Features

• Provides an accessible yet not oversimplified introduction to the subject
• Presents an overview of GPS modernization
• Explains the fundamentals of new GPS codes, such as TRANSIT
• Follows the progression of ideas at the foundation of satellite positioning
• Supplies review questions and answers at the end of each chapter

Summary

Since the last edition of this international bestseller, GPS has grown to become part of a larger international context, the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Both GPS and GNSS technologies are becoming ever more important in the everyday practice of survey and mappers. With GPS for Land Surveyors, Third Edition, a book written by a land surveyor, for land surveyors, you can stay in the know on the latest GPS techniques, technologies, codes, and signals.

What’s New to the Third Edition?

• Sections on Real-Time Network Services, Block IIF, and control segment modernization
• GPS code, such as the M-code, L1C, and L2C
• An entire chapter dedicated to GNSS
• Discussion of the Russian GLONASS system, the Chinese Beidou system, and the Japanese QZSS

From fundamental theory to practical application and advanced technologies, the book covers GPS without pages of complicated math. It demonstrates the basics of GPS technology, common hardware, surveying methods, survey design, planning, and observation. Additionally, each chapter includes helpful review questions and answers. GPS and GNSS are revolutionizing the practice of surveying and mapping. This user-friendly manual gives you the tools needed to understand and use these important technologies in everyday practice.