2008/12/01 by Christopher Hegarty, Eric Châtre · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #GNSS positioning and interference #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #GNSS applications #Civil aviation #Global Positioning System #Quasi-Zenith Satellite System #Satellite navigation #Galileo (satellite navigation) #GNSS augmentation #GLONASS #Satellite #Air navigation #Satellite system #Computer science #Compass #Aviation #Aeronautics #Remote sensing #Geography #Telecommunications #Engineering #Aerospace engineering
paper · doi:10.1109/jproc.2008.2006090
openalex publication_date 2008/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the worldwide set of satellite navigation constellations, civil aviation augmentations, and user equipment. This paper reviews the current status and future plans of the elements of GNSS as it pertains to civil aviation. The paper addresses the following satellite navigation systems: the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), Russian GLONASS, European Galileo, Chinese Compass, Japanese Quasi Zenith Satellite System, and Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. The paper also describes aviation augmentations including aircraft-based, satellite-based, ground-based, and ground-based regional augmentation systems defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization. Lastly, this paper details typical user equipment configurations and civil aviation applications of GNSS including navigation, automatic dependent surveillance, terrain awareness warning systems, and timing.