INTRODUCTION
Invented by u.s department of defense(DOD) and ivan getting. satellite navigation system designed for navigation. Man made star. Known as NAVSTAR(Navigation system for timing and ranging. Finding its way into car,boats,planes,construction equipments,farm machinery and even laptop computers.
HISTORY
1973 : TIMATION of the U.S airforce and 621B of the U.S navy. 1974-1979: system test. 1977 : transmitters are installed on the earth¶s surface called pseudolities. 1978 ± 1985 : 11 block satellite launched in this period. 1983 : comes in use for civillian. 1986 :accident of the space shuttle´challenger´ means a drawback for the GPS program.
CONTI
In 1989 :the first block II satellite was installed and activated. 1990-1991 :temporal deactivation of the selective availability(SA). 17.07.1995:Full operational capability is announced. 20.03.2004:launching of the 50st GPS satellite. 25.09.2005 :launch of the first IIR ±M GPS satellite.
Why GPS ?
Location - Determine a basic position Navigation - Getting from one location to
another Tracking-Monitoring the movement of people and things Mapping-Creating maps Timing-Providing precise timing
they do not transmit.
Each GPS satellite transmits data that indicates its
location and the current time.
GPS signals move at the speed of light. By capturing signals from three or more
satellites exact location is determined.
4th satellite is used for time accuracy. Each GPS satellite has atomic clocks on board.
GPS Users
Military (DoD) ± civilian uses now exceed military Space Travel (NASA) Survey, Mapping & GIS Resource and Asset Management Environmental & Forestry Mining, Oil & Gas Agriculture Utilities & Construction Transportation Vehicle Security (Fleet Management) Public Safety Emergency Management, Search & Rescue Crime Prevention Timing & Synchronization (banking, telecommunications) LBS - Location Based Services (cell phones, wireless web)
Precision Construction & Agriculture
Solar GPS Cattle Herder (noise or electric shock)
Other Uses
On Board Vehicle Navigation Systems Vehicle Tracking Systems (beyond fleet management) - Rental Car Companies - GPS-measured Tolls ± variable taxation (UK) - Family/Friends vehicle location - Crime: Stolen cars; Criminal tracking - Accident notification systems Child/Senior/Pet Safety Tracking Systems Parole, Probation Tacking Systems Package/Asset Tracking Systems Bridge structural monitoring Sports and Broadcasting (Skiers, NASCAR, Sailboat races) Golf Courses (distance to next hole«) Geo-Caching (GPS scavenger/treasure hunts)
Golf Courses
Parole Anklet Car Navigation
GPS service provider in India
Different companies provide GPS services for
different purposes Aadhithya Systems- Sells fishing vessel tracking systems (Marine Tracking) in India. Introduced India's first Fishing Vessel Monitoring Systems (Through Satellite) AVMS 800D+ Acryon Engineering & Instruments: GSM/GPS based digital fuel indicators for vehicle tracking systems with 0v to 5v linear output or RS-232 interface avaiable.It can be used for buses,trucks,MMVs,Gen sets etc
Contd..
Bharti Communications- GPS/GIS mapping
through GPS PDA for Customize mapping software Other companies: BioEnable Technologies Private Limited,CGIS,Connex-tel solution etc.
GPS in Mobile phones
Mobile Phones
iPhone gPhone Blackberry etc.«
iWant Here I Am
(connect with other users, friends in your contacts)
Traffic/Routing/directions Yellowpages (Starbucks, car repair) Friend Finder Geotagged photos Astronomy Golf Find lost (or stolen) phone More GPS units in smart phones than all other GPS receivers combined«
Transit GPS Simulators
G-Park
(car finder)
Weather
Not strictly GPS (iPhone) GPS (satellites, if signal is available) Cell tower triangulation and/or signal strength + built in digital compass
Virtual Sky
Some special applictaions
Tracking Systems
- Pet Collar - Teddy Bears, Backpacks - Implants«
Nano GPS tracker panic button, for people or nativity scenes
Pet collars Web or cell connection Virtual/Geo-Fence
Garmin Astro Pet Tracker (communicates with base unit)
GPS in Agriculture
Guidance
Point Guidance Swath Guidance
Mapping
Soil properties Chemical Application Chemical Prescriptions Tillage Maps Yield Mapping Pest Mapping Topographic Maps Planting Maps
Control
Variable rate application Variable depth tillage Variable irrigation
GPS-aided Semi-Automatic Soil Sampler
GPS Guided Missile
Potential target areas are mapped out ahead of
time, identifying potential targets by their location (height above sea level, latitude, and longitude) with respect to the GPS satellite system. When an attack raid is planned, the GPS guided missile is programmed with the targets GPS coordinates and the topology of the region surrounding the target. When the missile is then launched, it reads its current GPS position and plots a course to the target. Additional software onboard the missile enable the missile to follow the terrain in its approach to the target. This makes it difficult to spot the missile on radar or to intercept the missile by any other means.
GPS Guided Missile
HEART FAILURE ALERT SYSTEM USING RFID AND GPS
The Heart Failure Alert
System consists of: [1]RFID Tag (Implanted into Human body). [2]RFID Reader (Placed in a Cellular Phone). [3]Global Positioning Satellite System and locating and tracking station [4]Mobile Rescue Units.
Limitation of GPS
Poor GPS signal reception Loss of GPS signal integrity Limited positioning accuracy
The Future«
Dual/Tri systems (using GPS & Galileo, GLONASS, etc«) Hybrid/Augmented systems (also using cell towers, TV signals, RFID, Wi-Fi, etc.) LBS (Location Based Services) ± advertising, via cell phone, mobile ads (busses, taxis), service location/lookup, etc. Additional Satellites Additional Ground support (augmentation) Components the size of a credit card (for under $10.00) Better clocks in receivers (only need 3 satellites) Dual (or Tri) Frequency GPS receivers Track L1 and L2 (& L5?) satellite signals for greater accuracy
Enhanced GPS ± Ability to use low-quality satellite data (typically filtered out by masks) for estimating positions under canopy, inside buildings/cars, etc. Upgraded satellites ± sending 3 signals (instead of 1) from each satellite, using slightly different frequencies (better eliminate errors)