Ahmed El-Rabbany, 2002, Artech House

ISBN#978-1580531832,176pgs, hardcover

This one-of-a-kind resource delivers an up-to-date, easy-to-understand treatment of the GPS, without the use of advanced mathmatics. It addresses all aspects of GPS, emphasizes GPS applications, examines the GPS signal structure, and covers the key types of measurement being utilized in the field today.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction to GPS

2. GPS Details

3. GPS Errors and Biases

4. Datums, Coordinate Systems, and Map Projections

5. GPS Positioning Modes

6. Ambuguity-Resolution Techniques

7. GPS Data and Correction Services

8. GPS Standard Formats

9. GPS Integration

10. GPS Applications

11. Other Satellite Navigation Systems

Appendix A- GPS Accuracy and Precision Measures

Appendix B- Useful Web Sites

About the Author

Index