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Tables
HDOP
Horizontal Dilution of Precision.
IC
Integrated Circuit.
ICD
Interface Control Document
I/O
Input - Output
IODE
Issue of Data Ephemeris
IRQ
Interrupt Request
Kalman Filter
Mathematical process used to smooth out measurement
errors of pseudo-ranges and carrier phases of tracked
satellites. For example ‘8 states’ refers to filtering of position
and time (i.e. x,y,z and t) and the rate of change of each.
knot
Nautical mile per hour
L1
The 1575.42 MHz frequency radiated by GPS satellites.
L-band
The band of radio frequencies between 1 and 2 GHz
Lithium
A metallic element (used in batteries)
LMT
Local Mean Time
mA
Milliamp (of current)
Macro
Text containing frequently used operations which can be
executed as a single command (DM only)
MHz
Megahertz, i.e. one million cycles per second
mph
Miles per Hour.
MSL
Mean Sea Level = geoidal height = 0
MIL-STD
Military Standard
Multiplexing
A receiver channel can track multiple satellites by
switching rapidly between them so as to gather all data
transmissions
GPS Timing Receiver Installation and Operation Manual
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