NAVSTAR GPS Civil Applications Study.

Abstract

This report examines the impact on the civil navigation community and on military operations of introducing the Navstar GPS for civil applications. Institutional, operational; technical and cost factors are considered and assessed. A low cost GPS user set for civil applications is employed to develop comparative costs for current vice GPS oriented civil navigation environments. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078277

Entities

People

  • A. M. Webster Jr
  • J. C. Hansen
  • M. X. Polk

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Navigation
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Guidance
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radio Navigation

Readers

  • Economics
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space