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GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

Robert Loh
Robert Loh
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(Innovative Solutions International, Inc.)
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Today, no single technology has more broad-reaching potential for worldwide civil aviation than the future applications of satellite technology. These applications represent the greatest opportunity to enhance aviation system capacity, efficiency and safety since the introduction of radio-based navigation systems more than 50 years ago. The foundation for this optimism is the Global Positioning System (GPS), a satellite-based radio navigation system operated and controlled by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). In December 1993, DoD declared GPS to be in initial operational capability (10c), which means 24 satellites are now in orbit, available and usable for satellite navigation. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) responded to this potential through initiation of a comprehensive satellite programme involving government, industry and users to expedite research, development and field implementation of satellite-based navigation services.

Keywords

1. Satellite navigation.2. Air navigation.3. Accuracy.4. Integrity.5. Availability.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , May 1995, pp. 180 - 191
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1995

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