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authorSanjeev Gupta <ghane0@gmail.com>2015-04-17 22:54:49 +0800
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2015-04-18 01:00:17 -0400
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DGPS rewrite. DGPS is a superset of GBAS and SBAS.
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@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ The important limits are on accuracy are now due to physics.
One is a variable amount of signal lag produced as the GPS
signals pass through the ionosphere and troposphere, which partly
refracts radio waves. This can be largely compensated for by a
-technique called "Differential GPS" or DGPS. Ground-based reference
+technique called "Differential GPS" (DGPS). Ground-based reference
stations are established in well-surveyed locations, and compare
measured ranges (pseudoranges to be precise) with their calculated
values. These errors account for unknown propagation delays, clock
@@ -160,9 +160,7 @@ then tell nearby GPS receivers the required corrections, which are
then applied to observed pseudoranges before computing a position.
This information may be broadcast via radio (called "Ground Based
Augmentation Systems"), or via satellites (called "Space Based
-Augmentation Systems"). An example of GBAS is the National
-Differential GPS system (NDGPS) in the US, transmitting corrections
-around 300 kHz. Examples of SBAS are WAAS and EGNOS.
+Augmentation Systems").
See <a href="#dgps">DGPS and friends</a> for details on how this
works.</p>
@@ -204,14 +202,26 @@ Dead link TOFIX -->
<p>DGPS requires out-of-band communication with a service
providing GPS signal correction information to make the GPS
-positioning more accurate. WAAS and EGNOS are almost identical
-systems, WAAS being the system covering USA, and EGNOS being the
-system covering Europe. They provide DGPS-like corrections with
+positioning more accurate. There are two ways of communicating
+this in real-time, GBAS and SBAS. An example of GBAS is the National
+Differential GPS system (NDGPS) in the US, transmitting corrections
+around 300 kHz. There are similar systems all over
+the worldwide, usually run by maritime navigation authorities. A
+disadvantage of these systems is that consumer GPSes do not
+listen on these frequencies, so this information is not really
+available to them. Another example is the system being installed
+at airports worldwide, to enable precision landing. Coverage for both
+these system types is between 30km and 40km.</p>
+
+
+<p>Examples of SBAS include WAAS (US), EGNOS (Europe), GAGAN (India),
+and MSAS and QZSS (Japan). These systems are almost identical
+in their operation. They provide DGPS corrections with
in-band communication &mdash; geo-stationary satellites broadcasting
GPS signal correction information on the same frequency and format as the
-GPS satellites. The WAAS/EGNOS system makes GPSes more accurate,
+GPS satellites. The system makes GPSes more accurate,
and adds integrity checks making it possible to detect when the
-GPS location is totally wrong. Unlike DGPS, your GPS will generally
+GPS location is totally wrong. Unlike GBAS, your GPS will generally
use these systems automatically whenever it can see the satellites.</p>
<p>WAAS/EGNOS data starts out as normal DGPS stations observing the