Ackroyd, Neil

Global navigation: a GPS user's guide - 2nd - London Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. 1994 - xxii, 196 p.: ill.

Satellites and navigation
GPS and the ship
Differential GPS
GPS : applications and implications
The GPS detail
Standard C detail : IMNARSAT and global satellite communications.



This guide looks at Global Positioning Systems from the perspective of those who are having to deal with the effects of new technology on ship operation and management. The navigation community now has full uninterrupted access to GPS, underlining the importance of satellite communications and satellite navigation in the marine.

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Global positioning system
Artificial satellites in navigation
GPS applications

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