IMPLEMENTING THE NAVSTAR/GPS IN EGYPT | ||
| International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Aviation Technology | ||
| Article 37, Volume 4, ASAT CONFLENCE 14-16 May 1991 , CAIRO, May 1991, Pages 449-438 PDF (1.5 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asat.1991.25824 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. Sarny Abo El Soud1; E, Garass2; T. E. Yousef3 | ||
| 1Professor,Dpt. of Avionics, Military Technical College(MTC), Cairo,Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor, Dept. of Aircraft ground support,MTC, | ||
| 3Egyptian Air Academy. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Tire global Positioning System (NAVSTAR/GPS) should reach full 3 D capability in about 1992. Due to budget constraints, funds were cut back from a level which would provide a 24 satellite constellation to the present level which will maintain only 18 satellites plus three fully functioning on-orbit spares. As a consequence, there will be continuously some areas of temporarily reduced accuracy, requiring those who are using such data to periodically adjust their operations as consequence. One way of doing that is to calculate the changes in system measurements accuracy factors, mainly the geometric dilution of precision (GDOP) which is a measure of how satellite geometry degrades accuracy. This is very important for users relying only on four satellites GPS navigation such as our case. The used algorithm gives the user at Cairo city the changes of the GDOP with that of the satellites' geometry and consequently with time. | ||
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