GPS for Everyone

Download or read book GPS for Everyone written by L. Casey Larijani and published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics). This book was released on 1998 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a few years' time, GPS receiving devices will be as ubiquitous as cell phones are today. This plain English guide contains a full glossary with over 500 terms; a full bibliographic reference; and appendices on the history of navigation, time and technology, triangulation, and vendors. Beginning with the basics such as GPS satellites and signals, this book also discusses the popular uses of GPS such as devices for transportation. Also included are the technical uses for GPS such as defence, cartography, and surveying as well as costs and world-wide commercial opportunities.