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Learning Objectives:
Explain how GPS receivers calculate coordinate data
Discuss the relationship of GPS to the Global Satellite Navigation System
Explain “selective availability,” why it was discontinued in 2000, and what alternatives are available to the U.S. Department of Defense
Explain the relationship of the U.S. Global Positioning System with comparable systems sponsored by Russia and the European Union and the Global Navigation Satellite System
Discuss the role of GPS in location-based services (LBS)
Specify the features of a GPS receiver that is able to achieve geometric accuracies on the order of centimeters without post-processing
Explain the relevance of the concept of trilateration to both GPS positioning and control surveying
Perform differential correction of GPS data using reference data from a CORS station
List, define, and rank the sources of error associated with GPS positioning
Distinguish between horizontal and vertical accuracies when using coarse acquisition codes/standard positioning service (C-codes) and precision acquisition codes/precise positioning service (P-codes)
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