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Types of Global Navigation Satellite System Variants Today

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Taking out your phone to navigate through a new place seems commonplace these days. Anytime you feel lost, you can simply type in a destination and begin using GPS, a little chip in your phone that gives time and location related data anywhere across the globe.  GPS (Global Positioning System) is actually one of the main types of types of global navigation satellite system available around the earth. There are four main systems and two regional systems in all -  • GPS (United States) • GLONASS (Russia) • Galileo (European global navigation satellite system) • BeiDou (China) • QZSS (Japan) (Regional system) • IRNSS or NavIC (India) (regional system) History of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Let us take a look at some important details about the various types of global navigation satellite systems available around the earth:  GPS Operating since 1978, GPS is the oldest global navigation satellite system, but how did this technology develop in the first pla...

Satellite Based Navigation System: Obstacles & Opportunities

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GNSS or Global Navigation Satellite System and RTK (Real Time Kinematic) have combined into an impressive form of technology. However, with every innovation, there are not only a lot of advantages but also a few challenges.  Here, we will discuss some of the obstacles one might face when using high-precision technology like this satellite based navigation system along with how to overcome those issues.   Problems and Fixes for Satellite Based Navigation System Here are the most common challenges one encounters while using this technology: ● Large objects that hinder the field of application like structural constructions and trees. ● A lack of strong and reliable communication to services that can make adjustments and corrections as needed.  ● Institutional and financial players that exercise their influence of the use and acceptance of GNSS overhaul. The sophisticated mechanics involved in systems like the European global navigation satellite system tend to co...