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Page 1: GPS Global Positioning System Diana Cooksey, Montana State University, LRES Department.

GPSGlobal Positioning System

Diana Cooksey, Montana State University, LRES Department

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Overview

• What is GPS & how does it work?– Satellites

– Radio signals

– Almanacs

– Timing

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What is GPS?

• Satellites orbiting the earth

• Positioning, navigation and timing

• Operates 24 hrs/day

• Used for any application requiring location information

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GPS Constellations

• United States– NAVSTAR GPS (Navigation Satellite Timing &

Ranging system); 28 satellites

• European Union– Galileo; 30 satellites

• Russia– Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS);

24 satellites (10 healthy)

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GPS Segments

UserControl

Space

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Space Segment: GPS Satellites

• Power– Sun-seeking solar panels– Nicad batteries

• Timing– 4 atomic clocks

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Satellite Orbits

• Orbit the earth at approx. 20,200 km (11,000 nautical miles)

• Satellites complete an orbit in approximately 12 hours

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Satellite Signals

• Radio signals, 2 frequencies

• Two levels of service– Standard Positioning Service

(SPS)– Precise Positioning Service

(PPS)

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Satellite Signals

• Radio signals contain– Unique pseudorandom code– Ephemeris– Clock behavior and clock

corrections– System time– Status messages– Almanac

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Satellite Signals

• Require a direct line to GPS receivers

• Cannot penetrate water, soil, walls or other obstacles

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Satellite Almanac

• Sent along with position and timing messages

• Prediction of all satellite orbits

• Needed to run satellite availability software

• Valid for about 30 days

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Control Segment: US DoD Monitoring

Colorado Springs

Hawaii

AscensionDiego Garcia

Kwajalein

Orbits precisely measured

Discrepancies between predicted orbits (almanac) and actual orbits transmitted back to the satellites

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User Segment

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How Does GPS Work? Calculating a Position

• GPS receiver calculates its position by measuring the distance to satellites (satellite ranging)

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Measuring Distance to Satellites

• 1. Measure time for signal to travel from satellite to receiver

• 2. Speed of light x travel time = distance

• Distance measurements to 4 satellites are required to compute a 3-D position (latitude, longitude and altitude)

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Measuring Satellite Signal Travel Time

• How do we find the exact time the signal left the satellite?– Synchronized codes

Timedifference

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One measurement narrows down our position to the surface of a sphere

12,000 mileradius

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A second measurement narrows down our position to the intersection of two spheres

11,000 mileradius

12,000 mileradius

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A third measurement narrows down our position to just two points

12,000 mileradius

11,500 mileradius

11,000 mileradius

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Correcting for Timing Offset

• The first three measurements narrow down our position

• A fourth measurement is needed to correct for timing offset (difference in synchronization between satellite and receiver clocks)– Satellites use highly accurate atomic clocks– Receivers use accurate quartz clocks

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6 seconds4 seconds

AB

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6 seconds4 seconds

5 seconds(wrong time)

7 seconds(wrong time)

AB

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5 Things to Take Away

1. 3 GPS segments

2. Satellites transmit radio signals containing– Unique pseudorandom code

– Ephemeris

– Clock behavior and clock corrections

– System time

– Status messages

– Almanac

3. Formula for satellite ranging (D = t ∙ v)

4. 4 satellites to compute an accurate 3-D position (the 4th measurement is needed to correct for timing offset)

5. We are not the only country with a GPS system

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Overview

• How accurate is GPS?

– Error sources

– Differential correction

– Accuracy levels

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GPS Error

• Atmospheric effects

• Multipath

• Satellite geometry

• Measurement noise (receiver error)

• Ephemeris data

• Satellite clock drift

• Selective availability (SA)

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Ionospheric & Tropospheric Refraction

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Multipath

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Satellite GeometryGeometric Dilution of Precision (GDOP)

• GDOP can magnify or lessen other GPS errors

• Wider angles better measurements

• Components of GDOP– HDOP; H=horizontal lat/long– VDOP; V=vertical altitude– TDOP; T=time clock offset

PDOP values

<=4 excellent

5-8 acceptable

>=9 poor

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Dilution of Precision (DOP)

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Ephemeris Data

• A satellite’s positions as a function of time

– Each satellite broadcasts its individual ephemeris

– Can contain orbital position errors

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Selective Availability (SA)

• The accuracy of GPS signals was intentionally degraded by the DoD

• SA was the largest component of GPS error

• SA was turned off on May 1, 2000

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GPS Error Budget

• Ionosphere..................................5.0 meters (0.4)• Troposphere................................0.5 meters (0.2)• Ephemeris data..............................2.5 meters (0)• Satellite clock drift........................1.5 meters (0)• Multipath....................................0.6 meters (0.6)• Measurement noise.......... ..........0.3 meters (0.3)• Selective availability.....................30-100 meters

• Total.................................................~ 10 meters

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Differential Correction

• GPS receiver on the ground in a known location (base station)

• Acts as a static reference point1. Transmits error correction messages to other

GPS receivers in the local area (real-time)

2. Differential correction can be done on computer after GPS data are collected (post-processed)

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Roving receiver(unknownposition)

Base receiver(knownposition)

Radio link for real-time DGPS

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How accurate is GPS?• Recreational and mapping grade.........................10-15 m

– C/A code– Autonomous

• Recreational and mapping grade.............................1-5 m– C/A code– With differential correction

• Submeter mapping grade.............................10 cm to 1 m– C/A code & carrier– With differential correction

• Survey grade.............................................................1 cm– Dual frequency– Advanced survey methods

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Six Main Sources of GPS Error

• Atmospheric effects

• Multipath effects

• Satellite geometry

• Measurement noise

• Ephemeris data

• Satellite clock drift

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Things to Take Away

• 6 major sources of error affect the accuracy of GPS positions

– Atmospheric error largest source

– Previously SA

• Almanac and ephemeris data are different

• Differential correction increases accuracy


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