Cool Improved FAA Realtime status sites

[+EraSeek]

The FAA realtime status site has been down for several days. Now I know why. They have added some cool features such as:

current GPS sat position and status: http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov/incoming/waas_sats.png

WAAS Ionospheric Grid Point Delay : http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov/incoming/igp_plot.png

 

Find it all here: http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov/vpl.html

Edited March 20, 2007 by EraSeek

[+embra]

You do find the most interesting sites...

 

It's pretty neat to see where the sats near the horizon on my satellite screen are positioned. Looks like one is off the Brazilian coast, another off the British Columbian coast, and a couple others over Europe.

Edited March 20, 2007 by embra

[+PDOP's]

Thanks for posting this EraSeek.

[+EraSeek]

You're welcome

[shivia]

For my education...what means these acronyms: "PA=14 NPA=0 NM=16 DNU=0" ? thanks.

[+EraSeek]

For my education...what means these acronyms: "PA=14 NPA=0 NM=16 DNU=0" ? thanks.

PA= Precision approach ( fully corrected)

NPA= Non-precision approach (corrected but not for ionospheric signal delays)

DNU= Do Not Use

NM= ??? not sure on this one but basically I think it is non corrected gps signal

[+benjamin921]

Very cool, thanks.

[+EraSeek]

NM= Not monitored (I believe). As you will notice these sats are outside the WAAS correction area.

[+EraSeek]

For you who understand the numbers, they have added more info here: http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov/WAAS%20Satellit...mes%20Final.htm