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Satellite Positioning Systems

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This chapter describes the main satellite positioning systems available worldwide. More prominence is given to the NAVSTAR GPS: NAVigation Satellite Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System, a system developed in the United States and adopted by most countries in the world.

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  1. National Research Council of Italy, Institute for the Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, Via Bassini, 15, 20133, Milano, Italy

    Mario A. Gomarasca

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Gomarasca, M.A. (2009). Satellite Positioning Systems. In: Basics of Geomatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9014-1_7

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