GPS Army Research and Applications

Abstract

The NAVigation Satellite Timing and Ranging (NAVSTAR) Global Positioning System (GPS) is a tool used to support military and civil needs for positioning, navigation and precise timing. The civil needs for positioning, navigation and precise timing. The U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) is studying tactical and civil applications of GPS to Army missions. For the tactical Army, TEC is investigating GPS for use as a precise surveying tool and for accurate use of azimuth. The integration of GPS with an inertial navigation system is also being studied as a potential improvement for tactical navigation and positioning. For the civil missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), TEC is investigating the application of Differential GPS (DGPS) to photogrammetry and hydrographic surveying needs. Code-phase DGPS and Carrier-phase DGPS are being studied with the goal of achieving real-time accuracies of 1-3 meters and .1 meter with the respective approaches.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1992
Accession Number
ADA254262

Entities

People

  • Richard B. Marth Sr.

Organizations

  • Army Geospatial Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Artillery
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Hydrographic Surveying
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Satellites
  • Photogrammetry
  • Surveys

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space