Uncertainties in GPS Positioning

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  • Author: Alan Oxley
  • Publisher: Elservier
  • Publish Date: 2017-01-16

Uncertainties in GPS Positioning: A Mathematical Discourse describes the calculations performed by a GPS receiver and the problems associated with ensuring that the derived location is a close match to the actual location. Inaccuracies in calculating a location can have serious repercussions, so this book is a timely source for information on this rapidly evolving technology.

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AuthorAlan Oxley
Publish DateJan 16, 2017
Table Of Content

Chapter 1: Positioning and Navigation Systems

  • Abstract
  • Navigation
  • Wireless Positioning Systems
  • Positioning Techniques
  • Limits in the Accuracy of Wireless Positioning
  • Innovative Positioning Techniques

Chapter 2: Introduction to GPS

  • Abstract
  • Satellite-Based Systems
  • GPS
  • Surveying
  • Location-Based Services
  • Map Making
  • Sports Data
  • Uncertainty in GPS Positioning
  • GNSSs Usage Patterns
  • Nonpositioning Uses of GPS
  • Estimating the Distance to a Golf Flagstick
  • Receiver Specifics
  • An Interesting Aside

Chapter 3: Basic GPS Principles

  • Abstract
  • Clocks
  • Ground Segment
  • Space Segment
  • User Segment
  • GPS Services
  • Performance of GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • Referencing a Position
  • Satellites in Orbit
  • Navigation Signals
  • Differential Positioning
  • Relativity
  • The Ionosphere and the Troposphere
  • Ionospheric Scintillation

Chapter 4: Signals From Satellites to Receiver—GPS

  • Abstract
  • GPS Signal Structure

Chapter 5: GPS Modernization

  • Abstract
  • Frequency Plan
  • Multiple Access
  • Improved Pseudodistance Calculations
  • GPS Receiver

Chapter 6: Signals From Satellites to Receiver—Other Satellite Navigation Systems

  • Abstract
  • Galileo Signal Structure
  • GLONASS
  • Compass/BeiDou and Regional GPSSs

Chapter 7: Solution of an Idealized Problem

  • Abstract
  • The Competition
  • Solutions
  • Solutions to Problem 1
  • Suggested Result
  • Note on Problem Posed
  • Problem 1: Methodology
  • Solution to Problem 2

Chapter 8: Sources of Inaccuracy

  • Abstract
  • Deliberate Interference With GPS Signals
  • Degradation of Physical Equipment
  • Other Vulnerabilities
  • Inertial Navigation System
  • Accuracy
  • Errors and Error Corrections
  • Ground Segment
  • Space Segment
  • User Segment
  • Signal Propagation
  • Ranging and Positioning
  • GPS UERE Budgets
  • Differential Positioning

Chapter 9: Learning From Experience

  • Abstract
  • Studying Past Data
  • Mitigating Risks
  • Reducing Error Magnitudes When Surveying

Chapter 10: Error Distribution in Data

  • Abstract
  • Solutions
  • Suggested Result
  • Supplementary Result
  • Problem 2: Methodology

Chapter 11: Improving Accuracy With GPS Augmentation

  • Abstract
  • Using Two GNSSs
  • Other Augmentation Systems and Assisted GNSS

Chapter 12: GPS Disciplined Oscillators

  • Abstract
  • How a GPSDO Works
  • GPSDO Performance
  • Choosing Between a GPSDO and a Rubidium or Cesium Standard

Appendix A: Calibration of a GPS Receiver Used as a Time Reference

Appendix B: Comparing Time and Frequency Standards Between Laboratories

Appendix C: Calibration of GPS Receivers: Comparing Laboratories

Appendix D: Possible Use of a GPS Receiver as an Acceleration Sensor

Appendix E: Notes on the Error Distribution in Data

  • Problem 2: Notes
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