iirs Module 2 - GPS

GPS Applications

P.L.N. Raju
raju@iirs.gov.in
iirs Module 2 - GPS
Applications
• Position
• Navigation / Route Navigation
• Time application (Indian
Railways)
• Tracking (Mobile GPS)
• Precision Farming
• Deformation studies
• Control networks
• Kinematics Applications
• Social services
iirs Route navigation

• Primary application of GPS

• All GPS instruments are
equipped for route navigation
• Accuracy depends on precision
of GPS
• Very good tool for many
applications
iirs Control networks

• Precise control networks can be

done faster with GPS like SOI
GTS
• No need of visibility and tedious
field works can be avoided
iirs Real time kinematics applications

• Typical RTK applications include

such things as land surveying,
geodesy, monitoring of natural
and human structures (for
example, dams, buildings, and
bridges), and automated machine
control (construction and mining
equipment, trains and aircraft)
iirs GPS deformation studies

• Dual frequency measurements

• GTS reference stations
• Post Processing
• accuracies up to 5 mm in relative /
15mm in absolute
• Mask angle 20 degrees
• Choke ring antennas
• Avoid Electrical installations
iirs Precision Farming
• Precision farming can be defined as the
gathering of information dealing with
spatial and temporal variation within a field
and then using that information to manage
inputs and practices
• Precision farming is made possible by
linking computers, on-the-go sensors,
Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and
other devices.

Source: http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/bse/442-503/442-503.html
iirs GPS Tracking

• Tracks the individual fitted with GPS

receiver
• Communicates back to control station
• Wrist watches fitted with GPS
• Vehicles fitted with GPS
• GPS enabled Mobile Phones
• Coordinated Tracking for Fishermen
• Wildlife Radio collaring and tracking
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Can you give

example of any
route navigation
equipment?
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iirs NOKIA 6210
• Navigate quickly and easily with A-GPS
navigation and Nokia Maps
• Find your way by car or by foot, with a compass
for pedestrian navigation
• Take quality pictures and video using the 3.2-
megapixel camera with flash and panorama
feature
• See maps, pictures, and videos on the
impressive 2.4" QVGA 320 x 240 resolution
display
• Browse the internet, send email, and download
content quickly via high-speed 3.5G*
connections
iirs Mobile GPS

Mobile Computing
Integration of three merging technologies
– Computer Hardware
– GPS
– Wireless communications
Lightweight, inexpensive, easy to use
… new possibilities for field GIS.
iirs Mobile GPS

How Mobile Mapping works?

• MM works on the principle of wireless
communication by radio communication /
cellular telephone systems
• MM systems work on high level
communication protocols through second
generation (2G) or third generation systems
• HTML, WAP and XML S/W support for MM
applications
iirs Mobile GPS
How Mobile Mapping works?
• MM services are server based and
wireless recipient at client level
• Client devices:
- Pagers, pocket PC, Palm PDA and
handsets etc
• Query and analysis at Server side,
advanced possible at client
iirs Mobile GPS
Developing Smart Transportation: Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) and
Telematics

Automatic Vehicle Location

(AVL) for a railroad
iirs Mobile GPS

Fleet Management
• The most basic function in all
Fleet Management systems, is
the vehicle tracking component.
This component is usually GPS
based, but sometimes it can be
based on a Cellular triangulation
platform.
iirs GIS for the Blind
iirs Other Applications

• Military
• Aircraft navigation
• Boats/Ships
• Bicycles/Hikers
• Heavy EQUIPMENTS
• Mobile Satellite Communications
• Weather prediction studies
• Camera with GPS
iirs References
Source: Global Positioning System. (2007,
February 12). In Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:37, February 13,
2007, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_
Positioning_System&oldid=107510016
Crustal & dam deformation studies using GPS
by M.N. Kulkarni, Source:
http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/gps/t
echgp0016.htm
Journal /Newsletters (Coordinates/GIS
Development/ GIM International etc.)
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