1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 22641

Dataset description: 03cch01mnl

published processed navigation
Data typesNavigation
Formatcomma-delimited text;
Amount741 kb

Contacts

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Karen L M Morgan
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttp://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/761/pubs761/nav/03cch01.csv
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/spcmsc/03cch01metadata.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
03CCH01Global Positioning System (GPS)
GPS is a satellite-based navigation system that provides accurate location, velocity, and time information anywhere on Earth, 24/7, in all weather conditions. Civilian GPS can locate a receiver within about 10 meters, while advanced techniques (like RTK) can achieve centimeter-level precision.