Skip to main content

GPS receiver technology

  • I. Global Positioning System And V.L.B.I.
  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Applied Geodesy

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences ((LNEARTH,volume 12))

  • 336 Accesses

Abstract

The NAVSTAR/GPS system is already widely used for geodetic positioning, although the full capability is not yet available. Various types of receivers, using the C/A and/or P codes or codeless, are available as prototypes or commercially. This paper reviews these receivers.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. J.D. Bossler and C.W. Challstrom, GPS instrumentation and federal policy, Proceedings of the 1st Int. Symp. on Precise Positioning with GPS, Rockville, April 15–19, 1985, NOAN (1985).

    Google Scholar 

  2. J. Hannah, The Global Positioning System — The positioning tool for the future, New Zealand Surveyor (1985), pp. 268–281.

    Google Scholar 

  3. P. Hartl, W. Scholler and K.H. Thiel, Review paper: GPS technology and methodology for geodetic applications, Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of Study groups 5B and 5C, Munich, July 1–3, 1985, Univ. der Bundeswehr Munich, Scheiltenreihe, Munich (1985).

    Google Scholar 

  4. B.W. Remondi, GPS Geodetic Receivers — A status update report, American Congress of Surveying and Mapping.

    Google Scholar 

  5. L.A. Buennagel et al., SERIES project: Final report on research and development phase, 1979 to 1983. JPL Publ. 84-16, NASA/UPL Pasadena (March 1984).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Stuart Turner

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1987 Springer-Verlag

About this paper

Cite this paper

Boucher, C. (1987). GPS receiver technology. In: Turner, S. (eds) Applied Geodesy. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0010107

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0010107

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-18219-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-540-47821-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics