Lab 8: GPS Instruments and Measurements


I. Lab Material - Spring, 2010

  1. 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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Jackson School of Geosciences Last updated January 17, 2011