The Global Positioning System (GPS) is designed to be the standard method of navigation for all means of transport throughout the world well into the 21st century. It is based on a constellation of satellites and offers positional accuracy to within 30 metres anywhere on the earth's surface. The cost of a receiver is now low enough to be within the range of the average yachtsman and other sportsmen. GPS also has a variety of other uses where accurate positioning is important, such as surveying and the monitoring of transport fleets. Describing how the system works and how it can be used to best effect, this book covers the different types of receiver and various additional features. It is written with the aim of enabling those not entirely familiar with navigational procedure to understand the system's use.
- ISBN10 1853104701
- ISBN13 9781853104701
- Publish Date March 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 June 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thomas Reed Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 139
- Language English