商品簡介
Featuring over 90 illustrations, this resource for students and practitioners provides a concise overview of the Global Position System (GPS) and its applications. Without going into any advanced mathematics, El-Rabbany (Ryerson U., Toronto, Canada) describes the GPS system and its components and elucidates its signal structure. Other topics include measurement errors and biases; ambiguity resolution techniques; and integration with other satellite navigation systems. The second edition features a new chapter on GPS satellite orbit. The volume concludes with a list of useful Websites. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)