I. Lab Material - Spring, 2010
- GPS Data sets and instructions for
downloads. These are the data you will need
to complete the lab.
II. Selected Internet Resources
- "Why
GPS?", a simple, complete, nicely illustrated explanation of GPS, from Trimble
Navigation.
- Joe and Jack's
GPS information
- consumer-oriented pages covering a wide range of topics, including equipment reviews,
software, maps, datums and more.
- NOAA's National Geodetic
Survey coordinates a network of continuously operating reference stations (CORS) that provide GPS measurements
in support of 3-D positioning activities throughout the US and its territories.
- In Texas, the Department of Transportation posts daily regional
reference station data
for all major metropolitan areas for use in DGPS post-processing.
- US Coast Guard, real-time DGPS coverage is available along navigable
waterways, coastal regions, and some inland areas via signals broadcast from reference
station beacons.
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