Questions for Chapter 1 Introduction to the Global Positioning System
1. Why does the GPS have two tiers of accuracy?
2. What level of positioning accuracy is available to civilians?
3. Does weather affect a GPS receiver's operation?
4. What does the term P code mean?
5. What does the term CA code mean?
6. Who has access to the P codes? Who has access to the CA codes?
7. How many radio frequencies is the CA code broadcast on?
8. What does the acronym DGPS stand for?
9. What benefit does DGPS provide?
10. What is a GPS receiver doing during the time known as Time to First Fix?
11. What happens to radio signals as they travel through the ionosphere?
12. What purpose does the Ground Control Segment serve?
13. Why do the GPS satellites need atomic clocks?
14. What is Selective Availability?
15. A GPS receiver needs signals from how many satellites to get a 3-D fix?
16.
Which 15th century explorer first realized Columbus had discovered a new  continent? How did he discover the truth?
17. Do GPS receivers work in a house?
18. Do GPS receivers work in a city with a tall sky-line like New York?

 

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