
Introduction
Principles of Operation
GNSS Overview
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system maintained and operated by Galileo Industries,) and the GLONASS (Global Navigation
Satellite System) satellites of the Russian Federation, increasing the number of satellites your
receiver can detect, thus improving the accuracy of your measuring points, increasing
productivity, and reducing cost.
Several other features, including multipath mitigation and common tracking, provide under-
canopy and low signal strength reception. The TRIUMPH-1 receiver provides the functionality,
accuracy, availability, and integrity needed for fast and easy data collection.
1.1. Principles of Operation
Surveying with the right GNSS receiver can provide users accurate and precise positioning, a
requirement for any surveying project. This section gives an overview of existing and proposed
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and receiver functions to help you understand and
apply basic operating principles, allowing you to get the most out of your receiver.
1.1.1. GNSS Overview
Currently, the following three global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) offer line-of-site radio
navigation and positioning, velocity, and time services on a global, all-weather scale to any user
equipped with a GNSS tracking receiver on or near the Earth’s surface:
• GPS – the Global Positioning System maintained and operated by the United States
Department of Defense. For information on the status of this system, visit the US Naval
Observatory website (http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/) or the US Coast Guard website
(http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/).
• GLONASS – the Global Navigation Satellite System maintained and operated by the
Russian Federation Ministry of Defense. For information on the status of this system, visit
the Coordinational Scientific Information Center website (http://www.glonasscenter.ru/
frame_e.html).
• Galileo – an upcoming global positioning system maintained and operated by Galileo
Industries, a joint venture of several European space agencies/companies working closely
with the European Space Agency. Unlike GPS and GLONASS, this is a civil endeavor
and is currently in the development and validation stage. For information on the status of
this system, visit the Galileo Industries website (http://www.galileo-industries.net).
Despite numerous technical differences in the implementation of these systems, satellite
positioning systems have three essential components:
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