GPS (global positioning system)

GPS (global positioning system)

Of or referring to a space based navigation system that provides location, time, and weather conditions on earth.

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Dithering

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The introduction of digital noise into the system. "Clock dithering" is the process by which the U.S. Department of defence (DoD) degrades the accuracy of the Standard Positioning Service (i.e. ...

Attribute

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A characteristic which describes a Feature. Attributes can be thought of as questions which are asked about the Feature. Typically associated with geospatial data gathering for inclusion within ...

This is a proprietary feature of Garmin GPS receivers. A Garmin unit displays the "AutoLocate" status when it is looking for and collecting data from satellites that were visible at its last known or ...

Availability

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The number of hours per day that a particular location has sufficient satellites (above the specified elevation angle, and perhaps less than some specified PDOP value) to make a GPS position ...

Azimuth

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The horizontal direction from one point on the earth to another, measured clockwise in degrees (0-360) from a north or south reference line. An azimuth is also called a bearing.

Base station

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Also called a Reference Station. In GPS navigation, this is a receiver that is set up on a known location specifically to collect data for differentially correcting data files of another receiver ...

Baseline

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A Baseline consists of a pair of stations for which simultaneous GPS data have been collected. Mathematically expressed as a vector of coordinate differences between the two stations, or an ...