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Lesson 9: GPS Modernization

The links below provide an outline of the material for this lesson. Be sure to carefully read through the entire lesson before returning to Canvas to submit your assignments.

  • Lesson 9 Overview
  • Checklist
  • GPS Modernization
  • Satellite Blocks
  • The Legacy Signals and Power Spectral Density Diagrams
  • The M-Code
  • L2C and CNAV
  • L5
  • Block IIF and Block III
  • Summary of C/A, L2C, and L5
  • New Signal Availability and Some Benefits
  • L1C
  • Discussion Instructions
  • Summary

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Lessons

  • Welcome to GPS and GNSS
    • Lesson 1: The GPS Signal
    • Lesson 2: Biases and Solutions
    • Lesson 3: The Framework
    • Lesson 4: Receivers and Methods
    • Lesson 5: Geodetic Datums
    • Lesson 6: State Plane Coordinates and Heights
    • Lesson 7: Static Global Positioning System Surveying
    • Lesson 8: Real-Time Global Positioning System Surveying
    • Lesson 9: GPS Modernization
      • Lesson 9 Overview
      • Checklist
      • GPS Modernization
      • Satellite Blocks
      • The Legacy Signals and Power Spectral Density Diagrams
      • The M-Code
      • L2C and CNAV
      • L5
      • Block IIF and Block III
      • Summary of C/A, L2C, and L5
      • New Signal Availability and Some Benefits
      • L1C
      • Discussion Instructions
      • Summary
    • Lesson 10: Global Navigation Satellite Systems and the Future

Author: Author and/or Instructor: Jan Van Sickle, Senior Lecturer, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University; V3 Consultants, Lakewood, CO

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