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Innovation: The Devil Is in the Details

July 1, 2012 - By

Looking Closely at Received GPS Carrier Phase
The stability of a received GPS signal determines how well the receiver can track the signal and the accuracy of the positioning results it provides. While the satellites use a very stable oscillator and modulation system to generate their signals, just how stable are the resulting phase-modulated carriers? In particular, do received signals always conform to the published system specifications? In this month’s column we take a look at a specially designed receiver for analyzing GPS carrier phase and some of the interesting results that have been obtained. read more

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On the Edge: Sensing the Rivers

July 1, 2012 - By

A fleet of 100 robots equipped with GPS and sensors were released May 9 into California rivers to measure water flow, salinty levels, and pollution. The Floating Sensor Network is a project by the University of California, Berkeley, to improve the way water quality and flows are monitored. About two-thirds of California’s fresh water is in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river system where the test took place. This water supplies about two-thirds of the state’s population with drinking water and irrigation. The initiative is led by associate professor Alexandre Bayen at the Center for Informatin Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS). read more

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Letter to the Editor: Automatic Gain Control, Spoofing

July 1, 2012 - By

Just for the record: what is reported in “Detecting False Signals With Automatic Gain Control” (April GPS World) is what we introduced a long time ago and is reflected in one of our videos, and implemented in all of our GNSS receivers. AGC information is one of the four ways, and the least significant way, that we show interferences. There is a big difference between showing something in the laboratory and in some receivers, compared with having technology in mass production that everyone can understand and use. — Javad Ashjaee read more

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