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Basic GNSS Concepts
Basic GNSS Concepts
Arthur C. Clarke.
Step 1: Satellites
L1 = 1575.42 MHz
L2 = 1227.60 MHz
L5 = 1176.45 MHz
How can all GPS transmit
signal on the same
frequencies?
CDMA
Once the receiver has determined its position and time, this
information is passed to and used by the user application.
In a handheld receiver, for example, position may be
superimposed on a map to graphically show the user’s
location. Events in electrical substations can be tagged with
time that is exactly the same for two remote substations.
Well, within nanoseconds anyway.
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