Global Positioning System
:GPS redirects here. For other uses of the acronym GPS, see GPS (disambiguation).
External links
Documentation
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- Peter H. Dana: Global Positioning System Overview - Large amount of technical information and discussion.
- GPS SPS Signal Specification, 2nd Edition - The official (civilian) signal specification.
- History of GPS, including information about each satellite's configuration and launch.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manual: NAVSTAR HTML and PDF (22.6 MB, 328 pages)
- http://gpsinformation.net/airgps/gpsrfi.htm - Discusses the safety of personal use of a GPS on commercial aircraft.
- USCG Navigation Center: Status of the GPS constellation, government policy, and links to other references. Also includes satellite almanac data.
- Schriever Airforce Base Webserver: Even more up-to-date almanac data and NANUs
- Interagency GPS Executive Board - Established in 1996 to manage GPS across the various stakeholder agencies.
- The GPS Joint Program Office (GPS JPO) - Still exists and distinct from IGEB.
- The FAA has more information on GPS, WAAS, LAAS, and DGPS at http://gps.faa.gov/FAQ/index.htm
- GPS Weapon Guidance Techniques
- Opanda IExif - a handy tool for viewing detailed GPS data in digital image in Windows Local folder & Internet Explorer & Mozilla Firefox & ACDSee.
- Opanda PowerExif Editor - a powerful editer for adding GPS data into Exif tags of digital images or modifying the GPS data in digital images freely and easily.
- Gpsdrive - GNU Map-based navigation system. It displays your position on a zoomable map provided from a NMEA-capable GPS receiver.
- GPS Visualizer - A free online utility that creates SVG and JPEG maps and profiles from GPS waypoints and tracks.
- Magnificient Logs - Create interactive GPS logs online, find photo location by linking GPS and Exif timestamp.
- A free Open Source GPS Toolkit: GPSTk
- Dale Priest's guide to navigation with GPS and Palm PDAs
- GPSd, a GPS daemon program
- GPS3d, a 3D gps visualization tool
- TomTom
- ViaMichelin Navigation
- CoPilot
- PocketGPS Pro Moscow
- u-blox GPS products (chipsets, modules, receiver boards, antennas and accessories)
- Motorola GPS products (single chip receivers, positioning devices, timing modules, antennas)
- GPS Buying Guide - A guide to selecting the right consumer GPS receiver based on intended use.
- sci.geo.satellite-nav or via the Google Groups web site.
- uk.rec.gps or via the Google Groups web site.
- Hacking GPS
- u-blox GPS Tutorial — Tutorial designed to introduce you to the principles behind GPS
- Geoplace — GPS & GIS Industry information
- Neil Ashby: "Relativity in the Global Positioning System"
- Trimble's Online GPS Tutorial — excellent introduction for newbies
- http://www.dbartlett.com The Practical Guide to GPS UTM
- http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/gps/geninfo/y2k/gpsweek.htm Information on the GPS week rollover
- http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR614/MR614.appb.pdf PDF document on the history of the GPS system
Government Agencies
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Software
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GPS software for car navigation
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Hardware
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Usenet Newsgroups
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Other Information
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Technical description |
| ► | Applications |
| ► | GPS jamming |
| ► | Awards |
| ► | GPS for private and commercial use |
| ► | GPS for the visually impaired |
| ► | Other systems |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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