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Understanding GPS: Principles and Applications, Second Edition 2nd Edition

by Elliott D. Kaplan (Editor), Christopher Hegarty (Editor)
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The intent of this book is to provide a complete systems engineering treatment of GPS, both as a student text and reference for the engineering and scientific community. It covers GPS satellite signal characteristics, satellite orbits, signal acquisition, tracking and data demodulation, PRN codes, ranging using TOA measurements, and the integration of GPS with other sensors and network assistance. The book includes information on international variations of GPS, such as the Russian GLONASS, Chinese BeiDou and Japanese QZSS systems. Also included is a chapter on markets and applications for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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    1580538940
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1580538947
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Artech House on Demand
  5. Publication date
    November 30, 2005
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7 x 1.5 x 10 inches
  8. Print length
    726 pages
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About the Author

Elliott Kaplan is a principal engineer at the MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts. He is the New England Section Officer of the Institute of Navigation.. He earned his M.S. in electrical engineering from Northeastern University.

Christopher Hegarty is a senior principal engineer at the MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA. He received a D.Sc. in electrical engineering from The George Washington University and currently serves as editor of the Institute of Navigation’s quarterly journal, NAVIGATION, and as a member of RTCA, Inc.’s Program Management Committee.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Artech House on Demand; 2nd edition (November 30, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 726 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580538940
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580538947
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.5 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Erik Barnum
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, great shape as advertised
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016
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Good book, great shape.
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Kevin Dekker
4.0 out of 5 stars Suitable for ICAO ATSEP technicians
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2013
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I wouldn't say I loved this book because a familiarity with acronyms and fairly high level maths is assumed. Having already researched this subject a little prior to getting this text it was still slow reading because I had to think about what each acronym meant, and there are lots of them in every paragraph, however such are the occupational hazards in this type of field. There is no list of abbreviations in this book either, so the first time an abbreviation is introduced and explained, you better remember it or you'll soon feel you're reading another language. Using it as a reference for cherry picking general concepts to the level required for the ICAO ATSEP syllabus, it was more than adequate, and it is always better to have too much info than too little. So maybe if I was more familiar with the abbreviations and had the time to understand the maths I might give it a 5 star rating. It certainly appears to be a very comprehensive overview and in many cases detailed analysis of the Global Navigation Satellite System. If your knowledge of WAAS, MSAS, EGNOS needs "augmenting", this could be the book for you.
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RLittle
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful text. One of the few texts that gives ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015
Wonderful text. One of the few texts that gives you a complete history as well as sufficient detail of all the subsections and nuances. My suggestion is to start your learning experience with this book first. It will likely be the only one you need.
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W Boudville
5.0 out of 5 stars GPS uses General Relativity
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2006
[A review of the SECOND EDITION, 2005.]

In the last 15 years, GPS has moved from an expensive and specialised application to a mass consumer market. There are numerous books on GPS; mostly directly at that mass readership. These typically concern how to use a device with a GPS receiver.

By contrast, this book is meant for the engineer who has to design such a device. It is a compendium of technical papers covering many aspects you are likely to need. And undoubtedly some you won't, which should be reassuring. Because it means that you do not have to read all of this book for it to be useful.

The sensitivity of the GPS satellites and the resultant GPS ground resolution is amazing, as can be appreciated from some of the papers in the book. Due mostly to the stability of the satellites' orbits and their onboard atomic clocks. Chapter 7 describes how GPS requires corrections due to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity! Not just Special Relativity. As a physicist, I found this fascinating. GPS is perhaps the first field where General Relativity is used, not to be tested, but as providing a necessary quantitative model for getting correct results. Akin to how Newton's Equations have been used for 300 years in ballistics. Granted, most readers will be engineers, who might find GR a trifle exotic.

The book also has good coverage of the Russian GLONASS system. Perhaps for those who also want to use this for redundancy. Or to combine the signals from this with GPS for enhanced resolution.
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Gene H. Mccall
4.0 out of 5 stars A good mid-level treatise
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2014
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A clear exposition of GPS principles with chapters written by experts in their subject. On the negative side, the writers sometimes assume too much knowledge on the part of the reader.
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D. Fernandez
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book though not without errors
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2009
Great reference not sure about it serving as a good text book as the section on Modulation, for instance, is not very detailed and not all that well put together. For instance, equations 4.7 does not follow from figure 4.5 if you use a repeating input sequence of +1, -1, +1 , -1, etc. Also equation 4.5 is itself as defined an average, not an absolute value.
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