+Zzzoey & illDRIVEuNav Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Do you use any sort of GPS for work? Quote Link to comment
+IFR GPS Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I work with GPS almost all the time at work. I install and certify aircraft GPS units into all sorts of aircraft. Aircraft GPS systems are quite a different breed than typical handheld units. Aircraft GPS units are integrated into all sorts of different systems on board aircraft: Autopilots, Communications, other navigation systems and indicators, Air Data computers, Fuel flow totalizers, large screen moving maps and EFIS systems, Etc. Most Aircraft GPS systems use analog, and RS232 and Arinc databusses, and large bundles of wires to make it all work. Aircraft GPS units have built in databases which contain the indentifier for each airport and NAVAID, the communications frequencies for each airport, special airspace boundries, and predefined routes to be followed for approaches to each airport. And of course, lots of FAA paperwork to make it all legal. Quote Link to comment
+Whidbey Walk Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I don’t actually use a receiver myself, but most the aircraft I control use them. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/ Quote Link to comment
+Whidbey Walk Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I don’t actually use a receiver myself, but most the aircraft I control use them. http://home.earthlink.net/~whidbeywalk/ Quote Link to comment
gapertimmy Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 i've been setting up some wireless networks lately and i use the gps to calculate line of sight distances, and i do go cache on my lunch breaks when its slow GAPER! Quote Link to comment
gapertimmy Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 i've been setting up some wireless networks lately and i use the gps to calculate line of sight distances, and i do go cache on my lunch breaks when its slow GAPER! Quote Link to comment
+MattandLaura Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 I use a mental GPS so I know where all my subordinates are Quote Link to comment
+Gloom Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 How would I find my way to work without it? N45° 24.623 W122° 44.825 ---- Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together. Quote Link to comment
HangGlider Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Zzzoey:Do you use any sort of GPS for work? Yep, 24/7! We use a TrueTime 100 Network Time Server that sync's to the atomic clocks in the GPS sat's and allows all of our computers to sync to an accurate time base. -HangGlider Quote Link to comment
+h2odog Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I use a gpsr mainly to catalogue locations such as monitoring wells and our streamflow gaging stations. We're also starting to gps significant points of diversion for water rights. This all makes perfect sense to all of you out there, I'm sure! Quote Link to comment
+h2odog Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I use a gpsr mainly to catalogue locations such as monitoring wells and our streamflow gaging stations. We're also starting to gps significant points of diversion for water rights. This all makes perfect sense to all of you out there, I'm sure! Quote Link to comment
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