Guide to GPS Positioning

In order to make our extensive series of lecture notes more readily available, we have scanned the old master copies and produced electronic versions in Portable Document Format. The quality of the images varies depending on the quality of the originals. In this version of LN58, the images have been converted to searchable text. PREFACE This lecture note is a reproduction of the previously available, independently published book. The original publishers of the Guide to GPS Positioning, Canadian GPS Associates, recently decided to stop printing the book due to reduced sales volumes. But many newcomers to GPS continue to express an interest in obtaining copies of this classic GPS text, which was a Canadian technical "best seller " with over 12,000 copies sold. It is true that there have been many advances in GPS positioning during the almost 15 years since the book was originally published, particularly in receiver design and operation. The basic concepts of GPS have not changed, however, and much of the material in the book is still relevant. So to meet the continuing demand, it has been reprinted in a cost-effective format as a UNB Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering lecture note. Please note that nothing in the book has been changed and no updating has taken place. As with any copyrighted material, permission to reprint or quote extensively from this note must be received from the authors. The citation