Global Positioning: Technologies and Performance (Hardcover)

From stars to terrestrial networks and satellites

From outdoors to indoors

From ancient to future applications

From techniques to technologies . . .

The field of radionavigation signals and systems has seen significant growth in recent years. Satellite systems are very efficient, but owing to their limited exposure and/or availability in some environments, they do not cover the whole spectrum of applications. Thus, many other positioning techniques are being developed.

Now, Global Positioning presents an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of various systems with a specific emphasis on those that are satellite-based. Beginning with a description of the evolution of positioning systems, the book provides detailed coverage of the three main Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) constellations, discusses how to cope with indoor positioning, defines development activities and commercial positioning, and proposes a vision for the future of the field.

Special features of the book include:

• Exercises to test and challenge the reader's understanding

• Direct comparison between constellations and other positioning systems

• Mathematical content kept to a minimum in order to maximize accessibility and readability

• Descriptions of European and U.S. discussions for Galileo

• Historical aspects and links between the distant past and current systems

• Footnotes that provide hints and comments to the reader

At a time when the positioning domain is experiencing such immense transformation, it is vital to have a solid understanding of the fundamental principles, current tech-nologies, and future improvements that will help estimate the performance and limita-tions of existing systems. Global Positioning fills an important need for professionals and students in a variety of fields who want a complete and authoritative overview of global positioning techniques.

從星星到地面網絡和衛星
從室外到室內
從古代到未來的應用
從技術到科技...

近年來，無線導航信號和系統領域有了顯著的增長。衛星系統非常高效，但由於在某些環境中暴露和/或可用性有限，它們無法涵蓋所有應用領域的整個光譜。因此，許多其他定位技術正在被開發。

《全球定位》現在提供了各種系統的優點和缺點的概述，特別強調基於衛星的系統。從定位系統的演變描述開始，本書詳細介紹了三個主要的全球導航衛星系統（GNSS）星座，討論了如何應對室內定位，定義了開發活動和商業定位，並提出了對該領域未來的展望。

本書的特色包括：
- 練習以測試和挑戰讀者的理解能力
- 直接比較星座和其他定位系統
- 數學內容最小化，以提高可讀性和可理解性
- 描述歐洲和美國關於伽利略的討論
- 歷史方面和遠古與現行系統之間的聯繫
- 註腳提供給讀者提示和評論

在定位領域正在經歷如此巨大的變革時，對基本原理、當前技術和未來改進的深入了解至關重要，這將有助於估計現有系統的性能和限制。《全球定位》填補了專業人士和各個領域的學生對全球定位技術的完整和權威概述的重要需求。