The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of U.S. defense navigation satellites which can be used for military and civilian positioning applications. A wide variety of GPS scientific applications were identified and precise positioning capabilities with GPS were already demonstrated with data available from the present partial satellite constellation. Expected applications include: measurements of Earth crustal motion, particularly in seismically active regions; measurements of the Earth's rotation rate and pole orientation; high-precision Earth orbiter tracking; surveying; measurements of media propagation delays for calibration of deep space radiometric data in support of NASA planetary missions; determination of precise ground station coordinates; and precise time transfer worldwide.
High Precision Applications of the Global Positioning System
1991
9 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Geology & Geophysics , Cartography , Space Technology , Global positioning system , Defense program , Geodetic surveys , Navigation satellites , Satellite tracking , Signal processing , Space navigation , Deep space , Earth crust , Earth rotation , Nasa programs , Position indicators , Radiometers , Seismology , Space missions
High Precision Micro Positioning Systems Used in UHV Applications
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