique is suitable for ...

PanTrack

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A Garmin-proprietary feature that allows the user to move the pointer and pan a track in either direction, then select a location along the track to start a TracBack® or GoTo, or ...

position dilution of precision (PDOP)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Measure of the geometrical strength of the GPS satellite configuration for 3-D positioning.

post-processed GPS

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

In post-processed (Differential or Relative ) GPS the base and user (or roving or mobile) receivers have no data communication link between them. Instead, each receiver records ...

precise positioning service (PPS)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The most accurate Absolute Positioning possible with GPS navigation receivers, based on the dual-frequency encrypted P-Code. Available to the military users of GPS. Typical ...