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satellite-based augmentation system

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satellite-based augmentation system

See GPS augmentation system.


satellite-based augmentation system [¦sad·əl‚īt ‚bāst ‚ȯg·mən′tā·shən ‚sis·təm]
(navigation)
A type of wide-area DGPS, intended for aviation users in enroute, terminal, nonprecision approach, and category I (or near category I) precision approach phases of flight, in which the error corrections are broadcast from geostationary satellites and are useful throughout the geographic areas in which these satellites are visible. Abbreviated SBAS.


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Currently, NovAtel supplies GPS navigational receivers to a number of national satellite-based augmentation systems (
According to Tony Murfin, NovAtel's VP Business Development, "With this new contract award from Raytheon, NovAtel continues to be recognized as the premier supplier of GPS ground reference receivers to national satellite-based augmentation systems like the US FAA WAAS program.
In addition, it includes Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) support for increased location accuracy with the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in the U.
 
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