[aprssig] gps accuracy?
Jack Cavanagh
cjcav at cox.net
Mon Nov 23 14:07:35 EST 2009
Wes Johnston, AI4PX wrote:
> Can anyone say what the accuracy of the GPS system is for a civillian
> grade CA receiver outside the USA? With WAAS enabled, my garmin
> "told" me it's accuracy was 11 feet (3.35m). I had occasion to test
> it against three known points and it was actually off the mark by 16
> to 21 feet (4.8 to 6.4m). Never the less, it got me thinking about
> the 1990's when selective availability was on and I wonder if SA is on
> outside the USA.... particularly in the middle east.
I don't know how long it has been since Dave, AC4IU, updated his GPS
accuracy pages but it still has both general and detail information
on this topic.
http://users.erols.com/dlwilson/gps.htm
As to your question Wes, Dave's answer is a very ambiguous "it depends".
Jack, KB4XF
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