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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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course over ground (COG)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Your direction of movement relative to a ground position.
course-made-good (CMG)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The bearing from your starting point to your present position. Commonly used in marine or air navigation.
crosstrack error (XTE)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The distance you are off the desired course in either direction.
depth controlled gain (DCG)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A Garmin proprietary technology that automatically adjusts fishfinder sensitivity according to depth, not echo intensity. The result is a much more detailed and accurate picture ...
desired track (DTK)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The compass course between the "from" and "to" waypoints.
dilution of precision (DOP)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A measure of the GPS receiver/satellite geometry. A low DOP value indicates better relative geometry and higher corresponding accuracy. The DOP indicators are GDOP (geometric ...
ephemeris (plural: ephemerides)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The file of values from which a satellite's position and velocity (the so-called "satellite state vector") at any instant in time can be obtained. The "Broadcast Ephemeris (or ...
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