Skip to main content

The Global Positioning System A Shared National Asset (1995) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 12-12

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 12...
... In general, however, the GPS industry is meeting most user demands by continuously improving integrated user equipment and services and is limited only by the need to augment and enhance the characteristics of the basic GPS constellation. Therefore, it is the opinion of the NRC committee that the most important government action required is to improve the performance of the basic GPS satellite system to provide the highest levels of position accuracy, signal integrity, and signal availability that can be technologically achieved at reasonable cost without negatively impacting national security.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • user equipment
  • earth science
  • inertial navigation
  • air traffic
  • gps satellite

  • basic gps
  • military gps
  • traffic management


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.