If you're looking for an up-to-date, easy-to-understand treatment of the GPS (Global Positioning System), this one-of-a-kind resource offers you the knowledge you need for your work, without bogging you down with advanced mathematics. It addresses all aspects of the GPS, emphasizes GPS applications, examines the GPS signal structure, and covers the key types of measurement being utilized in the field today.

You get an in-depth discussion on the errors and biases that affect GPS measurements, along with advice on how to overcome them. Moreover, the book shows how the GPS can be used for a number of different accuracy levels. Datums, coordinate systems, and map projections are discussed in a simple manner, offering you a clear understanding of this widely misunderstood area. This unique reference also examines the integration of the GPS with other systems, and looks at future GPS modernization. Over 75 illustrations help clarify major topics throughout the book.

Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Introduction
2. GPS Details
3. GPS Errors and Biases
4. Datums, Coordinate Systems and Map Projections
5. GPS Positioning Modes
6. Ambiguity 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 Measures.
Appendix B: Useful Web Sites

About the Author
Index