<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Pseudolites are transmitters of GPS-like signals placed on the ground. Though pseudolites are well known devices and have already been used in the project where visibility to the GNSS satellites is limited, there are still many issues that need enhancement. A prototype of a low-cost pseudolite is being designed and assembled at the University of Warmia and Mazury. This will allow for conducting tests with various codes, signals and software. The goal of the project is to apply the pseudolite as an augmentation to GNSS positioning tasks in geodetic engineering projects. Some practical considerations crucial for the design are discussed in this paper.</p></abstract>

Pseudolites are transmitters of GPS-like signals placed on the ground. Though pseudolites are well known devices and have already been used in the project where visibility to the GNSS satellites is limited, there are still many issues that need enhancement. A prototype of a low-cost pseudolite is being designed and assembled at the University of Warmia and Mazury. This will allow for conducting tests with various codes, signals and software. The goal of the project is to apply the pseudolite as an augmentation to GNSS positioning tasks in geodetic engineering projects. Some practical considerations crucial for the design are discussed in this paper.

Some Considerations in Designing a GPS Pseudolite

Institute of geodesy, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland

Canadian Center for Geodetic Engineering, UNB, Canada

Artificial Satellites

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Pseudolites are transmitters of GPS-like signals placed on the ground. Though pseudolites are well known devices and have already been used in the project...

Some Considerations in Designing a GPS Pseudolite

Published Online: Apr 16, 2012

Page range: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10018-012-0009-7

Keywords
pseudolite, GPS signal transmitter

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Some Considerations in Designing a GPS Pseudolite

Published Online: Apr 16, 2012

Page range: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10018-012-0009-7

Keywordspseudolite, GPS signal transmitter

This content is open access.

Keywords
pseudolite, GPS signal transmitter