Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Their Applications [Paperback]

Dr. Madry, one of the world's leading experts in the field, provides in a condensed form a quick yet comprehensive overview of satellite navigation. This book concisely addresses the latest technology, the applications, the regulatory issues, and the strategic implications of satellite navigation systems. This assesses the strengths and weaknesses of satellite navigation networks and review of all the various national systems now being deployed and the motivation behind the proliferation of these systems.Chapter 1. Global Navigation Satellite Systems.- Chapter 2. Doppler Satellite Positioning, Telemetry and Data Systems.- Chapter 3. Precision and Navigational PNT Systems.- Chapter 4. Aided and Augmentation Systems, and Differential GPS.- Chapter 5. Applications of PNT Systems.- Chapter 6. National and International Governmental Policy Issues.- Chapter 7. Conclusions and Future Directions.- 8. Top Ten Things to Know About GNSS.- Appendix 1.Key Terms and Acronyms.- Appendix 2. Selected Bibliography.- Appendix 3. Selected Websites.

This book aims to describe current GNSS as well astheir future development from a high-level point of view. This book is thusappropriate for any audience, from students to engineers and scientists. Itsstructure is easy to follow & . It fulfills its objectives as a briefintroductory text. (Damien Magoni, Computing Reviews, December, 2015)

Scott Madry, Ph.D., is a specialist in remote sensing and GIS for regional environmental and cultural applications, including disaster management. He is a research associate professor of archeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a member of the faculty of the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. He has been involved with the International Space University since 1987 and has taught in over 25 ISU summer programs around the world. He was on the resident ISU faculty in Strasbourg, France for three years and was the Program Director for fourl³C