Applied Satellite Navigation Using GPS, GALILEO, and Augmentation Systems (Hardcover)

by Ramjee Prasad (Author), Marina Ruggieri (Author) "Navigation is the process that drives a person during his or her movement between two points, enabling an ancient dream of the human race: the..." (more)
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This authoritative work brings you a timely, unified analysis of the various satellite navigation technologies, applications, and services in operation or development, and of the challenges that lie ahead in this rapidly evolving field. It describes the segments, signal characteristics, performance, and securities aspects of the GPS system, including the advances anticipated in the next-generation GPS-III, and brings you up to speed on the developing European GALILEO system and its innovative characteristics, services, and potential. A look at ground-based and satellite-based augmentation systems (GBAS and SBAS) highlights their performance-improving features and how these systems may serve as connection rings between GPS and future networks like GALILEO.

This definitive book examines the advanced architectures paving the way for the future integration of satellite navigation systems with wireless communications systems, including next-generation 4G wireless networks, and for interoperability among the different satellite navigation systems themselves. Yet unanswered questions about industry standardization, service issues, and legal and liability issues are also addressed in detail. Hundreds of references, illustrations, and an original layer-based overview of earth, sea, air, and space navigation systems round out this complete, forward-looking guide to satellite navigation technologies and services.

About the Author
Ramjee Prasad is director of the Center for TeleInFrastruktur (CTIF), Aalborg University. He is the author of OFDM for Wireless Communications Systems (Artech House, 2004), coauthor of Technology Trends in Wireless Communications, Multicarrier Techniques for 4G Mobile Communications, WLANs and WPANs towards 4G Wireless, and Simulation and Software Radio for Mobile Communications (Artech House, 2003, 2003, 2003, 2002), co-editor of Wireless IP and Building the Mobile Internet (Artech House, 2003), and is the author/coauthor of several other books published by Artech House.

Marina Ruggieri is a professor of telecommunications at the University Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. She is also the coauthor of Technology Trends in Wireless Communications (Artech House, 2003). A Senior Member of the IEEE, she received her Laurea degree in electronics engineering from the University Roma Tor Vergata.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 298 pages
• Publisher: Artech House Publishers (April 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580538142
• ISBN-13: 978-1580538145
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,403,640 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars many business uses of GPS, April 6, 2007

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Prasad and Ruggieri give us a detailed look at how to use the constellations of navigation satellites for many economically important tasks. Actually, in practice, the greatest usage is of the Global Positioning System (GPS), which is provided by the US government and its Department of Defense. The dominance of GPS in satellite navigation is probably comparable to Microsoft on the computer desktop. To the layman, GPS is synonymous with satellite navigation. Thus, much of the book is devoted to explaining GPS.

But not exclusively. The authors also explain how the European Union is rolling out Galileo. In part to build out its own technological capability in this field, and to not be solely dependent on the US. The text goes into the technical differences between Galileo and GPS. The most important of which is that Galileo is meant to be a strictly civilian system.

Who are the readers of this book? Mostly communications engineers, judging by much of the technical content. Though not exclusively. The later sections of the book have an interesting synopsis of the ways that GPS is used in many industries. Including at the level of a single consumer, for personal navigation. Where the GPS device is quite possibly built into the functionality of a cellphone. Numerous location based services are possible, like emergency caller location. Indeed, increasingly in many countries, new cellphones are mandated to have such abilities.

More GPS uses are continually emerging, and the book gives a good feel for these. If you are contemplating novel uses of GPS, in contexts where knowing locations of objects or people can be important, then the book might furnish ideas. Nor do you need to be an engineer.

Another merit of the text is the lengthy reference sections appending each chapter. Potentially very timesaving if you get seriously interested in using GPS.